A Key Board Member. Lockheed Martin last Thursday announced the election of former AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan to its board, effective immediately, adding a director with the advanced telecommunications technology experience that Lockheed Martin Chief James Taiclet would seem to want ...

New R&E Roles. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu told reporters last week she is considering establishing two new positions in her organization, a director of processing and software and a director of sustainment technologies. Shyu said the former will be tasked ...

In this new monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource leaders, to the engineers and logistics officers. Melissa Cohen is the Director of ...

Cyber Bills Progress. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last Wednesday approved by voice vote two bipartisan cybersecurity bills, one requiring owners and operators of the nation’s critical infrastructure to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...

Dividend Hike, Share Repurchases. The Lockheed Martin board of directors has authorized an 8 percent dividend increase to $2.80 per share. The increased annual dividend of $11.20 per share “implies a 3.3 percent current dividend yield, furthering its peer leading position as well ahead of the ...

New Boeing DC Chief. Boeing has named Ziad Ojkali its new executive vice president of government operations in Washington, D.C., effective Oct. 1, succeeding Marc Allen who has served as the company’s acting chief lobbyist since June when Tim Keating abruptly departed the job that he had held for ...