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  • Kirsten Nielsen Named Cubic Investor Relations VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kirsten Nielsen Named Cubic Investor Relations VP

    Kirsten Nielsen, former director of investor relations at global engineering and manufacturing company Arconic, has joined Cubic as vice president of investor relations. She will be responsible for implementing Cubic’s investor relations program that covers strategic positioning, messaging and communications functions, the company said Monday. Nielsen served as corporate development manager for Alcoa prior to renaming itself […] More

  • Alcoa Gets Potential $50M Army Contract to Develop 'Light-Weighting' Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alcoa Gets Potential $50M Army Contract to Develop ‘Light-Weighting’ Tech

    Alcoa‘s defense unit landed a five-year contract worth up to $50 million from the U.S. Army for research and development of “light-weighting” technology for ground vehicles. The Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center authorities awarded the Ground Vehicle Light-Weighting contract to Alcoa Defense to support Defense Department ground systems R&D and engineering efforts, Alcoa said Thursday. […] More

  • Alcoa to Supply Titanium for Lockheed’s F-35; Klaus Kleinfeld Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alcoa to Supply Titanium for Lockheed’s F-35; Klaus Kleinfeld Comments

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a potential nine-year, $1.1 billion subcontract to Alcoa for titanium plate and billet components on the F-35 fighter jet from 2016 to 2024. Lockheed will use the titanium build the airframe structures for F-35 variants such as the conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, short takeoff/vertical landing aircraft and the carrier variant, Alcoa said […] More

  • Talha Zobair Joins Northrop as Tax VP; James Palmer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Talha Zobair Joins Northrop as Tax VP; James Palmer Comments

    Talha Zobair, formerly senior tax counsel and director of global taxes at Raytheon, has joined Northrop Grumman as vice president of tax. Zobair will report to James Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, and start in the tax VP role on Aug. 18, Northrop said Monday. “I am pleased Talha is joining the Northrop Grumman […] More