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  • HII's Mike Petters: Gov't, Industry Should Adopt Long-Term Investment Mindset - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII’s Mike Petters: Gov’t, Industry Should Adopt Long-Term Investment Mindset

    Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has urged government and business leaders to consider the long-term impact of investments in infrastructure and technology, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Tom Walsh writes that Petters told his audience at a recent Detroit Economic Club event that budget constraints and short-term mindsets affect both the industry […] More

  • Barbara Niland Finds Innovation, Long-Term Relationships in HII Supply Chain Mgmt Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Barbara Niland Finds Innovation, Long-Term Relationships in HII Supply Chain Mgmt Strategy

    Barbara Niland, chief financial officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has highlighted how the company manages its supply chain and competes for government ship-building programs, the CFO Journal reported Friday. Niland told the journal’s John Kester that Huntington Ingalls maintains a long-term relationship with the company’s suppliers and makes advance payments. “Because we build a carrier [that] […] More

  • Andy Green, Michael Smith Take VP Roles at HII - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Green, Michael Smith Take VP Roles at HII

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Andy Green and Michael S. Smith as the newest members of its corporate development team. Green is now vice president of shipbuilding while Smith takes on the VP role for nuclear and environmental services, working closely with Newport News Energy to execute projects for clients in the public and private […] More

  • Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Eyes Energy Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Eyes Energy Sector

    Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, identified the energy market as a potential area of growth for the shipbuilding giant in an address to the Atlantic Council, Reuters reported Wednesday. Petters told the think tank Wednesday that Huntington Ingalls has invested in the energy sector and established healthcare centers at its facilities as part of its long-term goals, Andrea Shalal […] More

  • Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls, Navy Work to Manage Carrier Construction Budget - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls, Navy Work to Manage Carrier Construction Budget

    The U.S. Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries strive to build the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier without exceeding the authorized budget, said HII CEO Mike Petters, the Daily Press reported Thursday. Hugh Lessig writes Petters was responding to a Government Accountability Office report that predicts the Navy’s supercarrier project would not meet the $12.9 […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls' Mike Petters: Schedules, Cost Plans Key in USS Gerald Ford Construction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls’ Mike Petters: Schedules, Cost Plans Key in USS Gerald Ford Construction

    Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, said the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier project presents a challenge because the ship will incorporate newer technologies, the Daily Press reported Thursday. “We’re now at the point where we have to tie all this new technology together and test it,” Petters told an audience at […] More

  • Brian Cuccias: Ingalls Shipyard Donation Seeks to Build Technical Education in Alabama - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Cuccias: Ingalls Shipyard Donation Seeks to Build Technical Education in Alabama

    Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Ingalls Shipbuilding looked to strengthen its pre-employment program and Alabama’s technical workforce with a recent donation to Bishop State Community College. “This donation will help grow the number of skilled professionals in Alabama and support workforce development through technical education,” Brian Cuccias, HII corporate vice president and Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said Sept. 10. According to HII, the […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Turns Over Security Cutter 'Hamilton' to Coast Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Turns Over Security Cutter ‘Hamilton’ to Coast Guard

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding arm has handed the national security cutter Hamilton to the U.S Coast Guard nearly three months ahead of its scheduled commissioning. The Coast Guard officially took possession of the 418-foot-long NSC Hamilton on Monday and is slated to commission the ship in Charleston, South Carolina on Dec. 6, HII said Monday. […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Hires QuadMed for Onsite Clinics; Bill Ermatinger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Hires QuadMed for Onsite Clinics; Bill Ermatinger Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has contracted healthcare provider QuadMed to establish and manage two clinics as part of a wellness program for its employees and their families. The health centers, to be located in proximity to HII’s shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Newport News, Virginia, will be able to cater to Ingalls Shipbuilding and Newport News Shipbuilding workers […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Shipyard Christens USS John Warner Submarine; Matt Mulherin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Shipyard Christens USS John Warner Submarine; Matt Mulherin Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has christened the USS John Warner (SSN 785), the first Virginia-class submarine to be named after a living person – former Senator and Navy Secretary John Warner. Warner’s wife Jeanne led the christening ceremony as the ship’s sponsor, the company said Monday. “American technological innovation and manufacturing skill have always been some of our most […] More

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  • HII's Newport News Arm Adopts QinetiQ's Paramarine Naval Architectural Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII’s Newport News Arm Adopts QinetiQ’s Paramarine Naval Architectural Software

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division will use QinetiQ‘s Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software for ship design and construction work on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and carry out research and development in submarine systems. QinetiQ said Monday HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding will deploy Paramarine to function as naval architectural software and use Team Paramarine License for multiple users. The license package is designed […] More

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  • Huntington Ingalls Legal Counsel Bestowed Patriot Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Legal Counsel Bestowed Patriot Awards

    Jim Gildea and Charles Neff of Huntington Ingalls Industries have received recognition from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for assisting employees with their military commitment. Gildea, vice president and chief counsel of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, and Neff, HII senior staff counsel, were nominated for the Patriot Awards by Leila Garcia, an NNS […] More