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Press Releases
News Archive - 2003
NORTHROP GRUMMAN RECEIVES KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CONTRACT FROM INDYNE
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 19, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a subcontract by InDyne, Inc., McLean, Va., to support NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN AFRICAN TRAINING CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 16, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of State to continue providing staff to conduct peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance training for the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND HOMELAND DEFENSE
HERNDON, Va., and PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Dec. 15, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received the 2003 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense in recognition of its roles in the Integrated Deepwater System program, and in the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) Technology Enterprise Automation Management Support (TEAMS) program.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO MODERNIZE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S MESSAGING AND ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 11, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector was awarded an order by the U.S. Department of State to design and demonstrate a fully secure and integrated messaging and archiving system that will modernize the department's ability to serve America's foreign policy interests.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN EXTENDS LEADERSHIP POSITION WITH NINTH TOP ENGINEERING RATING, CMMI LEVEL 5
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 10, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has again achieved the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices for management and engineering, extending the company's lead in the U.S. defense and information technology industry for Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®)* Level 5 ratings.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS AIR FORCE C4I CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 10, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop an infrastructure supporting the exchange of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) information in a highly mobile, secure operating environment.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S SIDNEY E. FUCHS NAMED TO NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOW
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 8, 2003 -- Sidney E. Fuchs, vice president and director of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Intelligence Operations unit, has been selected as a National Defense University (NDU) Distinguished Visiting Fellow.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S IT SECTOR ACHIEVES ANOTHER CMMI® LEVEL 5 RATING
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 5, 2003 -- A second organization within Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has achieved the highest possible rating for benchmarking commercial- and defense-industry best practices for management and engineering.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SPEAKER HASTERT APPOINT NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S K. STUART SHEA TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
HERNDON, Va.-- Dec. 3, 2003 -- K. Stuart Shea, vice president and executive director of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Space and Intelligence unit, has been named to the National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development (R&D) Programs of the United States Intelligence Community.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE
HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 24, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector will design, develop, integrate, test and deliver training support packages to support the program training requirements of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CONTINUES WORK FOR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL WITH $501 MILLION CONTRACT
RESTON and HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 17, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has again been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide advanced information technology and public health informatics solutions and services to support the CDC's public health mission and research activities.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN $130 MILLION REPAIR AND INVENTORY CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 17, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has received a contract from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to provide depot-level repairs, and inventory and ordering system management.
U.S. ARMY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 4, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army that will support an overhaul of nearly every aspect of the Army’s information technology infrastructure.
U.S. ARMY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN RADAR CONTRACT FOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD C-130H AIRCRAFT
HERNDON, Va. -- Oct. 24, 2003 -- The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with 25 AN/APN-241 navigation and weather radars designed to enhance flying safety for Air National Guard C-130H tactical airlift aircraft.
VIRGINIA SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN FOR MULTIVENDOR CONTRACT AWARD
HERNDON, Va. -- Oct. 20, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been selected by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) as a qualified industry partner to offer high-level IT consulting and services to Virginia state and local agencies.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN HIGHLIGHTS GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS AT GEO-INTEL 2003
NEW ORLEANS -- Oct. 13, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector will showcase solutions to some of the defense industry's most pressing problems in Booth Number 115 at this week's GEOINTEL show.
U.S. NAVY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN $281 MILLION CONTRACT FOR DEFENSE INTEGRATED MILITARY HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEM
HERNDON, Va., - Sept. 29, 2003 - The U.S. Navy has awarded a nine-year, $281 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to develop a fully integrated personnel and pay capability for all military branches of the Department of Defense (DoD).
ERG AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN BEGIN WASHINGTON, D.C., METRO AREA TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION PROJECT
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 29, 2003 -- ERG Group, a global leader in smart card-based transit fare collection and management systems, and Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector, announced that work has begun on the SmarTrip(r) Regional Customer Service Center (RCSC).
