60 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2022
The Government Circuit:
Ready to Tackle 2022 E
As anticipated, it was a busy close to 2021 in
Washington, and we saw resolutions on sev-
eral major legislative priorities, including
the annual defense authorization bill, which
affects billions in future defense electronics
spending. Meanwhile, negotiations on the U.S.
Innovation and Competitiveness Act (USICA)
remain on the back burner but could heat up in
Q1. Read on for some of the recent highlights
from 2021 and a look forward to 2022.
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO:
Advocacy in Washington E
Editor Nolan Johnson sits down for an inter-
view with Chris Mitchell, vice president of
Global Government Relations at IPC. ey
discuss the industry's advocacy in Washington
to educate Congress on our key issues, as well
as the growth in global advocacy by IPC.
Calumet Electronics Receives 'World-class
Team' Award from Northrop Grumman E
Calumet Electronics Corporation received
a World-class Team award from Northrop
Grumman Corporation for its outstanding per-
formance. Calumet is one of just 24 small busi-
ness suppliers across the nation to receive the
award and the only recipient from Michigan.
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO:
Update From PCBAA E
PCBAA Chairman Travis Kelly sits down with
Nolan Johnson to discuss the new association's
recent activities and plans for the future. e
Printed Circuit Board Association of America
is focused on advocating for manufacturing in
America.
Ventec's USA Facility Receives
AS9100-D & ISO 9001:2015
Quality Certification E
Ventec International Group is pleased to
announce that its U.S. facility in Fullerton, Cal-
ifornia, is now certified according to AS9100
Revision D and ISO 9001:2015, the quality-
management standard for the aviation, space,
and defense industries.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Adopts
Siemens' Xcelerator Portfolio E
Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics business has
selected Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio of so-
ware and services to support its digital engi-
neering transformation.
Collins Aerospace Completes Air
Launched Effects Demonstration for
U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Program E
Collins Aerospace has successfully demon-
strated a ready-now Mission Systems solution
to support the operations of Air Launched
Effects (ALE) from Army Aviation's Enduring
and Future Vertical Li (FVL) fleet.
NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to
Retrieve First Samples from Mars E
NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed
Martin Space (Littleton, Colorado) to build
the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, light-
weight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and
atmospheric samples from the surface of the
Red Planet.
