“Peraton: We are one team, one mission, with one focus on the future.” EM: Congratulations are in order. Could you tell our readers about what the new company Peraton does and how the name change from Harris IT will affect your business strategy? Stu Shea: We’re very thoughtful about things like our mission, our vision, […] More

Boeing has pledged to provide more than $50 million in grants to approximately 500 nonprofit organizations across 50 countries. The grants package will fund initiatives through 2018 and will augment Boeing’s expected $117 million in company and employee contributions to other charitable causes, the company said Thursday. The new investments will bring the company’s total community contributions in 2017 to approximately […] More

Boeing has pledged to give the American Red Cross a $1 million donation through the aerospace and defense contractor’s charitable trust to assist Texas communities hit by Hurricane Harvey. The company said Tuesday it will match employee contributions made to the humanitarian organization’s disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of storm. “Our thoughts are with […] More

Boeing has pledged to donate $1 million to six nonprofit organizations that offer rehabilitation and well-being services for military veteran and civilian members around the globe. The company said Saturday it will distribute $600,000 to three U.S.-based veterans nonprofits that include Disabled Sports USA; Team Red, White and Blue; and the Yellow Ribbon Fund. Limbs […] More

The Environmental Protection Agency has selected Boeing to receive an award that recognizes the company’s energy conservation efforts. EPA will present the 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award to Boeing at a ceremony scheduled to be held April 26 in Washington, D.C., the company said Friday. The recognition will make Boeing an ENERGY STAR awardee for the seventh […] More

Harry Buchanan, previously North American business development manager at Excelitas Technologies, has joined Kopin Corp. as its new business development director for defense applications. Kopin said Wednesday Buchanan will report directly to Bill Mafucci, government programs vice president and general manager. “The addition of Harry Buchanan, with his extensive experience in the defense industry, to this newly created […] More

Boeing has been chosen to receive a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award for the company’s efforts to integrate energy conservation tools and methods into its business operations. The company said Monday it will accept the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the agency during a ceremony that is scheduled to take place in  Washington on April […] More

Janet Oliver serves as senior vice president of business development at Vectrus, where she manages the U.S. Government service providers business development functions with the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, NASA and other civilian agencies. She also manages strategic planning and M&A activities for the Colorado Springs-based company and previously led its U.S. and Europe business line. Her seven years at the company include […] More

Harris Corp. has developed a digital technology to offer it as potential payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s 11th and succeeding Global Positioning System III satellites. The company said Monday its satellite navigational system offering is designed to have a modular architecture, atomic clock systems, radiation-resistant computers and a high-power transmitter. The platform combines technologies from […] More

Boeing Co. and the family of the company’s founder William Boeing Jr. have donated a combined $30 million in investments for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to the Museum of Flight, Tukwila Reporter reported Friday. Dean Radford writes the donation is meant to aid in the museum’s goal to expand the number of students […] More

Tony Mueller, formerly director of spacecraft design and bus products at Boeing, has been appointed as president of the company’s subsidiary Spectrolab. He succeeds Troy Dawson, who takes the vice president and program manager role at the C-17 Globemaster III integrated sustainment program within Boeing’s global services and support business unit, Boeing said Friday. “Tony […] More

Boeing has appointed Bryan Scott to oversee the company’s business in San Antonio and succeed Mike Emmelhainz as the latter returns to Oklahoma City to lead operations ahead of Steve Goo’s retirement. The company said Wednesday Scott and Emmelhainz will assume their new roles at the end of January and report to Scott Strode, vice president and general manager of […] More