U.S. MARINE CORPS SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN FOR CBRN WARNING AND REPORTING SYSTEM
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 25, 2003 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a contract to design, implement, and field the next generation chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense warning and reporting system.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S JANEY, CHRISTOPHER-MILLNER AND RUBIN RECEIVE WOMAN OF COLOR AWARDS
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 24, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector announced today that three employees have received Women of Color awards from the Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG), a minority-owned media services company founded 20 years ago with the unique mission of promoting minority achievement in engineering, science and technology.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SECTOR APPOINTS DENNIS J. GAUCI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 23, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has named Dennis J. Gauci executive director, Communications. Gauci will report to Steve Carrier, vice president, Business Development and Strategic Planning, Northrop Grumman IT.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN RECEIVES AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND CONTRACT FROM INDYNE
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 22, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by InDyne, Inc. to support the Air Force Space Command's Western Range Operations, Communications and Information (WROCI) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SOFTWARE CONTROLS SUCCESSFUL GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE FLIGHT TEST
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 17, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) provided ground command and launch equipment (CLE) software for a successful flight test of a prototype booster for the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) program. The launch took place last month from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
FBI AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN SMART SECURITY CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 11, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a public key infrastructure (PKI) to increase the level of security provided to its information systems.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN ADDS MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, TO GROWING LIST OF E-911 SYSTEMS BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
RESTON and HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 11, 2003 -- Montgomery County, Md., went live this summer with one of the nation's most sophisticated emergency communications systems, designed, integrated and implemented by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC).
U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 9, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to continue supporting the U.S. Air Force Space Command's Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep-Space Surveillance System (GEODSS).
LATTANZE CENTER NAMES NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S THOMAS SHELMAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
BALTIMORE and HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 8, 2003 -- The David D. Lattanze Center for Executive Studies in Information Systems at Loyola College in Maryland has named Thomas Shelman, vice president and chief information officer, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), as its 2003 Information Systems (IS) Executive of the Year.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO DEDICATE NEW LORTON FACILITY
LORTON, Va. -- Sept. 4, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector will dedicate a new facility Sept. 4, 2003, at 10510 Furnace Road in Lorton, Va.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN APPOINTS DAVID W. ZOLET VICE PRESIDENT, HOMELAND SECURITY
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 4, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has named David W. Zolet to the newly created position of vice president, Homeland Security. Zolet will report to Herb Anderson, president, Northrop Grumman IT.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SELECTED QUALIFIED VENDOR FOR CITY OF PHOENIX
PHOENIX -- Sept. 3, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector announced today that it has been selected by Phoenix, Ariz., as a qualified vendor for a one-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
INROADS HONORS NORTHROP GRUMMAN WITH CORPORATE PLUS AWARD
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 25, 2003 -- INROADS' Greater Baltimore/Washington Affiliate has named Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) this year's recipient of the INROADS Corporate Plus Award.
CALIFORNIA AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 20, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been selected to provide project management services for California's Child Support Automation System (CCSAS) project.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE TACTICAL COMMUNICATION, NETWORK SYSTEMS FOR U.S. NAVY
SAN DIEGO -- Aug. 20, 2003 -- The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to continue providing tactical communication, network, test systems and services that assure that tactical data link systems operate effectively and efficiently.
FAA AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN CONTRACT FOR AIRSPACE REDESIGN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 19, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct environmental assessments in support of National Airspace Redesign projects.
U.S. ARMY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN COMBAT TERRAIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 19, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector will help provide U.S. Army commanders with enhanced digital battlefield maps under a new topographic information contract with the Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Topographic Engineering Center, a Corps of Engineer R&D laboratory, Alexandria, Va.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM WINS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROVAL FOR IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALING TEST
HERNDON and RESTON, Va. -- Aug. 18, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and an industry team have received approval from the Department of Defense to test a prototype system for cross-credentialing, a system that recognizes and authenticates the identity of visitors to military and defense industry facilities.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN LAUNCHES NEW FIRST RESPONDER COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
SAN DIEGO -- Aug. 18, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has released a new first responder command and control software for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical agencies and other incident management activities.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN HOSTS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW FAYETTEVILLE FACILITY
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- July 30, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector dedicated a new facility in Fayetteville, N.C., on July 8, 2003, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
U.S. NAVY SPAWAR SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE TACTICAL DATA LINK SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
SAN DIEGO -- July 23, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will continue supplying the U.S. Navy with systems that provide vital information during network-centric warfare.
