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Innovation. Performance. Dis-covery. We are a company of visionaries. For 50 years we’ve solved the world’s most diffi cult problems — problems that at the time were little understood beyond their vital importance. From Ramo-Wooldridge’s creation of the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile system in a former barbershop, a former church and eventually at Space Park to the TDRS communications systems, James Webb Space Telescope, and the highly innovative TSAT pro-gram being developed here today, unparalleled vision is our heritage and our future.

Th ese are the constants. Th e world, however, is changing, and so must our focus. Today terror-ism, the appearance of new threats to our preeminence in space and declining defense budgets shape our landscape. Th e government is responding to this new world by shifting the risk to the contractor, and lowering its own risk with fi xed-price contracts. To move forward, we must concentrate not on selling our specifi c products/systems, but rather on provid-ing solutions to our customers’ problems.

Our “new world” strategy to compete and grow our business is simple: focus on technological innovation and performance as it relates to solving the nation’s toughest challenges. We’ve devel-oped a three-pronged approach, and I look to each of you, and your expertise, to move us for-ward. For Space Technology to grow, we must continue to evolve our heritage systems. Our Satcom systems are, perhaps, our best ex-amples of this. Milstar 1 relays in-formation in kilobits per second; Advanced EHF, 100 megabits per second; while TSAT relays gigabits per second. Now that’s evolution! We develop and insert technology

to give the customer not only the systems our nation needs, but the systems they will need 15 years down the road.

Focusing on performance, evolv-ing and revolving our tech-nologies will help us regain our dominance in Satcom, the second phase of our strategy. In the late 1970s, Space Technology was the prime contractor for govern-ment, NASA and commercial satellite communications systems. Th at position has eroded over the years, but 2007 marks a major opportunity for us to redefi ne satellite communications with programs like TDRS, Advanced EHF and TSAT. What we do this year in space communications will absolutely and positively infl uence where we’re going to be in the decades ahead.

Finally, we must establish a major position in a new mission area. Easy, right? For our people, yes, it is. Leveraging concepts such as the Space Technology Research Laboratories, to develop new technologies, and the Advanced Concepts organization, to de-liver solutions on short-execution schedules, we scan the horizon for new technologies, relating and demonstrating these technologies to missions, and deter-mining whether the concept will enhance the nation’s security.

We are a trusted partner to a growing set of customers as we shape the vision of our future and the architectures of tomor-row. We intend to maintain this competitive edge with education and preservation of technology, and that begins and ends with you. I realize that our most valu-able assets, our most competitive discriminators, walk in the door every morning and out every evening. From the wisdom of experience to the bravado of the “No one told me it can’t be done” attitude, Space Park’s wealth is in its employees. From our new 9/80 work schedule, to the facilities modernizations across campus, to educational reimbursements, we want to attract and retain even more of the best and the bright-est, to ensure that we remain a company of visionaries.

Our anniversary has given us an important and exciting oppor-tunity to refl ect on where we’ve been. Our heritage is built on the ability to successfully tackle the nation’s most diffi cult problems — and it is time to rise to the challenge again.

Thought Leaders and Visionaries

Alexis LivanosPresident

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And the award goes to — Brad Furukawa, vice president and chief information offi cer for Space Technology, who was honored for his outstanding contributions to engineering and community ser-vice at the 2007 Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards event held March 31 in Washington, D.C. Presented by the Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA, the award is dedicated to fostering hu-man relations, and promoting di-versity and information exchange among engineers and scientists.

During a recent visit to Space Park, Col. John P. Doolittle, USAF (Ret.), son of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, who was commander of the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo and (later), a TRW board mem-ber, and two Doolittle Raiders were honored. Standing near the street sign erected in 1965 in his father’s honor are Col. John Doolittle (center), (left) former Maj. Th omas C. Grif-fi n, USAAF, navigator for crew #9; and (right) Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, USAF (Ret.), Gen. Doolittle’s co-pilot.

