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VA to Procure Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations for Fleet Electrification; Denis McDonough Quoted
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VA to Procure Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations for Fleet Electrification; Denis McDonough Quoted

The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with the General Services Administration to procure 140 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations at 34 locations across the U.S.

GSA said Friday each station will be equipped with four charging ports that will power the zero-emission vehicles operated by the VA and will be procured through the Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle.

The charging stations will be installed at medical centers and other locations nationwide as part of the transition of the federal fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles.

“VA’s fleet of vehicles help us serve Veterans, and these solar-powered charging units are a great first step in making that fleet more sustainable,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough.

GSA offers a variety of solar electric vehicle supply equipment to government agencies preparing for the electrification of the federal fleet.

“President Biden’s Federal Sustainability Plan requires all light duty vehicle acquisitions be electric by 2027, and GSA and VA actions today keep us on a solid path to meet that goal,” said Andrew Mayock, federal chief sustainability officer.

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White House Releases National Strategy to Achieve U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing
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White House Releases National Strategy to Achieve U.S. Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a national strategy outlining a vision to establish U.S. leadership in advanced manufacturing by creating more job opportunities, strengthening supply chains and developing innovative technologies.

The National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing identifies three key goals and 11 strategic objectives to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing sector and address global competition, the Department of Commerce said Friday.

The strategy also outlines 37 national technical and program priorities and recommendations for the next four years.

Specifically, the strategy seeks to spur advanced manufacturing technology development and implementation, create high-paying jobs to grow the U.S. advanced manufacturing workforce and build resilience into manufacturing supply chains.

The release of the strategy follows the recent passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which seeks to provide incentives for semiconductor research, development and production efforts.

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AM General, IDV Join Forces for Army Common Tactical Truck Program Bid
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AM General, IDV Join Forces for Army Common Tactical Truck Program Bid

The tandem of AM General and defense contractor Iveco Defence Vehicle has made a bid in response to a request for prototype proposal as part of a U.S. Army initiative aimed at replacing heavy and medium military vehicles.

In pursuit of the Army’s Common Tactical Truck program, the companies will work on a prototype, whose architecture will be based on IDV’s militarized High Mobility Range vehicles, AM General said Monday.

The trucks span from 4×4 to 10×10 and are equipped with a variety of cabin types that could aid in logistical footprint reduction, AM General said Monday.

AM General will leverage IDV’s commercially available vehicles, including those armed with drive-by-wire and fuel efficiency capabilities to meet the program’s requirements.

Through the CTT program, the Army aims to obtain an architecture for the replacement of its family of heavy and medium tactical fleets.

“I’m excited about our collaboration with IDV because it marries international business with our deep experience in supporting the US Military,” said Jim Cannon, AM General president and CEO.

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Christine Wormuth on 6 Things to Build the Army of 2030
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Christine Wormuth on 6 Things to Build the Army of 2030

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said the service needs to do six fundamental things to transform into the Army of 2030 and the first two are seeing and sensing more at every echelon than adversaries and concentrating “highly lethal, low signature combat forces rapidly from dispersed locations to overwhelm adversaries.”

Wormuth noted that the Army should deliver as part of the Joint Force precise, longer-range fires against deep targets, protect troops from missile, drone and air attacks and rapidly share data and communicate with other services and coalition partners.

“And sixth, we’ve got to sustain the fight across contested terrain for both short, sharp operations as well as for protracted conflict,” she said Monday during the opening ceremony for the 2022 AUSA meeting.

Wormuth stated that the Army will use advances in data analytics to speed up the decision-making process and closely work with industry to build technological capabilities to realize the Army of 2030 vision.

“With systems like ARES, ARTEMIS, TITAN, and Air Launched Effects we are developing a network of manned and unmanned sensors that will enable us to sense more, farther, and more persistently than our enemies,” she said.

Wormuth mentioned that the service is advancing platforms like the Mobile Protective Firepower and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle to improve the survivability of maneuver forces and is pursuing the development of long-range hypersonic weapon, Extended Range Cannon Artillery and Precision Strike Missile to enable the Army to increase the range of fires and avoid conventional air defense systems.

She offered updates on the Army’s efforts to modernize its air defense capabilities and strengthen its capability to deliver logistics and sustainment support to the Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific as well as the service’s progress across its six modernization priorities.

