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James Mattis, former defense secretary and a two-time Wash100 winner, has been elected to the board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
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Data Link Solutions, ViaSat Get Navy Contract Modifications for MIDS Tactical Radio Terminals
ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) and Data Link Solutions have received contract modifications from the U.S. Navy to continue to supply and retrofit Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals.
Read More »Tina Kuhn, President and CEO of Cybercore Technologies, Announced as a Panelist for Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Secure Supply Chain Forum on July 18th
Tina Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Cybercore Technologies, will be featured as a panelist during Potomac Officers Club’s 2019 Secure Supply Chain Forum on July 18th. Register now for the forum right here.
Read More »Ronald Hahn Promoted to AECOM Strategic Growth EVP; John Vollmer Quoted
Ronald Hahn, executive vice president of critical infrastructure protection strategies at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has been promoted to EVP of business development for the strategic growth organization within the company’s management services group. He will oversee the engineering firm’s growth initiatives in the federal government sector, AECOM said Wednesday. John …
Read More »Defense Secretary James Mattis to Step Down in February
James Mattis will leave the Department of Defense on Feb. 28 after two years of service as DoD’s top civilian leader. “My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion …
Read More »Ellen Lord: DoD Continues to Evaluate Proposed L3-Harris Merger
Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Defense Department, has said DoD is working with antitrust regulators to find out if the proposed merger of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) and Harris (NYSE: HRS) would have an impact on the “competitive landscape,” Reuters reported Wednesday. “We’re working through the process. We …
Read More »Lockheed Teams With Raytheon-Thales JV on NATO Missile Defense C2 Effort
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 19, 2018 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has partnered with a joint venture between Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Thales to deliver command-and-control technology in support of NATO’s air and ballistic missile defense system, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. ThalesRaytheonSystems will serve as system integrator and work with Lockheed to …
Read More »UTC Lands $140M in Contracts to Support Navy, National Guard Aircraft Propeller Upgrades
United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTX) aerospace systems unit has secured contracts worth more than $140 million to help the update propeller systems in the U.S. Navy‘s C/KC-130T aircraft. The UTC Aerospace Systems business has also completed nine of 12 contracted propeller upgrades for the Air National Guard’s C-130H planes, the company said said Monday. NATO’s support …
Read More »Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: $400M+ July Contracts and Top 10 Stories
The Week’s Top GovCon News Stories View this email in your browser Weekly Roundup July 9 – July 13, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes Executive Mosaic’s Weekly GovCon Round-Up: $400M+ July Contracts & Top 10 Stories Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO Who Says Summer is Slow? $400M+ …
Read More »Raytheon’s Seasparrow Block 2 Missile Completes 1st NATO-Run Live Flight Test
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2018 — The Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2 system has undergone its first live-fire test during a demonstration flight overseen by NATO’s Seasparrow Project Office, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The U.S. Navy said Friday the activity focused on the function of the missile variant’s new …
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