Doolittle Honored

At the Grand Opening of a new company store in R6 cafeteria, movie passes and theme park tickets, as well as special “space” jackets, were a hit with the more than 125 customers who made purchases during the fi rst two hours the store was open. Visit the Company Store Web site for store hours.

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ConferenceCalendarApril Mathematics Awareness MonthApril 3-5 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo 2007-Washington, DC

April 9-12 23rd National Space Symposium 2007-Colo. Springs, Colo.

April 17-19 EcoVision 2007- Washington, DC

April 23-26 5th Responsive Space Conference-Los Angeles, Calif.

April 24 First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

April 25 SSPI-Satellite Technolo-gies Demo-Washington, DC

May

May 2 Distinguished Speaker Series-Brig. Gen. Susan Mashiko, Darlene Minick, and Brig. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski-STPC

May 10-13 JWST Full-Scale Model-Washington, DC

May 27-31 210th AAS-Honolulu, Hawaii

May 16 Annual Shareholders Meeting

May 16-17 NRO/AS&T-Tech Forum-Chantilly, Va. (Restricted)

June

June 3-8 IEEE MTT-S 2007- Honolulu, Hawaii (Velocium)

June 5-7 ISCe 2007-San Diego, Calif.

June 18-24 47th International Paris Air Show-Le Bourget, France

June 25-29 32nd ISRSE- San Jose, Costa Rica

tion and test of the second payload module is progressing and could also reach the customer ahead of the contracted date.

A look at the three Advanced EHF satellites and their status in the production process shows that:

• Following integration with its propulsion system, the spacecraft bus structure of the fi rst Advanced EHF satellite was delivered to LMSS on March 5. Th e Northrop Grumman payload will be mated to the bus and will undergo system-level environmental and acceptance testing leading to a planned launch at Cape Canaveral in April 2008.

• Th e fl ight structure for the sec-ond satellite has been delivered to Northrop Grumman, and the team is in the midst of component in-stallation and payload integration. Launch is scheduled for 2009.

On the Road to Advanced Satellite CommunicationsSpace Technology’s AEHF payload module delivered a month early

Moving through the early dawn hours, creeping along back roads, skirting narrow bridges and low overpasses with a security es-cort, Northrop Grumman Space Technology’s fi rst Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) payload module arrived Feb. 6 at Lockheed Martin Space Systems’ (LMSS) facil-ity in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Housing the processing, rout-ing and control hardware and software that will perform the satellite’s communications func-tion, the Advanced EHF payload is the most sophisticated military satellite communications payload module ever built. Th e shipment of traffi c-stopping cargo consisted of approximately 20 electronic units and took a multi-vehicle motor-cade to ensure that the payload module reached Sunnyvale safely.

And it arrived one month ahead of schedule.

Th ousands of Space Park employ-ees have spent the past six years de-signing and building this complex payload, and the entire Advanced EHF team has worked tirelessly for months to achieve this delivery.

“Teamwork across the program has been outstanding,” said Gabe Wat-son, vice president and Advanced EHF payload program manager. “We’ve developed unique expertise over the years on the Milstar pro-gram and successfully applied it to a new level on Advanced EHF.”

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• Backwardly compatible with Milstar to ensure legacy support as well as new capabilities, Advanced EHF will enable signifi cantly greater connectivity, faster and more fl exible communications for the U.S. military and international partners.

• Each of the three satellites planned for the Advanced EHF system will have 10 times greater total system capacity and channel data rates six times higher than Milstar II satellites, permitting transmission of tactical military communications, including real-time video, battlefi eld imagery and targeting data.

• Th e higher data-rate modes will provide individual users with up to 8.1 million bits of secure and protected data per second (Mbps), which is superior to broadband Internet access through DSL or cable modem.

• Each Advanced EHF satellite employs multiple communications channels via simultaneous uplinks and downlinks. For global communications, the Advanced EHF system uses inter-satellite crosslinks, eliminating the need to route messages through ground systems.

