Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has received the first Wash100 Award of his long federal career for sustaining company growth through acquisition deals and contract wins, promoting support to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and advancing military technology and 5G. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Jim Taiclet as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.
Read More »Honeywell Awarded $73M Navy Contract for V-22 Aircraft Assembly Repairs
Honeywell International has secured a five-year, $72.9M contract to repair six weapon assemblies of V-22 tiltrotor aircraft used by the U.S. Navy. Naval Supply Systems Command issued the award that provides for work in Torrance and San Diego, California; and Tucson and Tempe, Arizona, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »Honeywell Gets $73M Navy Contract for Aircraft Repair Logistics
Honeywell International has secured a two-year, $72.8M contract to address logistics requirements of the U.S. Navy's aircraft repair activities.
Read More »Mario Coracides Appointed Vectrus Enterprise Operations SVP; Chuck Prow Quoted
Vectrus announced on Thursday that Mario Coracides has been appointed senior vice president of enterprise vectrus operations. Coracides will provide leadership for a primary dimension of the business, which includes business advisory and program initiatives.
Read More »White House to Host Public-Private Sector Meeting on Quantum Information Science
The White House will administer a meeting with several government, commercial and academic entities to discuss ways to apply quantum computing technology in national security missions, Reuters reported Monday. AT&T, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell International are expected to participate in the forum. Jake Taylor, assistant director for quantum information science at …
Read More »BGOV: Federal Contract Spending Hit $512B in Fiscal 2017
Federal contract obligations reached $512 billion in fiscal 2017, hitting the highest level since agencies spent $522 billion in fiscal 2012, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. The 2018 BGOV200 report showed that contract obligations received by the top 200 government contractors in fiscal 2017 accounted for 64 percent, or approximately $327 billion, …
Read More »DHS Picks 13 Firms for Public Safety Tech R&D
The Department of Homeland Security has chosen 13 domestic and foreign companies to build public safety technology platforms for “smart city” use. Selectees will aim to develop in-building sensors, unmanned aerial systems and mobile SmartHubs intended to support responder situational awareness, building security and mission-critical operations, DHS said Monday. The grants stem …
Read More »Eric Wagner Joins Van Ness Feldman as Senior Policy Adviser
Eric Wagner, a former executive at Honeywell International, has been named senior policy adviser for Van Ness Feldman in the Washington, D.C. office. He will guide and advise clients on policies and strategies on international government relations and incentives, export controls, national security, energy, technology and grants, the company said Tuesday. …
Read More »Al Thompson of KBR’s Govt Arm Elected to PSC Board
Al Thompson, deputy to the president for operations and external relations at KBR‘s government services business, will join the Professional Services Council’s board of directors effective Jan. 1. Thompson is among the 11 new members who have been elected to serve on the PSC board for a term of up …
Read More »Jeh Johnson, James Taiclet Elected to Lockheed Board of Directors; Marillyn Hewson Comments
Jeh Johnson, former secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, and American Tower CEO James Taiclet Jr. have been elected to join Lockheed Martin‘s board of directors effective Jan. 1. “Jeh’s experience in acquisition and government operations and Jim’s aerospace and global perspective will help advance our ability to anticipate and exceed our …
Read More »Honeywell Gets $65M Modification on Navy Aircraft Power Tech Support Contract
Honeywell International has been awarded a $64.9 million contract modification to repair, replace and provide program support for auxiliary power units of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 A/G, P-3 and C-2 auxiliary power units. The company will also support F/A-18 main fuel controls and electronic control technology and P-3 engine driven compressor, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD …
Read More »Air Force Picks Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney to Build Aircraft Secondary Power Systems
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a potential $12 million contract to Honeywell International and a $15 million contract to United Technologies Corp.‘s Pratt & Whitney subsidiary to research, develop and engineer secondary power systems for multiple types of aircraft. Both contractors will support efforts of the Air Force and U.S. Navy to optimize the safety, …
Read More »Honeywell to Supply Aircraft Wheel & Brake Spares to Air Force
Honeywell International will deliver aircraft wheel and brake spare parts to the U.S. Air Force under a five-year, $47.1 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Department said Friday services will be conducted in Indiana with a completion date of Dec. 21, 2021. The contract will be financed …
Read More »Research and Markets: Public Safety and Security Market to Grow $456.6B by 2021
Research and Markets has released a new report that predicts the public safety and security market will reach $456.56 billion by 2021 from $247.53 billion in 2016, or a compound annual growth rate of 13 percent. The report cites the rise in criminal activities, natural disaster and cross border terrorism, …
Read More »DLA Taps Honeywell for Super Hornet Brakes Delivery Order
Honeywell International has received a potential three-year, $18.3 million delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply brakes for the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. DLA’s aviation unit will fund the delivery order with the service branch's fiscal 2016 working capital funds, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Honeywell will perform work …
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