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  • Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director

    Kristin Morico, former leader of global environmental programs at General Electric, has been appointed environmental health and safety management strategic executive director at AECOM‘s design and consulting services unit. AECOM said Tuesday Morico will be responsible for establishing an consulting business that will integrate the firm’s component services across different business sectors such as the provision of […] More

  • GE Delivers Gas Turbine Propulsion Tech for Navy's DDG 125 Destroyer Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Delivers Gas Turbine Propulsion Tech for Navy’s DDG 125 Destroyer Ship

    General Electric‘s marine solutions business has delivered an LM2500 marine gas turbine propulsion module built to help power the U.S. Navy‘s 75th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. GE said Wednesday that Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division is contracted to build the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) with Flight III design upgrades. The Navy expects DDG 125 to enter the service branch’s fleet by 2023. Each […] More

  • Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits

    General Electric has received a $14.7 million order to supply LM2500+ power turbine and gas generator assemblies along with LM2500 integrated electronic control kits to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the kits will be used to modernize the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The LM2500+ gas turbine engine employs a […] More

  • Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has conducted the first flight of a next-generation tiltrotor aircraft built to help U.S. military clients meet requirements for a vertical lift platform. Textron said Monday the V-280 Valor aircraft was designed to help users conduct various vertical lift missions previously infeasible using one aircraft as well as offer updated speed […] More

  • Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members

    The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Harris, will serve as […] More

  • UK Allocates Nearly $73M for Aerospace R&D Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Allocates Nearly $73M for Aerospace R&D Projects

    The U.K. government plans to invest nearly $73 million in seven research and development projects meant to support innovation in the British aerospace sector. The funds will be awarded through the Aerospace Technology Institute as part of the British government and industry’s commitment to invest as much as $5.3 billion in civil aerospace R&D initiatives by 2026, […] More

  • Navigant Research: DoD’s Annual Spending on Microgrid Deployments to Reach $1.4B in 2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navigant Research: DoD’s Annual Spending on Microgrid Deployments to Reach $1.4B in 2026

    A new study from Navigant Research predicts the Defense Department’s annual spending on microgrid implementation efforts to hit $453.4 million this year and grow to $1.4 billion over the next nine years. Navigant Research said Tuesday DoD has begun to explore microgrids in an effort to build up its cyber energy security and reduce dependence […] More

  • GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Evaluates Turbine Engine Prototype for Army

    General Electric‘s aviation operation unit has tested a turboshaft engine prototype built to aid the U.S. Army‘s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company said Tuesday that the T901-GE-900 engine was tested throughout a six-month period to evaluate the system’s compliance with power requirements for the ITEP project and GE added that the engine surpassed ITEP performance […] More

  • GE to Repair T64 Engine Components Under Potential $81M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Repair T64 Engine Components Under Potential $81M Navy Contract

    General Electric‘s aviation segment has received a one-year, $80.5 million “undefinitized” contract from the U.S. Navy to repair and replace 32 head-of-family items and other components utilized on the T64 engine. The contractor will also provide configuration management support as well as help the service branch meet delivery metrics and operate a T64 logistics management system […] More

  • GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia's Navy Frigate Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Taps RJE Global to Produce Gas Turbine Modules for Australia’s Navy Frigate Program

    General Electric‘s Marine Solutions subsidiary has selected RJE Global to assemble gas turbine modules and produce engine components in support of the Australian navy’s frigate program. Marine Solutions said Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding requires RJE to produce LM2500 modules for the nine-ship SEA 5000 Future Frigate program which aims to replace legacy Australian Anzac-class […] More

  • Army Unveils List of Top Industry Suppliers for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Unveils List of Top Industry Suppliers for 2017

    The U.S. Army has released this year’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program list that ranks the top industry suppliers for the military in 2017 based on cost, schedule, technical performance, management, regulatory compliance and small business utilization. The service branch announced Tuesday that SSIP serves as a basis for companies to learn and improve on the areas that factor into their overall performance […] More

  • Former DHS Intell & Analysis Official Francis Taylor Named Principal at Cambridge Global Advisors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DHS Intell & Analysis Official Francis Taylor Named Principal at Cambridge Global Advisors

    Francis Taylor, formerly undersecretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Cambridge Global Advisors as a principal and senior adviser. The strategic advisory services firm said Thursday Taylor will work with clients in government, nonprofits, non-government organizations and corporate establishments concerning national security and global affairs. “He brings a depth of […] More