A New Level of Satellite Communications

Advanced EHF is the successor to Milstar, the Department of Defense’s highly secure commu-nications satellite program cur-rently in operation. Th e last Milstar satellite was launched in April 2003, completing the fi ve-satellite operational constellation.

“While it’s not easy following in the footsteps of a successful legacy satellite system, Advanced EHF represents a signifi cant increase in capability over Milstar,” says Fred Walker, project manager, Inte-gration & Test, Advanced EHF Payload. “Th ere’s more hardware and software to integrate and more capabilities to exercise. Th e payload I&T electrical, mechanical and quality teams have all performed exceedingly well.”

Space Technology’s combination of excellent teamwork and techni-cal expertise has paved the road to delivering Advanced EHF satellites and maintaining the high ground in military satellite communica-tions.

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dozen remarkable women and men, including NGST engi-neers Robert Auten, Latesha Young and Edward Daniel.

Th e awards create an awareness of the vast pool of talented and accomplished minorities. Th e nominees are unique pio-neers in his or her fi eld, with substantial responsibility, are respected within the organiza-tion, make substantial contri-butions, and are innovators in technology or management of technology or both.

Robert Auten, deputy manager of Avionics and Guidance, Navigation and Control was honored as a Special Recognition award recipient. With more than 29 years of experience, Robert has provided technical direction, management and leadership to multi-disciplinary design and development teams. An educa-tor and mentor, Robert has been instrumental in defi ning the hallmarks of progress and innovation for the company.

Latesha Young, a sub-project manager in Production & Supply Chain, received BEYA’s award for Community Service in Industry for her remarkable achievements and community leadership roles she maintains alongside her impressive personal career trajectory. Latesha is active in a number of local, state and national organizations and ini-tiatives and also tutors in the Bootstrap program, designed to help inner-city youth prepare for the California high school exit exam.

Edward Daniel, senior member of the technical staff and Payload Systems Engineering lead for the next generation processor/router subsystem for the TSAT system, received the Most Promising in Industry award, which recognizes an engineer or scientist in the early years of his or her career who demon-strates tremendous potential for future technical contribu-tions. His design architectures

have been adopted by competi-tors, consultants and contrac-tors and the government is applying aspects of his work as well. A community leader, working with students at all levels from Washington D.C. to California, Edward’s potent combination of technical and interpersonal successes repre-sents the next generation of culturally responsible leaders.

Back on campus, the Afri-can American Task Group (AATG) celebrated Black History Month by highlighting accomplishments, presenting networking opportunities and promoting culturally enriching activities. Whether browsing the African Marketplace and Craft Fair, touring facilities, meeting with executives, or wandering awestruck back to work after an inspiring per-formance by a visiting gospel choir, employees embraced the celebration of the cultural richness that makes Space Park an invigorating and inspiring place to be.

As a BEYA Special Recognition award recipient, Robert Auten was recognized for his accomplishments that distinguish him far beyond his individual disciplines and for his high merit, broad effect on people in many disciplines and value to society as a whole.

The Los Angeles Council of Engineers and Scientists (LACES) selected Latesha Young as a New Outstanding Engineer; in consideration for this award recognizing exemplary contri-butions to the fi eld of engineering in the Los Angeles region, LACES also noted Young’s unwavering community service and willing-ness to share the engineering profession with those who are underrepresented.

Recognized as one of the Modern-Day Technology Leaders, Edward Daniel received the BEYA for Most Promising in Industry, which recognizes an engineer or scientist in the early years of his or her career who demonstrates tremendous po-tential for future technical contributions.

Space Park’s storied history has been forged and infl uenced by some of the most brilliant and innovative minds in our indus-try. Th e entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering drive of Simon Ramo and Dean Wooldridge live on in the engineers here today and in February, NGST and the engineering community at large, recognized people with African heritage whose contri-butions not only advance the fi elds of science and technology, but who stand as role models and inspiration for future gen-erations.