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Executive Order Adds Privacy, Civil Liberties Safeguards for Signals Intelligence Activities
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Executive Order Adds Privacy, Civil Liberties Safeguards for Signals Intelligence Activities

President Biden signed an executive order on Friday  to improve safeguards for U.S. signals intelligence activities and implement the country’s commitments under the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework announced in March.

The EO requires SIGINT efforts to be carried out in a manner that pursues defined national security objectives, directs the U.S. intelligence community to update policies and procedures to reflect privacy and civil liberties safeguards outlined in the order and mandates handling requirements for personal data collected through SIGINT activities, the White House said Friday.

The policy establishes a multilayer process that allows individuals from qualifying states and regional economic integration organizations to seek redress if their personal information was gathered through SIGINT in a way that violated U.S. law.

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board should also assess the policies and procedures set by the IC to ensure that they are aligned with the EO.

“The strengthened safeguards for signals intelligence, the new redress mechanism and updated privacy principles, will form the basis for the European Commission’s assessment in a new adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. DPF,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement published Friday.

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DARPA Enlists 3 Teams to Study Rare Earth Elements Critical to Defense Systems
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DARPA Enlists 3 Teams to Study Rare Earth Elements Critical to Defense Systems

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will work with Battelle, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and San Diego State University on a three-phase research project to explore bioengineering methods for separating and purifying rare earth elements.

The goal of the four-year Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource program is to conserve the supply of REEs, which are critical components of defense weapons, devices and systems, DARPA said Thursday.

Research teams will explore bioengineering, biomining and other biotechnology approaches to enhance the selectivity and specificity of biomolecules and microbes.

“The selected projects each offer a different approach to developing new, safe biomining and bioprocessing methods for REEs that will enhance the use of complex, domestic sources. If successful, EMBER researchers will be able to not just purify REEs but also recover other critical metals, including those in recycled electronics,” said Linda Chrisey, a DARPA program manager.

Her remarks are in reference to DARPA’s Recycling at the Point of Disposal program, which is looking into end-of-life electronics hardware and other e-waste in search of potential low-volume fraction critical elements.

The agency also teamed up with the U.S. Geological Survey on a competitive effort that will use machine learning and artificial intelligence to expedite the assessment of critical mineral resources found in the country.

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DOE Report Urges Integration of Cybersecurity Into Clean Energy Deployment
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DOE Report Urges Integration of Cybersecurity Into Clean Energy Deployment

Cybersecurity should be integrated into the early stages of clean energy deployment to avoid the vulnerability of electric power grid operations in the future, according to a long-term study published by the Department of Energy.

The cybersecurity report, released Thursday, cites the IT challenges associated with a large-scale installation of distributed energy and recommends grid resilience approaches.

Some of the department’s proposed strategies for DER providers are using multifactor authentication encryption and similar standards in DER systems, incentivizing cyber resilience and adopting a zero-trust approach, and prioritizing security for employees, customers and suppliers.

Alejandro Moreno, acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy at DOE, said power grid security and resilience are vital in scaling up clean energy deployment.

“This report is meant to start these critical conversations between the clean energy and cybersecurity communities, particularly as we begin to make historic investments in the U.S. electric grid through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” said Puesh Kumar, director of the DOE Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response.

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NASA Shares Developments in Solid-State Battery R&D Effort
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NASA Shares Developments in Solid-State Battery R&D Effort

NASA’s initiative to study and develop a solid-state battery pack for use in aviation has met initial research goals and may soon be tested on a large vehicle.

The Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety project, which was launched last year, has drawn the interest of various organizations within and outside the space agency because of its promising results, NASA said Friday.

The experimental solid-state battery is made mostly of sulfur and selenium instead of lithium ions, forgoing the need for encasings to separate its cells when they are stacked vertically. 

NASA noted the SABERS team was able to make the battery’s discharge rate up to 50 times higher and power objects at 500 watt-hours per kilogram – double the capacity of an electric car. The group also found that the device has almost two times higher temperature tolerance than lithium-ion batteries despite limited cooling technology.

For the second year of the study, researchers will branch out into smaller partnerships with organizations such as Georgia Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to further develop the energy storage device and meet energy and safety requirements.

SABERS is one of the efforts under NASA’s aeronautics organization to achieve its sustainable aviation goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Air Force Begins Market Research for Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft
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Air Force Begins Market Research for Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has started soliciting information as it evaluates a business case for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and explores various aspects of cost and methods of obtaining a personnel transport capability.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center intends to assess the potential use of eVTOL aircraft in supporting Distinguished Visitor transport and test range logistics support missions, according to a request for information published Thursday.

