NGC Honored by DiversityInc.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been named to the 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list for its demonstrated use of measurable diversity best practices and results. It is NGC’s first appearance on the list and the company is the first defense contractor to earn this recognition.
In its 10th year, the magazine’s ranking is [...]
Northrop Grumman’s Amy King Talks Healthcare
According to ExecutiveBiz:
“The issue of interoperability — having to share not only data but systems — has evolved over the last eight years. In the past, you had so many more stovepipe systems; now there is an acknowledgment of the need to share data and systems for the overall benefit of the public,” said Amy [...]
Northrop Picks Paul K. Russell to Head New Space Business Area
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has named Paul K. Russell vice president of the new Space business area within the company’s Navigation Systems Division.
Russell will be responsible for overall leadership of the division’s inertial measurement unit programs and products for space applications, including Northrop Grumman’s industry-leading Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU).
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NGC’s Linda Mills on $775M CANES Contract Win
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has won a deal from the U.S. Navy to support the development phase of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program. CANES will improve and optimize shipboard network systems to increase interoperability and affordability within the fleet.
If each option is exercised, the deal will have a total value of $775 [...]
NGC Taps Tony Spehar to Head IPIC
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Anthony “Tony” Spehar vice president and program manager for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Prime Integration Contract (IPIC).
IPIC is described as “a 15-year effort to modernize and maintain the reliability, safety and security of the nation’s entire force of land-based Minuteman III missiles.”
“Tony Spehar brings technical and program management strength [...]
Northrop Handed $100M BPA from OPM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a follow-on blanket purchase agreement (BPA) worth a potential $100 million from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to electronically convert and store federal employee records for streamlined access to information.
Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems sector will provide project management, systems integration, lifecycle development support and systems engineering services to [...]
NGC Names Outgoing GSA Official David A. Drabkin Director of Acquisition Policy
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has appointed David A. Drabkin, the outgoing deputy chief acquisition officer at the General Services Administration to the position of director of acquisition policy. Drabkin reports directly to Larry Lanzillotta, corporate vice president of customer relations.
As part of his new job, Drabkin will be charged with coordinating the firm’s efforts related [...]
NGC’s James Webb Telescope Reaches Milestone (Photos)
Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) James Webb Space Telescope reached a mission-readiness milestone when its first primary mirror segment was cryo-polished to its required prescription as measured at operational cryogenic temperatures. This achievement sets the stage for a successful polishing process for the remaining 18 flight mirror segments.
“Many predicted it would take us multiple iterations to [...]
BAE, NGC Unite to Pursue Ground Combat Vehicle Program
BAE Systems (LSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have announced a teaming agreement to pursue the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program.
The GCV program is a development effort headed by the U.S. Army and is designed to develop the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
“BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been pre-eminent suppliers of combat [...]
NGC Wins Highest Workplace Safety Honor from U.S. Government
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded the U.S. government’s highest rating for excellence in workplace health and safety.
NGC’s Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. achieved the prestigious STAR status, the highest level of recognition, from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
According to NGC, “VPP is an OSHA program designed to [...]