For more than 20 years, the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) have been the measure of success and out-standing achievement for Afri-can-Americans throughout the nation in every fi eld of science, engineering and technology.

Th is year’s keynote event in Baltimore attracted more than 7,000 of America’s most accom-plished technology and business leaders to honor more than two

Edward Danielw/Stuart Linsky, VP, Satellite Communications Northrop Grumman Space Technology

Latesha Youngw/ Philip Teel, President Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

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Trailblazers. Role models. Best of the best. Th ese were just a few of the many tributes paid to the 56 nominees for the 2007 Women of Achievement Award — and to the eight women selected as this year’s award recipients — during the 30th annual presentation ceremony on March 16.

Th e oldest diversity group within Northrop Grumman Corporation, the Women’s Network Group (WNG) also celebrated three decades of contributions. During his welcoming remarks, Dave DiCarlo, Programs vice president and one of the WNG executive sponsors, shared his personal gratitude for one of those contributions: the initiation of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. “My daughter and son are among the 4,000 children inspired by that event since it was

started in 1993,” he noted. “I believe that their participation was a major factor in their decision to pursue engineering degrees today.”

“Each one of you is making a unique contribution to our intellectual capital, and your talents help to sustain our leadership position in an increasingly competitive marketplace,” said NGST President Alexis Livanos as he described the many ways the face of Space Technology has changed since talented women assumed technical and leadership positions. “You, our nominees, are truly making a diff erence.”

Pointing to the fact that 57% of NGST’s 2006 sales came from programs led by women customers, Livanos also stressed that continued change is essential to building customer rapport.

“Inspiring the next generation of women to pursue math and science is critical to NGST’s competitiveness and our nation’s security,” he stated. “I challenge each of you today to reach out to that next generation and inspire the curiosity and confi dence to learn technical subjects. Be a role model for the girls in your life. Make it your goal to make more young girls feel the same excitement as Peggy Nelson’s daughter who said, ‘You do really way cool stuff , Mom.’ ”

DiCarlo and Livanos were joined by immediate past WNG Chair Kitty O’Dell-McPherson to make the presentations to the 2007 Award recipients pictured here, as they highlighted the contributions each woman has made to NGST and local communities.

Susan NicholsBusiness Development

Shimen Claxton Production & Supply Chain Pam Overton

Planning & Administration

Judith PerryProduction & Supply Chain

Mindy Rader Production & Supply Chain

Tamra Johnson Engineering

Mary Lee Siddens Payloads and Sensors

Krislyn Pomeroy Engineering

Leading and InspiringRecognition for Women of Achievement

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InfoLink As director of Acquisition Management in a new organization loaded with possibilities, Linnie Haynesworth is looking for top leaders who know the ins and outs of getting the best performance from suppliers with $100 million-plus subcontracts.

Th e goal? Establish the best business deal possible, know the capability of the subcontractor, spot potential problems early, put preventative measures in place and help subcontractors deliver the discriminating technologies and products we need to succeed.

Th e rewards? High-visibility interfaces with customers, sector leaders and subcontractors. Acute insight into a key supplier’s culture and technology. Satisfaction in knowing what you do is essential to our company’s future. And, the incentive program’s not bad either.

We asked Haynesworth to tell us what she’s looking for and why — and how this role has evolved into what’s now the Payloads and Sensors organization led by Vice President Jim Myers.

Didn’t your function formerly report into Production & Supply Chain?

Yes, this intense focus on improving subcontractor performance began about four years ago with Dave Rosener, who reported into P&SC. To meet future fi nancial targets we needed to rely more on discriminating technologies from contractors and integrate them into our systems. It’s an increasingly important and intriguing challenge, one that prompted me to return from Mission Systems where I’d led an engineering staff of 700+. I wanted to be part of revamping and reshaping subcontractors’ performance. Although Subcontracts has always been critical to NGST,

this is a relatively young organization. Much credit goes to Dave for laying the foundation and establishing new processes. Now Jim Myers is driving us to evolve our subcontract leaders to become more eff ective and proactive.

