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  • Eaton Joins Program to Help Promote DOE Energy-Efficient Homes Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton Joins Program to Help Promote DOE Energy-Efficient Homes Initiative

    Eaton has joined iShow‘s NextGen Home Experience program to help promote an Energy Department initiative that seeks to encourage the construction of energy-efficient homes. The company said Friday it will provide Halo light-emitting diode units for the 2017 NextGen First to the Future online television series and supplied Halo Surface LED Downlights for the tiny home project in support of […] More

  • Army Taps Eaton to Help Modernize Fort Gordon Electrical Power Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Eaton to Help Modernize Fort Gordon Electrical Power Systems

    The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Eaton a $20 million task order to provide engineering services and power distribution and control equipment for an electrical infrastructure modernization project at Fort Gordon in Georgia. The power management company said Thursday it received the order through the U.S. Army‘s Utility and Monitoring Control Systems-IV contract vehicle. Eaton is one of the 13 companies that won positions on […] More

  • Jamaica Bearings Group to Distribute Eaton Power Mgmt Products to DLA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jamaica Bearings Group to Distribute Eaton Power Mgmt Products to DLA

    Jamaica Bearings Group will offer Eaton‘s portfolio of fuel and motion control systems to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency supply base under a distribution pact between the two companies. Eaton said Dec. 2 that defense customers use its products to manage hydraulic and fuel components in different kinds of military platforms. Brian Negri, president of Jamaica Bearings Group, […] More

  • Army Taps Eaton to Upgrade Philpott Dam Electrical System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Eaton to Upgrade Philpott Dam Electrical System

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Eaton a potential one-year, $5.4 million contract to upgrade the electrical control and distribution systems at Philpott Dam hydropower plant in Bassett, Virginia. Eaton will manufacture, deliver and install new electrical equipment and administer the construction of a facility for the upgraded electrical systems under the contract, […] More

  • Pavan Pattada Appointed as Eaton North America Vehicle Group President; Ken Davis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pavan Pattada Appointed as Eaton North America Vehicle Group President; Ken Davis Comments

    Pavan Pattada, formerly president of Eaton’s Truck North America Vehicle Group, has been appointed as president of North America Vehicle Group. He reports to Vehicle Group President Ken Davis and be based in Galesburg and Southfield, Michigan, Eaton said Wednesday. “This move creates a common alignment in all four of our regions and is a […] More

  • Executive Profile: Chris Braccio, HR VP at American Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Chris Braccio, HR VP at American Systems

    Chris Braccio serves as vice president for human resources at American Systems, with responsibility for the alignment of human talent with the company’s overall strategy. Braccio oversees American Systems’ talent management, compensation, benefits, HR information systems, community affairs and charitable programs. She also serves on American Systems’ ethics and employee stock ownership plan employee education committees. The 25-year […] More

  • Eaton to Upgrade Electrical System of US Army’s White Sands Test Site; John Stampfel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton to Upgrade Electrical System of US Army’s White Sands Test Site; John Stampfel Comments

    Eaton has been selected to upgrade the electrical infrastructure of the U.S. Army’s temperature test facility at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company is tasked to supply engineering services and power distribution equipment for bolstering power system safety at the laboratory in White Sands, Eaton said Wednesday. John Stampfel, vice president […] More

  • ReportBuyer Forecasts 9% CAGR for Datacenter Power Industry Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ReportBuyer Forecasts 9% CAGR for Datacenter Power Industry Through 2019

    A new market report has forecast a global datacenter power market that will become a $24 billion industry in five years, with high demand for storage providing impetus for the development. The analysis published by Mordor Intelligence indicates a compound annual growth rate of 9.67 percent for the $15 billion sector from 2014 to 2019, London-based ReportBuyer said […] More

  • James Henley Named Eaton Corporate Quality SVP; Nanda Kumar Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Henley Named Eaton Corporate Quality SVP; Nanda Kumar Comments

    James Henley, former quality director of Eaton‘s electrical products group, has been appointed senior vice president for corporate quality and will oversee processes intended to bolster company’s portfolio of product and services. Eaton said Wednesday that Henley, who joined the company as part of its 2012 acquisition of Cooper Industries, will directly report to Nanda Kumar, executive vice […] More

  • Richard Anderson Named Division Director of Program Mgmt at Eaton; Mike Beck Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Richard Anderson Named Division Director of Program Mgmt at Eaton; Mike Beck Comments

    Richard Anderson, formerly a director in Eaton‘s Aerospace Group programs, has been appointed director of program management for the unit’s fuel and motion control division. He will be based in Irvine, California, and report to FMC division Vice President and General Manager Mike Beck, the company said Monday. “Rich has brought significant program-management experience to Eaton that is helping […] More

  • Ray Proctor to Manage Eaton Aerospace's SC Manufacturing Facility; Mike Gallant Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ray Proctor to Manage Eaton Aerospace’s SC Manufacturing Facility; Mike Gallant Comments

    Ray Proctor, formerly manager of operational excellence for Eaton‘s industrial sector, has been appointed manager of the company’s manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina under the aerospace group’s fuel and motion control systems division. He will report to Mike Gallant, vice president of Eaton Aerospace’s manufacturing operations, the power management firm said Friday. “Ray’s experience in the manufacturing environment […] More

  • Carol Saro Appointed to Eaton Customer Service Leadership Post - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carol Saro Appointed to Eaton Customer Service Leadership Post

    Carol Saro, formerly director of customer service for Eaton‘s fluid and electrical distribution division, has been appointed to the same role for the aftermarket division within the aerospace group. She joined the company in 2005, is also a former customer service manager for the conveyance systems division and has also supervised customer service for the […] More