We are excited about rallying our large and diverse base of employees toward common community goals. The stories here are quick snapshots representing just a few the many partnerships we’re building in our communities.
SAUSALITO, Calif., November 13, 2008—Alexis Livanos, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology sector, addressed the California Roundtable on Improving Environmental Information and Technology to Manage Climate Risk and Opportunity. Livanos discussed Northrop Grumman’s Global Change Monitoring System, which will enable officials to better manage and distribute energy, minimize weather-related aviation delays, determine when severe weather events will strike, and aid the agriculture industry among other benefits. Read His Remarks
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 30, 2008 — Northrop Grumman has completed manufacturing and integrating a spacecraft engine that runs on the "green" or non-toxic propellants of liquid oxygen and liquid methane for possible use on NASA human exploration missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Read More
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2008—San Diego's active-duty military and their families can enjoy some relaxation and comfort at the newly renovated United Service Organizations (USO) Downtown Center. Northrop Grumman joined forces with the USO and local businesses to remodel the center, unveiling the high-tech 18,000-square-foot facility today with a ceremony and tour. Read More
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2008—The Northrop Grumman Foundation launched 53 California teachers into weightlessness yesterday as part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery program. The goal: to inspire and prepare the next generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers -- critical areas where the United States has fallen behind globally. Read More
LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2008—Northrop Grumman was selected by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) to receive its Corporate Partner Award. The company was recognized for its support in helping NCHV provide information and counseling to homeless and at-risk veterans, and assisting community-based providers build their capacity to serve homeless veterans. Read More
LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2008—The Northrop Grumman Foundation continues to accept applications for its 2008 Weightless Flights of Discovery program, an initiative that places teachers on micro- and zero-gravity flights to test Newton's laws of motion and energize students in the formative middle-school years. Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y., June 19, 2008—Northrop Grumman's Amherst Systems business unit today announced the winners of its first annual Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program, which awards two $10,000 college scholarships to local area high school students interested in pursuing a career in engineering. Read More
MELBOURNE, Fla., June 19, 2008—Northrop Grumman today presented a check for $25,000 to Rob Rains, president of United Way of Brevard, as part of a larger corporate disaster relief effort. The funds will help sustain the United Way's effort to support those who lost homes and property during the devastating wild fires last month in Brevard County. Read More
APOPKA, Fla., June 19, 2008—Northrop Grumman has announced the winners of its second annual Engineering Scholars program in Central Florida, which will provide $10,000 in college scholarships this fall to each of two area high school seniors planning on studying engineering. Read More
LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2008—Northrop Grumman has announced it plans to donate a total of $400,000 to disaster relief efforts for those affected by recent U.S. tornadoes, the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province in China and the Myanmar cyclone. Of the $400,000, $125,000 will provide assistance to Northrop Grumman employees who have lost their homes to tornadoes in Virginia and Colorado. The company also will contribute $25,000 to the United Way of Brevard County, Florida, to assist fire victims in that area. Read More
