Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 02/24/2016

Honeywell Aerospace Head Tim Mahoney Selected to 2016 Wash100 for Space & Int’l Market Growth Vision

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Tim Mahoney, president and CEO of Honeywell‘s aerospace segment, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work Inducted Into 2016 Wash100 for Budget Blueprint & 3rd Offset Strategy Leadership

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work , for the second consecutive year, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

Northrop-Oceaneering Team to Help Build 3D Printer for Orbit in Space; Andrew Rush Comments

Northrop Grumman and Oceaneering Space Systems will collaborate to build a second three-dimensional printer for Silicon Valley startup firm Made in Space, to launch into orbit under a $20 million NASA contract, Space News reported Tuesday…

Coast Guard Picks eGlobalTech for FOIA Request Support Services Contract

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded eGlobalTech a three-year contract to help the service branch’s management programs and policy division handle Freedom of Information Act-related requests. Work includes management of FOIA-related inquiries, status updates request and process coordination, eGlobalTech said Tuesday…

ARPA-E Funds Xerox PARC Mobile App Project for Energy-Saving Travel

PARC has received funds from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop a mobile application model that will cater to individual travelers and drive energy savings in transportation…

LGS to Develop IR-Based Chemical Residue Detector for Air Force

LGS Innovations has won a four-year, $11.2 million contract to build infrared-based technology for the U.S. Air Force to detect trace chemicals from diverse surfaces. The Defense Department said Tuesday that LGS aims to help the Air Force develop a standoff sensor equipped with an active IR spectroscopy technology for the detection and identification of chemical residues at a range of up to 30 meters…

Comtech Completes Estimated $431M Purchase of TCS; Stanton Sloane Comments

Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has wrapped up its acquisition of TeleCommunication Systems for approximately $430.8 million in cash. TCS stockholders secured cash of $5.00 per share as the company’s common stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Market at market close Tuesday following the completion of the purchase, Comtech said Tuesday…

FTC Approves Dell’s $67B EMC Purchase

The Federal Trade Commission has given Dell the green light to continue its approximately $67 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of enterprise data storage company EMC (NYSE: EMC). FTC approved the potential EMC-Dell combination after a 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act expired Monday, EMC said Tuesday…