Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 11/20/2015

State Dept Clears Japan’s $1B Northrop Global Hawk Request

The State Department has cleared Japan’s request to buy $1.2 billion in Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC)-built Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles and parts from the U.S. government under a foreign military sales agreement…

Duane Pinnix: RMF Eyes Govt Building Services Market with CxAnalytics Buy

RMF Engineering has acquired CxAnalytics for an undisclosed amount as part of efforts to expand building commissioning and condition assessment service offerings in the government market. “CxAnalytics’ clients, projects and services made the acquisition a natural fit for RMF,” Duane Pinnix, RMF Engineering president and CEO, said Thursday…

Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments

Northrop Grumman has requested in-flight opening doors for the F-35 fighter jet from Fokker Technologies under a $106.8 million deal. GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker division will produce the opening doors for batches 10 and 11 of the F-35 aircraft under the agreement signed at the NIDV symposium in the Netherlands, Fokker said Thursday…

Adm. Michael Rogers: Cybercom Taps Private Sector for Network Security Support

Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has said Cybercom wants to draw upon the expertise of companies in order to secure the Defense Department‘s operations in cyberspace, DoD News reported Thursday…

Boston Fusion Subcontracts root9B for DARPA Transparent Computing Program

Boston Fusion has awarded root9B a subcontract to provide consulting services for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information innovation office in support of the $60 million Transparent Computing initiative…

Gil Kerlikowske: CBP Seeks to Expand Use of Mobile, Body-Worn Cameras

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced plans to increase the use of body-worn cameras as well as mobile, maritime and fixed cameras in its operations. “While CBP already makes extensive use of cameras in the border environment, technology is constantly evolving and we are committed to testing durable new cameras that may work with CBP’s operational requirements,” Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said in an announcement released Nov…

Northrop Renews Lease for Mississippi UAV Plant

Northrop Grumman has agreed to renew its lease on an unmanned aerial vehicle plant at Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi, Sun Herald reported Wednesday. Karen Nelson writes Northrop Grumman will continue to produce drone parts at the Moss Point Unmanned Systems Center for another eight years under the agreement…

GAO: DoD Should Review Contracted Services Inventory

The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Defense Department establish measures to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of its contracted services inventory in support of oversight efforts…