The U.S. Army and Marine Corps could issue a request for proposals for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program in mid-November and award low-rate initial production contracts by summer 2015, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. Brendan McGarry writes Lockheed Martin, AM General and Oshkosh lead three industry teams that have built 22 JLTVs each under engineering […] More

Randy Morgan serves as executive vice president of operations for Parsons‘ government services group, where he oversees the operations of the group’s divisions and projects, as well as nine support departments. The 29-year GovCon industry veteran joined Parsons through its acquisition of SPARTA, where he served as president and oversaw the integration of SPARTA into Parsons. […] More

GE has collaborated with Pivotal to develop an industrial data lake approach in an effort to help customers analyze large volumes of data. Bill Ruh, vice president of GE Software, said Monday that the company and Pivotal designed the industrial data approach to combine information technology with operational technology so that customers will be able […] More

Northrop Grumman continues to support incoming college students who intend to pursue science and math degrees by awarding two new grant recipients during the company’s 10th Engineering Scholars Program ceremony. Graduating seniors Rick Hallman from Prospect High School and Nicholas Ratajczyk from William Fremd High School became the latest to receive $10,000 merit scholarships from Northrop […] More

Stephan Thoma, formerly a global director of learning and development at Google, has joined European Leaders to lead its talent development division. European Leaders also opened a Berlin, Germany-based Central European regional office led by Martin Buhl, a former Oracle executive, European Leaders said Thursday. “The European tech space has never been more vibrant. But […] More

Greg Yadzinski, former acting director of MacAulay-Brown‘s Commonwealth Technology Division, has been promoted as the division’s vice president responsible for its business and technology development and customer support services. He will still report to Mark Chadason, senior vice president and general manager of the company’s National Security Group, as his group serves the intelligence, defense and homeland […] More

Richard Anderson, formerly a director in Eaton‘s Aerospace Group programs, has been appointed director of program management for the unit’s fuel and motion control division. He will be based in Irvine, California, and report to FMC division Vice President and General Manager Mike Beck, the company said Monday. “Rich has brought significant program-management experience to Eaton that is helping […] More

ATK has developed and tested a photovoltaic array for solar electric propulsion systems that NASA intends to use to power future robotic and manned spacecraft. The company’s MegaFlex solar array wing has a diameter of 32 feet and is designed to generate up to 400 kilowatts of electric power, ATK said Wednesday. “The completion of […] More

Carol Saro, formerly director of customer service for Eaton‘s fluid and electrical distribution division, has been appointed to the same role for the aftermarket division within the aerospace group. She joined the company in 2005, is also a former customer service manager for the conveyance systems division and has also supervised customer service for the […] More

Eaton Corp. has introduced a microgrid management system for military forward operating bases to convert individual power generators into a demand-based microgid. The Intelligent Mobile Power Distribution System is designed to manage generator output, supply power and shift demand onto auxiliary generators, Eaton said Thursday. John Stampfel, vice president and general manager of electrical engineering […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has started to power the Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft bus, kicking off a nine-month integration and testing phase as the company prepares to deliver the spacecraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The company said Monday the continuous power on-off cycle involves operating the satellite system with the electrical power and distribution and command and data handling subsystems. “Following […] More

Stephanie Payne has been appointed to serve as the director of human resources for the aerospace group at Eaton. Payne will report directly to Nate Manning, vice president and general manager of Eaton’s fluid and electrical distribution division, the company announced Tuesday. “Stephanie’s experience in compensation, employee relations and recruitment combined with her human resources generalist background make […] More