Robert Duffy, a longtime government contracting executive, has joined aerospace and defense engineering company BWX Technologies as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Beginning Aug. 29, Duffy will be expected to leverage his experience in business administration and human resources to lead the HR function at BWXT as well as oversee various other corporate initiatives, […] More

Jan Bertsch, a financial executive with over four decades of industry experience, has been named chair of the board of directors of BWX Technologies, where she has served as independent director since 2013. Bertsch’s taking over of the responsibilities of John Fees, who announced his retirement, is effective immediately and she will build on her work […] More

Robb LeMasters, former managing director at Blue Harbor Group, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of BWX Technologies, effective Nov. 15. As part of BWXT’s executive succession planning process, LeMasters will succeed 30-year company veteran David Black, who has served as SVP and CFO since 2015, Lynchburg, Virginia-based government contractor said Friday. LeMasters currently […] More

BWX Technologies President and CEO Rex Geveden said during an earnings call that the company was in talks with the U.S. Navy regarding possible characteristics of the service branch's follow-on platform to the Virginia-class attack submarine, USNI News reported Monday.

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Investor’s Business Daily has included BWX Technologies in the publication's list of best environmental, social and governance companies for the second consecutive year in recognition of the firm's ESG efforts and stock performance.

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A BWX Technologies subsidiary-led team has received the potential 10-year, $13B Tank Closure Contract at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site, the company reported on Monday. 

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BWX Technologies has begun developing microreactors that can support Department of Defense applications such as military base operations, deep-space missions and directed energy weapons, USNI News reported Tuesday.

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BWX Technologies announced on Thursday that the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded the company’s subsidiary, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, a potential $806M contract to support the U.S. Navy’s program and to procure long-lead materials required for the manufacture of naval reactor components.

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BWX Technologies announced on Wednesday that the company has begun the process to restart its existing TRISO nuclear fuel production line and is planning to expand its existing capacity within the next year. 

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BWX Technologies has promoted Suzy Sterner to senior vice president of government relations, effective immediately, the company announced on Tuesday. 

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Robert Smith, former vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's radar and sensor systems unit, has joined BWX Technologies as president of government operations. BWXT said Monday Smith will oversee the company's nuclear business lines in the U.S. covering work for government customers such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration and NASA.

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Tom McCabe, senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of BWX Technologies, has been named as Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Capital Region chapter. McCabe received the award in the large company category. ACC recognized his leadership role in the merger of […] More