Chris Ferguson, Director of Crew and Missile Systems, Boeing
NASA has chosen two contractors to build new capsules and ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. The larger of the two awards, $4.2 billion, went to Boeing. The first launch is scheduled...
View ArticleMike Papay, Northrop Grumman, and Frank Cilluffo, GW University
Embedding cybersecurity into the Defense Department’s design, manufacturing, and supply chain is a goal the Pentagon sees is possible. Mike Papay is Chief Information Security Officer and Vice...
View ArticleFormer Boeing procurement officer, two subcontractors sentenced for kickbacks
This Week’s Crime… THE ACCUSED: Deon Anderson, former Boeing procurement officer. William P. Boozer, owner and operator of Globe Dynamics International, Inc. Robert Diaz Jr., owner and operator of...
View ArticleHorace Blackman, Vice President of Health and Life Sciences, Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon expects to have 40,000 iPhones and Android smartphones on its military networks within the next year. Right now the Defense Information Systems Agency has only deployed about 4,000, so the...
View ArticleJoe Petrillo, Procurement Attorney, Petrillo & Powell PLLC
An energy inspector general investigation has found several problems with the way Sandia National Laboratories awarded billions of dollars in maintenance and operations contracts to Lockheed Martin....
View ArticleDoD’s helicopter modernization program a testbed for open architecture
Defense Department acquisition leaders have long held out the promise that open systems architectures might be able to help deliver weapons systems that stay within their budgets and adapt to emerging...
View ArticleVicki Schmanske, Lockheed Martin
It’s been a little over a year since Lockheed Martin opened the doors to its continuous diagnostics and mitigation lab. Since then, Lockheed has been conducting workshops with chief information...
View ArticleMaj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, Commander, 20th Air Force
The Air Force recently completed a test launch of one of its Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 5,000 mile flight test was supported by Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and several...
View ArticleMike Causey, Senior Correspondent, Federal News Radio
Lockheed Martin faces a class-action lawsuit against 120,000 employees for how it handles their 401(k) retirement plans. The case focuses on whether the company’s provider made the employees pay higher...
View ArticleFederal News Countdown: VA’s cyber tools, unproductive Congress
Guests on the Federal News Countdown: Horace Blackman, vice president of health and life sciences, Lockheed Martin, former regional chief information officer, VA Jon Adler, president, Federal Law...
View ArticleLockheed, Iron Mountain pay millions to settle overbilling allegations
Two large government contractors are paying tens of millions of dollars in fines to settle False Claims Act lawsuits. The Justice Department announced Friday that Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems...
View ArticleHorace Blackman, Vice President of Health and Life Sciences, Lockheed Martin
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awards a five-year, $563 million contract to Accenture to continue its work on Healthcare.gov. It’s a high- profile contract in health IT in the federal...
View ArticleOnline Chat: Mark Orndorff, risk management executive & CIO, DISA
Mark Orndorff, risk management executive and chief information officer for the Defense Information Systems Agency, joined Federal News Radio for a free online chat to discuss a range of topics,...
View ArticleGreg Boison, Director of Homeland Security, Lockheed Martin
Cyber déjà vu can happen when the same or similar cyber attacks hit multiple agency networks. But cyber déjà vu can be a good thing if your agency looks at the problem in a different way. That’s...
View ArticleDr. Chris Jones, Northrop Grumman Technical Services
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman have a new deal in place. They’re calling it a public- private partnership, and it will enable Northrop Grumman to provide the Air Force with sustainment of future...
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