David Albritton, formerly executive director of product development and international communications at General Motors, has been promoted to president of the automotive company’s defen... Read more
Twelve universities will work to develop an eco-friendly road vehicle for a Department of Energy-supported competition with General Motors and software firm MathWorks serving as co-sponsors.... Read more
Representatives from companies such as Lockheed Martin, IBM, General Motors, FedEx and Home Depot will join an advisory board for a new council that will help the administration address poss... Read more
The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center has inked a cooperative research and development agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to boost capacities for information... Read more
General Motors aims to create a new defense industry unit as part of the vehicle maker’s efforts to expand business with the U.S. military, Automotive News reported Monday. The report... Read more
General Motors has developed a military truck that runs on hydrogen fuel cells and can be tailored to perform various missions, Defense One reported Wednesday. The Silent Utility Rover Unive... Read more
Tony Scott, former federal chief information officer and administrator of the Office of Management and Budget‘s e-government and information technology unit. is set to join Washington-based... Read more
General Motors has introduced a demonstration hydrogen cell-powered truck built to store energy, make water and act as a near-silent method of transportation for troops, Defense News reporte... Read more
Bioservo Technologies has licensed a robotic glove technology built by General Motors and NASA with the intent to repurpose the device for healthcare and manufacturing applications. The lice... Read more
The U.S. Navy has partnered with General Motors to develop a new system that would incorporate fuel-cell technology into an unmanned underwater vehicle, Detroit Free Press reported Thursday.... Read more
The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate has awarded five contracts worth $7.8 million combined to universities and other institutions to perform research and... Read more
A training program sponsored by Raytheon, the U.S. Army and General Motors has graduated 101 soldiers as certified automotive technicians. The Shifting Gears Automotive Technician Training P... Read more
Boeing has kicked off the development of a computer chip meant for the company’s Black smartphone with a $2.2 million award from the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Tuesday... Read more
Kevin DaSilva, formerly vice president and group chief financial officer for developed markets at Covidien, has joined Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) as VP of treasury. He will succeed Richard Goglia... Read more
GM Defense Seeks to Leverage Commercial Tech to Support US Military; David Albritton Quoted
General Motors’ vision for its defense segment is to “reimagine” ways of turning its commercial vehicles and other technology products into platforms that could be offered to the U.S. milita... Read more