“The U.S. Government is interested in exploring commercial interest in aligning initial commercial operating locations with these Air Force squadrons which would enable U.S. Government use of eVTOL for DV transport missions while allowing commercial use of the vehicle otherwise,” the RFI states.

The Air Force said it anticipates deployment of the aircraft no later than 2025.

The service has outlined its potential requirements for DV transport and test range logistics support missions and wants interested stakeholders to respond to several cost scenarios for adopting an eVTOL platform: government owned, government operated; contractor owned, government operated; and contractor owned, contractor operated.

Responses to the RFI are due Nov. 4.

Getting to Know the General Dynamics Corporation Leaders and Executives
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Getting to Know the General Dynamics Corporation Leaders and Executives

General Dynamics is a global leader in defense technology, offering cutting-edge innovations in aviation, aerospace, land systems, maritime systems, and more. It is a preferred partner in electric power, precision weapons, missile defense, and munitions.

The company is a key supplier of major systems and equipment to the US Department of Defense and international allies, making it one of the world’s largest defense contractors. Here’s an overview of the leadership team at General Dynamics Corporation.

All About General Dynamics

Let us learn more about General Dynamics before diving into its board of directors.

General Dynamics is a notable aerospace and defense company with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, United States. The company is well-established in over 18 locations across the U.S, UK and Canada.

General Dynamics primarily provides the government with defense and military equipment and services. The company offers four business groups to its clients: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Marine Systems, and Technologies.

It also offers access to a vast array of products and services. It provides tanks, rockets, missiles, submarines, warships, fighters, and electrical devices to the United States armed forces. General Dynamics’s culture encourages innovation, agility, and diversity. The products and services of General Dynamics are utilized daily to protect people all around the world. The net worth of General Dynamics as of September 23, 2022, was $60.86 billion. In the same year, General Dynamics is among the Top 10 Defense Contractors.

History of General Dynamics

General Dynamics is proud of its history of supporting the aerospace and defense communities since its incorporation in 1952. From 1952 through the 1990s, the company supplied all military services with tanks, submarines, warships, missiles, rockets, fighters, and electronics.

Early in the 1990s, they liquidated practically all of their assets, except for the military-vehicle and submarine operations. In the mid-1990s, General Dynamics recommenced its expansion by acquiring Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, IT product and service companies, combat-vehicle-related companies, and other shipyards, establishing the foundation for the current company.

The business continues to expand through organic development and acquisitions. General Dynamics is committed to delivering exceptional products and services to its customers and creating value for its shareholders by focusing on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Meet the General Dynamics Executive Team

Let us meet the board of directors, all the executives in General Dynamics, and their contributions that made the company thrive through the years.

Phebe N. Novakovic – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Phebe N. Novakovic

Phebe Novakovic officially assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics in the beginning of 2013. In 2002, Novakovic joined GD as Vice President of Planning and Development. In 2005, she was promoted to Senior Vice President. During her latter years as SVP (2010-2012), she also held the position of Executive Vice President of Marine Systems.

Christopher Marzilli – Executive Vice President of Technologies 

Christopher Marzilli

Christopher Marzili is the Executive Vice President in charge of the Information Technology and Mission Systems divisions. The roles he handled previously include Deputy General Manager, President of General Dynamics C4 Systems, President of Mission Systems and Vice President of General Dynamics. Marzili guided General Dynamics to substantial military contracts with the Navy and Marine Corps, including a $208 million five-year contract for amplifier and radio systems and a $104 million contract for the development of control and command systems, respectively.

Mark C. Roualet – Executive Vice President of Combat Systems

Mark C. Roualet

Mark Roualet has served as Executive Vice President of General Dynamics since March 2013. He manages the company’s Combat Systems division, which includes Ordinance and Tactical Systems, Land Systems, and European Land Systems.

Roualet joined Chrysler Defense, Inc. (now GD Land Systems) as a quality engineer. Before becoming Vice President of General Dynamics in October 2018, he served in a variety of leadership positions. Prior to assuming his current executive role, he served as President of Land Systems from October 2018 to March 2013.

Robert E. Smith – Executive Vice President of Marine Systems

Robert E. Smith

Robert Smith was appointed the new Executive Vice President (EVP) of the Marine Systems business unit by General Dynamics in July 2019.  As EVP of the business segment, Rob Smith brings his expertise in Navy surface ship and submarine programs in facilitating the expansion of the shipbuilding division of General Dynamics.

