Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for leading Northrop’s enterprise services and four operating sectors and securing several major contracts for the company.
Read More »Wes Bush, Freeman Hrabowski: Workplace Training Can Help Industry, Academia Expand Tech Talent
Northrop Grumman Chairman Wes Bush and University of Maryland, Baltimore County, President Freeman Hrabowski have said students need an increased awareness of the opportunities and skills required for an occupation in the private sector on in the government.
Read More »Kathy Warden: Northrop Expands Portfolio Into Hypersonics Through Innovation Systems Business
Kathy Warden, president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman, has said the company considers hypersonic missiles as a promising business line, USNI News reported Saturday. Warden, a three-time Wash100 recipient, told analysts at a conference call that Northrop’s innovation systems business, formerly Orbital ATK, expands the defense contractor’s portfolio of …
Read More »Northrop CEO Wes Bush Open to Make Webb Telescope Contract Fees Contingent on Mission Outcome
Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush has said he would be open to making the company’s award fees from the James Webb Space Telescope development contract depend on the successful commissioning of NASA’s space observatory following launch, SpaceNews reported Thursday. “As a mechanism to ensure we are all aligned on mission …
Read More »Wes Bush, Ginni Rometty: Congressional Action, Public-Private Collaboration Key to Address Tech Skills Gap
The CEOs of Northrop Grumman and IBM have jointly urged Congress to pass legislation that would reauthorize and update the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Northrop’s Wes Bush, a four-time 2018 Wash100 recipient, and IBM’s Ginni Rometty wrote in a joint opinion piece published Friday on CNBC the proposed …
Read More »Wes Bush: Northrop Applauds White House’s Intellectual Property Protection Initiative
Wes Bush, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has expressed support for President Donald Trump’s move to protect innovation and sustain competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Bush, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Thursday the company “applauds the President’s focus on protecting U.S. intellectual property and strengthening our national security.” The White …
Read More »Aerospace Industries Association Unveils 2018 Board of Governors Members
The Aerospace Industries Association has named at least 20 executives from the government contracting sector to its board of governors for 2018. Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, will succeed Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chairman of AIA, the trade group said Monday. William Brown, chairman, president and CEO …
Read More »Report: Defense Firms Explore Space Market Opportunities
Defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing have started to step up efforts to compete in the space segment as they see new business opportunities in the market, Space News reported Thursday. Bruce Tanner, chief financial officer at Lockheed, said at an earnings call Tuesday the company …
Read More »Northrop’s Wes Bush: IP Theft Harms US Economic Competition, Security
Wes Bush, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has said he believes the theft of technological innovation threatens U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. He made the statement to express support for President Donald Trump’s memorandum that seeks to investigate aspects of Chinese trade. “This is an important action …
Read More »GovCon Execs Laud White House Memo on China’s Trade Practices; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments
Several government contracting industry leaders have commended President Donald Trump’s move to sign a memorandum on China’s trade practices. The White House memo would authorize the U.S. trade representative to decide whether to conduct an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, The Hill reported Monday. “Safeguarding our …
Read More »Wes Bush: Northrop Begins EMD Phase for Air National Guard F-16 Radar Upgrade Program
Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush has said the company is in the engineering, manufacturing development stage for the Air National Guard’s program to upgrade the active electronically scanned array radar aboard the Lockheed Martin-built F-16 Fighter Falcon aircraft, the National Interest reported Wednesday. Bush told investors Wednesday the company will update 72 …
Read More »GovCon Vets Named to Virginia Business’ 2017 Most Influential List
The Virginia Business magazine has unveiled its list of 50 Most Influential Virginians for 2017 that includes some prominent individuals in the government contracting sector. Some of the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board members who made it to the publication’s list include Tony Moraco, president and CEO of Science Applications International Corp., …
Read More »Wes Bush: Northrop Undecided on Whether to Bid on Air Force T-X Trainer Program
Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush has said the company has not reached a decision on whether to submit a proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s $16 billion T-X trainer aircraft program, Defense News reported Thursday. Bush said at a quarterly earnings call Thursday that Northrop is still evaluating the request for proposals and that …
Read More »Aerospace Industries Association Appoints New Board of Governors Members for 2017
The defense sector trade group Aerospace Industries Association has elected new members its executive board of governors for 2017 that includes at least 20 government contracting industry leaders. AIA said Thursday Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was chosen to serve as the association’s chairman of the board and Raytheon chief executive Thomas Kennedy was elected …
Read More »GovCon Industry Execs Included in Virginia Business’ 50 Most Influential List
The trade publication Virginia Business has released the 50 Most Influential Virginians list that includes some prominent executives in the government contracting industry. The list included some of the Northern Virginia Technology Council‘s board members including SAIC President and CEO Tony Moraco, NVTC said Tuesday. NVTC added that representatives of the organization’s board …
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