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  • Executive Profile: Paul Lemmo, Lockheed SVP of Corporate Strategy and BD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Paul Lemmo, Lockheed SVP of Corporate Strategy and BD

    Paul Lemmo serves as senior vice president of corporate strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin and elevated to the position in early July 2013. The more than 25-year defense industry veteran leads a business organization that has offices in 25 U.S. cities and 25 countries. Prior to this promotion, he served as business development VP for […] More

  • BAE Picks GE Computing Tech for 'Bradley' Armored Vehicle Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Picks GE Computing Tech for ‘Bradley’ Armored Vehicle Simulators

    General Electric has won a $2.6 million contract to supply rugged computers for integration into the simulation equipment of infantry combat vehicles that BAE Systems is building for the U.S. Army. BAE plans to implement GE’s 3U VPX computing technology with the common embedded training system onboard the Bradley Fighting Vehicles, GE said Monday. GE […] More

  • GE, Verizon Partner on Industrial Internet Expansion Plan; Bill Ruh, Mark Bartolomeo Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE, Verizon Partner on Industrial Internet Expansion Plan; Bill Ruh, Mark Bartolomeo Comment

    General Electric and Verizon have partnered to develop an integrated wireless communications system in an effort to expand the scope of industrial Internet. GE will connect its machines and devices to Verizon’s machine-to-machine connectivity and cloud platforms under the partnership, the companies said Thursday. “We look forward to using the power of our network and cloud platforms to enhance our […] More

  • General Counsel Pay Package Up 6.8% in 2013 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Counsel Pay Package Up 6.8% in 2013

    Corporate Counsel has released a report that indicates salaries for general counsel increased by $701,001 in 2013, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Catherine Ho writes the pay hike is a gain of 6.8 percent compared to a 7.4 percent year-over-year increase in 2012. Corporate Counsel surveyed the pay packages of 100 highest-paid legal officers last year […] More

  • Northrop Celebrates 25th Year of B-2 Bomber; Tom Vice Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Celebrates 25th Year of B-2 Bomber; Tom Vice Comments

    Northrop Grumman has celebrated the 25th year of its B-2 stealth bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force in a re-enactment of its first takeoff at the Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The company said Thursday Plant 42 is where all B-2 aircraft were built and sent for programmed depot maintenance. According to Tom Vice, Northrop’s corporate vice […] More

  • James Fowler, Jason Hanson, Thomas Westrick Selected for GE VP Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Fowler, Jason Hanson, Thomas Westrick Selected for GE VP Roles

    General Electric has promoted James Fowler as vice president of the firm’s capital business and appointed Jason Hanson and Thomas Westrick to VP roles at its healthcare unit. Fowler, a 14-year GE veteran, has held information technology leadership positions within the company’s power and water, corporate and aviation subsidiaries, GE said Friday. Westrick, who joined […] More

  • GE Aviation Unveils Open Architecture Computing Platforms; Alan Caslavka Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Aviation Unveils Open Architecture Computing Platforms; Alan Caslavka Comments

    General Electric Aviation has introduced new computing platforms for military and commercial aviation customers, the company said Tuesday. The platforms are designed with an open system, which means customers can ostensibly plug-in a number of different aviation computing applications on the same platform. “In new aircraft development programs, we’ve seen over time that the cost […] More

  • Tech Giants Start Org to Promote Big Data, M2M Tech; Guido Jouret Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Giants Start Org to Promote Big Data, M2M Tech; Guido Jouret Comments

    AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, IBM and Intel have launched a nonprofit group in an effort to accelerate industry-wide adoption of technology for managing big data and machine-to-machine communications. The Industrial Internet Consortium will work to develop best practices, interoperability standards and reference architectures to help enterprises adopt systems that can link machines, devices and people, […] More

  • Lockheed-Sikorsky JV Breaks Ground on Chopper Maintenance Complex - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Sikorsky JV Breaks Ground on Chopper Maintenance Complex

    A joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft has started construction work on a complex that will house maintenance work on the Australian navy’s fleet of 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters. The Maritime Helicopter Support Company broke ground on the new maintenance and warehouse facilities and expects construction to finish in early 2015,  the company announced Wednesday. Representatives from Brisbane-based Sikorsky […] More

  • GE, Local Motors Team for 'FirstBuild' Innovation Model; Steve Liguori Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE, Local Motors Team for ‘FirstBuild’ Innovation Model; Steve Liguori Comments

    General Electric has teamed up with Local Motors to develop a new approach to production for companies in the manufacturing industry. Through the FirstBuild open platform, the partnership plans to mine ideas from designers, builders, makers and other enthusiasts for new technologies and products, GE said Thursday. GE says those ideas will then be built, […] More

  • Battelle, GE Develop Battery Mgmt Systems Under DOE-Backed Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle, GE Develop Battery Mgmt Systems Under DOE-Backed Program

    The Energy Department has offered grants to help several technology organizations develop software products, sensors and predictive algorithms for managing the performance of lithium-ion batteries, Gigacom reported Wednesday. Katie Fehrenbacher writes Battelle designed an optical sensor that aims to detect internal battery faults, while General Electric built a miniaturized system to monitor battery pressure and […] More

  • Nathan Manning Named Eaton Aerospace Fluid, Electrical Distribution Group Lead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nathan Manning Named Eaton Aerospace Fluid, Electrical Distribution Group Lead

    Nathan Manning has joined Eaton‘s aerospace group as vice president and general manager of the fluid and electrical distribution division. Manning will be based in Fort Worth, Texas and will report directly to Aerospace Group President Uday Yadav, the company announced Tuesday. Manning joins the company from serving as the president and CEO of Shanghai, China-based […] More