U.S. NAVY SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE NEXT GENERATION C4ISR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
SAN DIEGO -- July 14, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will continue supporting exploratory development of current and future advanced technologies for the U.S. Navy's command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN DEVELOPS LANDMARK, GOVERNMENT-WIDE ELECTRONIC GRANTS STORE FRONT (GRANTS.GOV)
HERNDON, Va. -- June 26, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will plan, design and implement the Electronic Grants Store Front (Grants.gov), a one-stop portal for applicants seeking grant funding from approximately 900 participating federal programs, through a contract awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
NEW NORTHROP GRUMMAN FACILITY TO CONSOLIDATE OKLAHOMA CITY OPERATIONS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- June 19, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will combine various company offices into a new facility in Oklahoma City, Okla. A ground breaking ceremony will occur at 11:30 a.m. CDT today at 6401 South Air Depot Blvd.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN HOSTS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW ST. LOUIS-AREA FACILITY
O'FALLON, Ill. -- June 16, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will dedicate a new St. Louis-area facility in O'Fallon, Ill., today at 670 Pierce Blvd. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. CDT.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAMES JIM WHITE PRESIDENT OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT
HERNDON, Va. -- June 3, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has appointed Jim White president of its Computing Systems business unit, effective today.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN PETITIONS FCC FOR RULEMAKING ON ADDITIONAL BROADBAND SPECTRUM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
HERNDON, Va. -- May 27, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has submitted a petition for rulemaking to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an additional 10 MHz of public safety spectrum that will permit deployment of advanced broadband wireless applications needed by first responders.
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN AGILE TRANSPORTATION FOR 21ST CENTURY CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- May 15, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received a contract for an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration that will support the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) with tools to reduce costs and better manage the Defense Transportation System (DTS) during peacetime and wartime.
$120M IT OUTSOURCING CONTRACT AWARDED FROM VOUGHT AIRCRAFT
HERNDON, Va. -- May 01, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide a wide range of commercial information technology (IT) outsourcing services to Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Dallas, Texas. This contract allows Northrop Grumman to continue managing Vought's IT infrastructure, improving its return on IT investments, and implementing a common operating environment.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM TO PROVIDE U.S. AIR FORCE GLOBAL TACTICAL COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
SAN DIEGO -- April 15, 2003 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected a team that includes Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), Modern Technologies Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, and ARINC, Inc., Annapolis, Md., to provide a new global tactical combat communications system.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS U.S. ARMY CECOM RAPID RESPONSE CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- March 26, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and seven additional contractors have been awarded an eight-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) for the CECOM Rapid Response (CR2) program.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN RECEIVES U.S. ARMY AWARD FOR SMART CARD MIDDLEWARE
HERNDON, Va. -- March 20, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is expanding its smart card systems and services for the Department of the Army.
MICHELE KANG NAMED VP, HEALTH & SCIENCE SOLUTIONS
HERNDON, Va. -- March 14, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has appointed Michele Kang as vice president, Health & Science Solutions. She will report to Jim Perriello, president, Government Solutions, Northrop Grumman IT.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVES ISO 9001 REGISTRATION
HERNDON, Va. -- March 13, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 registration for its quality management system.
FAA AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN $79 MILLION INVOICE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Feb. 24, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fully automate its entire telecommunications invoice process.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS $118 MILLION CONTRACT FROM IRS FOR SCRIPS PROGRAM
HERNDON, Va. -- Feb. 18, 2003 -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will continue to benefit from Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) efficient processing of tax forms through a contract for the Service Center Recognition Image Processing System (SCRIPS).
NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS U.S. ARMY ANTI-TERRORISM, FORCE PROTECTION TRAINING CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- Feb. 13, 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide training support for the U.S. Army Management Staff College, Fort Belvoir, Va., with a focus on anti-terrorism, force protection (ATFP) and crisis management at Army installations.
WHITE HOUSE, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE APPOINT NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S SIDNEY E. FUCHS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY BOARD
HERNDON, Va. -- Feb. 10, 2003 -- Sidney E. Fuchs, vice president and director of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Intelligence Operations unit, has been named to the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University (NDU).
NORTHROP GRUMMAN IT AND BEA SYSTEMS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
HERNDON, Va., and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Feb. 3, 2003 -- Northrop Grumaman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector and BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAS), the world's leading application infrastructure software company, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance to collaboratively pursue new business opportunities in the federal information technology market.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN IT ACHIEVES HIGHEST ENGINEERING RATING, CMMI® LEVEL 5
HERNDON, Va. -- Jan. 9, 2003 -- A unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has reached the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)* system engineering/software engineering level 5 rating.
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