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  • Sikorsky to Support Turkey's $3.5B T70 Utility Helicopter Production Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky to Support Turkey’s $3.5B T70 Utility Helicopter Production Program

    Turkey’s undersecretariat for defense industries has selected five aerospace companies to manufacture and deliver T70 helicopters as part of the estimated $3.5 billion TUHP-Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. Turkish Aerospace Industries will act as the prime contractor on the program and collaborate with Sikorsky Aircraft as the project’s major subcontractor as well as with local companies Aselsan, TEI and Alp Aviation, TAI said Tuesday. The […] More

  • Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant

    Horizon Nuclear Power has chosen a joint venture of Bechtel, Japan Gas Corporation and Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe to build a two-reactor nuclear power plant in the U.K. Bechtel said Friday the Menter Newydd JV will perform initial front-end engineering and construction planning for the Wylfa Newydd plant in Wales before construction starts in 2020. Wylfa Newydd will work to supply low-carbon nuclear energy to as many as five million […] More

  • GE Selects 2.5 Acre P&G South Boston Property as New HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Selects 2.5 Acre P&G South Boston Property as New HQ

    General Electric has made an agreement with Proctor & Gamble to purchase 2.5 acres of the latter’s 44-acre South Boston property in the Seaport District to serve as GE’s new headquarters. GE said Thursday the future headquarters at 5 and 6 Necco Way will feature a mix of existing and newly-constructed buildings that will house approximately 800 employees after the full move in […] More

  • Ann Marie Fudge Joins Northrop Grumman's Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ann Marie Fudge Joins Northrop Grumman’s Board of Directors

    Northrop Grumman has added Ann Marie Fudge, a former chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands at WPP Group, as a member of its board of directors. Fudge is the 13th member of Northrop’s board, the company said Thursday. “Her global leadership and track record of success across a range of industries and the public sector […] More

  • Former Boeing Chairman & CEO Jim McNerney Joins CD&R as Senior Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Boeing Chairman & CEO Jim McNerney Joins CD&R as Senior Adviser

    Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has named former Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney as its new senior adviser to provide support for its investment and value-creation strategies. McNerney brings decades worth of experience in management while he held senior leadership positions for a number of global companies, CD&R said Wednesday. “His exceptional record is one grounded […] More

  • Executive Profile: Nancy McCarthy, Axway Federal Sales VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Nancy McCarthy, Axway Federal Sales VP

    Nancy McCarthy is vice president of federal sales at software and digital services provider Axway. She brings more than two decades of experience in business development, sales, strategic relationships and management to the company. McCarthy also serves as president of the CEO Rainmaker Roundtable and prior to joining Axway was CEO and president of sales […] More

  • AT&T, Partners Work on Internet of Things-Based 'Smart City' Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T, Partners Work on Internet of Things-Based ‘Smart City’ Framework

    AT&T has partnered with seven other technology companies to produce a smart-city development framework intended to help local government organizations to harness  Internet of Things platforms for management of their cities. Cisco, Deloitte, General Electric, IBM, Intel, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have agreed to support AT&T’s strategy to help create more connected  communities, AT&T said Tuesday. […] More

  • Rodney Slater, Mary Schapiro Join Mitre's Board of Trustees; Alfred Grasso Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rodney Slater, Mary Schapiro Join Mitre’s Board of Trustees; Alfred Grasso Comments

    Rodney Slater and Mary Schapiro have joined Mitre Corp. as members of the company’s board of trustees. Slater is a former secretary of the Transportation Department and Schapiro most recently served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mitre said Monday. “Their knowledge and experience will serve Mitre well in overseeing the seven federally […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Wireless Sensors Market to Hit Nearly 21% CAGR Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Wireless Sensors Market to Hit Nearly 21% CAGR Through 2019

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global wireless sensors market will gain a 20.58-percent compound annual growth rate during the period from 2014 to 2019. The market research firm said Nov. 12 the rising adoption of smart devices will drive the market’s growth during the forecast period. Research and Markets highlighted several trends in […] More

  • Boeing-GE-Flatirons Team to Pursue Denmark F-16 Replacement Work; Geoffrey Godet Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-GE-Flatirons Team to Pursue Denmark F-16 Replacement Work; Geoffrey Godet Comments

    Boeing, Flatirons Solutions and General Electric have inked an agreement to pursue business opportunities related to Denmark’s plan to replace its F-16 aircraft fleet. Flatirons will integrate its CORENA suite software into the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to comply with the Danish fighter replacement program’s requirements, Flatirons said Wednesday. GE’s F414-GE-400 engine powers the Super Hornet plane. “Flatirons is […] More

  • Raytheon Wraps Up Flight Tests of DARPA’s Close Air Support Tool; Tom Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Wraps Up Flight Tests of DARPA’s Close Air Support Tool; Tom Bussing Comments

    Raytheon has concluded a series of flight tests of a close air support platform with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company demonstrated DARPA’s Persistent Close Air Support system on both A-10C Thunderbolt II and MV-22 Osprey aircraft, Raytheon said Sunday. Flight tests took place over three phases as part of an 18-month, $25.5 million contract the company received from DARPA […] More

  • GE Unveils Dubai-Based Aviation Tech Support Hub; Jim Daily Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Unveils Dubai-Based Aviation Tech Support Hub; Jim Daily Comments

    General Electric has opened a facility at an airport free zone in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to provide support services for customers of GE-built aircraft engines and other systems. GE said Monday it also established the Middle East Aviation Technology Center for data scientists, application developers and user-experience designers to help clients adopt the company’s Internet of Things management platform Predix. “We see […] More