Smith has served as President of one of the company’s subsidiaries, Jet Aviation, in the past. He was also the former Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of the subsidiary of the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO).

Danny Deep – Vice President and President for Land Systems

Danny Deep

Effective 2020, Former Chief Operating Officer Danny Deep took over the President role of Land Systems  division at General Dynamics. He is a seasoned leader who has worked on the development, manufacture, and maintenance of the most advanced combat platforms.

Christopher J. Brady – Vice President and President for Mission Systems

Christopher J. Brady

As President of General Dynamics Mission Systems, Chris Brady supervises the whole division. The board of directors at GD unanimously authorized his appointment to President on January 1, 2019, following his tenure as Vice President of Engineering for General Dynamics Mission Systems. As part of this role, Brady monitors the business unit’s financial and operational health.

David Paddock – Vice President and President for Jet Aviation

David Paddock

David Paddock has been appointed Vice President of Jet Aviation by General Dynamics, a position that requires him to supervise approximately 4,000 aviation experts He ensures that the firm can give clients highly innovative aircraft for safe and hassle-free travel.

Firat H. Gezen – Vice President and President for Ordnance and Tactical Systems

Firat H. Gezen

General Dynamics employed Firat Gezen in 1998. From 2007 to 2011, he joined the Ordnance and Tactical Systems-Canada division as its Chief Financial Officer. He took on the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer role from 2011 to 2015, before becoming the CFO of the GD Ordnance and Tactical Systems around March of 2015..

Gregory S. Gallopoulos – Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

Gregory S. Gallopoulos

Gregory Gallopoulos is the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Senior Vice President of General Dynamics Corporation. Prior to this role, he was a managing partner at Jenner & Block LLP for three years (2005-2008), where he concentrated on complex litigation while practicing law. It is not surprising that he quickly scaled the corporate ladder from deputy general counsel in July 2008 to vice president in September of the same year, given his years of experience in legal and management in government litigation.

He represented General Dynamics in a variety of matters, including contracts, taxes, acquisitions, and divestitures, from which he gained sufficient knowledge and expertise along with his senior vice president responsibilities.

Jason W. Aiken – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jason W. Aiken

Jason Aiken works as General Dynamics’ Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Overseeing the accounting, corporate financial systems, financial reporting, and government finance, he has held a significant position in the company’s finance management.

Before he joined the company in 2002, Jason W. Aiken was an audit manager at Arthur Andersen LLP in Washington, D.C. He has experience working as an auditor and consultant for many defense industries and public accounting firms.

Kimberly A. Kuryea – Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration

Kimberly A. Kuryea

Since 2017, Kimberly Kuryea has held the position of Senior Vice President of General Dynamics Corporation Human Resources and Administration. Corporate Controller and Vice President in 2011, Vice President of Internal Audit from 2004 to 2007, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Advanced Information Systems from 2007 to 2011 are among her previous positions. Additionally, she is an active member of the Manhattan Board Committee.

Ira P. Berman – Vice President, Senior Vice President of Administration, and General Counsel for Gulfstream Aerospace

Ira P. Berman

General Dynamics has appointed Ira P. Berman as Gulfstream Aerospace’s senior vice president of administration and general counsel. Additionally, he is a vice president at General Dynamics Corporation, the parent company of Gulfstream. Berman has supervised the company’s real estate, construction, facilities, risk management, and human resources departments since joining Gulfstream in 1997.

Mark L. Burns – Vice President and President for Gulfstream Aerospace

Mark L. Burns

Mark L. Burns is the President of Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation that manufactures business jets. In 1983, he began his career with the company as a CAD operator. Burns is a recipient of the National Aeronautic Association’s Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award.

Kevin M. Graney – Vice President and President for Electric Boat

Kevin M. Graney

In October 2019, Kevin Graney became the President of General Dynamics Electric Boat. Graney began his shipbuilding career in 1995, specializing in the high-speed turbine generator set for the Virginia-class submarine. As a supervisor at Newport News Shipbuilding, he was responsible for the CVN-78 reactor plant’s fluid systems. A few years later, he supervised the company’s designers and engineers in the creation of the Astute-class submarine at Electric Boat.

General Dynamics Corporation Leadership Team

The leaders and executives of General Dynamics Corporation are seasoned professionals who have guided the company through its challenges and accomplishments over the past 70 years. GD has been able to withstand the rise of technology, growing competition, and a fast-changing market and customer demand by using these strategies. The business of General Dynamics continues to expand through acquisitions and business sectors.

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