Defense Watch

Another Cyber EO. The White House is crafting another executive order dealing with cybersecurity, which will “crisp up” and “bring additional clarity” to the roles and responsibilities of the various […]

Vaccinated. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, the newly installed head of Air Mobility Command, said that he will not attend the Airlift/Tanker Association conference in Orlando on Oct. 28-31 after […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

F-35 Sustainment. The report on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill recommends moving the responsibility of F-35 sustainment from the F-35 Joint […]

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 […]

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 […]

Contract Extension. Customs and Border Protection plans to award a potential six-month, $72 million contract extension to PAE to continue providing maintenance and logistics support for most of the agency’s […]

SICI Bill Imminent. Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) said last week he will be introducing a new cybersecurity bill “in the next few days” related to Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure. Katko […]