Tag Archives: supply chain management

John Bozarth, senior vice president of Mission Readiness at Amentum, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s efforts to drive growth, solve customers’ most critical needs, as well as expand solutions and technologies, through valuable partnerships. He also discussed how Amentum will continue to grow in new markets moving into 2021. 

Boeing has been awarded a $477 million performance-based contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide supplies, full supply chain management and logistics services, the company announced Tuesday. “Boeing’s supply chain management and distribution capabilities will help ensure parts are accessible whenever and wherever they are needed based on their use," said John Guasto, director of global integrated services support.

LMI has been awarded a $50M contract to help the Department of Defense manage various elements of logistics operation associated with both commercial and federal supply chains. The company said Tuesday it will support the transportation, maintenance, supply chain and contingency management aspects of DoD logistics.

Northrop Grumman has landed a potential eight-year, $66.9M U.S. Air Force contract to provide supply chain management support for power management, electronic countermeasures, jamming pod and navigational radar systems used on military aircraft.

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a five-year, $79 million task order by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to deliver mission engineering services to the 414th Supply Chain Management Squadron’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) LGM-30 Minuteman III missile system, the company reported on Tuesday. SAIC will provide end-to-end product support and sustainment solutions.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is conducting market research into hardware and software products designed to analyze potential supplier base vulnerabilities and threats.

A Shipcom Wireless subsidiary has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research to provide a supply chain management platform that will automate the process for the service branch to identify and track maintenance, repair and overhaul parts.

Simba Chain has received a two-year, $1.5M contract to further develop a blockchain technology intended to support cybersecurity of U.S. Air Force supply chain operations.

Boeing has decided to retire the brand name Aviall more than 13 years after the Chicago-based company acquired the supply chain management services provider. The decision is part of Boeing's business integration and alignment plans, the aerospace and defense contractor said Thursdsay.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce John Vollmer, president of management services at AECOM, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for securing several major contracts in 2018 and supporting the company’s growth.

SIMBA Chain has secured a contract to provide a blockchain-as-a-service platform for the U.S. Air Force to manage supply chain and logistics operations. The Air Force will use the cloud-based BaaS in efforts to secure the military service’s additive manufacturing program and its network that transports millions of components worldwide, …

Philip Goslin, vice president of global supply chain at Lockheed Martin‘s rotary and mission systems business, has joined Exostar’s board of directors. Exostar said Monday Goslin brings supply chain management and aerospace and defense industry experience to the board. In his current role, he oversees Lockheed’s subcontracts and supply chain functions. He …

Engility has secured $25M in contracts to provide support services to U.S. Navy customers throughout the U.S. The company said Monday it will deliver systems engineering, cybersecurity, and research and development support to the Navy’s shore, afloat and expeditionary platforms. Other services include software engineering and testing, supply chain management, …

BAE Systems and Wesco Aircraft Holdings have renewed a multiyear agreement that allows the latter to continue providing supply chain management services for certain F-35 components. Wesco said Monday it will help manage hardware and chemicals used to produce the fighter aircraft’s tails and aft fuselage under the terms of the contract. …

Scott Weldon, previously chief procurement officer at Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been selected to replace Lori Harper in the role of vice president of supply chain management at the company’s shipbuilding division. Weldon will immediately take over the management of Ingalls Shipbuilding‘s supply chain operations, overseeing sourcing, procurement, material warehousing and …