What exactly are you looking for?

Acquisition managers are program managers. We’re looking for proven program experience, demonstrated organizational ability, domain knowledge, great interpersonal skills and leadership abilities. Generally, these are people who’ve been with our company for a while. Th ey’ve worked with subcontractors, and they’ve been exposed to the products they’re buying. Th ey’re people who want to leverage their technical expertise and develop a broader set of program management skills. Acquisition managers must handle the rigor of leading another company in developing critical hardware.

What would an employee gain by taking this job?

Th ey’d broaden their view and knowledge of the marketplace. Th ey’d be involved through the entire life cycle of a program — from requesting and evaluating proposals to negotiating contracts, from front-end design through integration, test and fi nal delivery. Because they’d be closely tied to the customer’s program offi ce as well as our own, they’d end up with a high-level, broad perspective that’s not available in most positions. Th is is a great steppingstone to top program leadership.

What’s so exciting about being in a subcontractor’s environment?

You’d think because we’re in the same industry, we’d do things the same way. But that’s not the case. To be effi cient in this job, you have to

understand the subcontractor’s capabilities, culture and jargon. One of my colleagues likens it to a diff erent DNA. Each subcontractor is wired a diff erent way. It takes diligence to learn their strengths and weaknesses, establish relationships, cross boundaries and determine which processes will work and where we need to step in. To penetrate a particular problem, sometimes you have to take deep dives, send in subject matter experts or form a strike team. In the end, our goal is the same — delivering a quality product.

How would you know you’re a good match for this position?

I’d ask myself if I liked the idea of reaching into another organization to shore up their processes, build upon their strengths and prevent problems down the road. Are you comfortable communicating at the highest executive levels? Can you share messages of challenge with confi dence? Th is is not a job full of happy stories. Th at’s why we need senior, respected and experienced leaders in this position.

Where could this lead? What possibilities lie beyond this position?

Th is role off ers great value for someone looking for career growth. Acquisition managers are always sought for key program management positions, and they strongly impact our sector’s performance. Most are high achievers who get excited about doing something that will make a diff erence. Th ey’re personally committed to the success of their subcontractor. Th ey want to help them evolve into positive, repeatable, effi cient high performers. Th is is a tough but necessary job. We’re facing many new proposals that require us to lay the groundwork eff ectively. Th is is a chance to do things right from the start, and then drive performance through delivery.

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The Ramo Way . . .That is, the Simon Ramo Roadway

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CEO Ron Sugar, Space Technology President Alexis Livanos and Caltech Presi-dent Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau lauded Dr. Ramo for helping establish the missile and space industry in the United States. Dr. Sugar described him as “a Renaissance man, business entrepreneur, musician and philanthropist, who played a pivotal role in bringing Space Park and Northrop together in 2002.”

As he refl ected on the past 50 years and STL’s success-ful beginning, Alexis praised Dr. Ramo for his inspiration. “Your infl uence is exceeded only by your ingenuity.”

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at the event, the standing room only crowd in the Space Technology Presentation Center learned more about this visionary: Dr. Ramo chose a career in science and engi-neering over his love for the violin; he authored numer-ous books on technology and business, even one on tennis; and he played fi rst chair with the Schenectady symphony. A veritable genius and brilliant scientist, Dr. Ramo earned 25 patents by age 30.

An adviser to U.S. presidents, politicians and generals, Dr. Ramo’s best qualities are his personal magnetism, sense of humor and ability to con-nect with anyone — practical engineers, business executives, tennis buddies and just plain folks — all with equal aplomb, said Dr. Sugar. “Naming this gateway to Space Park is not only an honor for him, but even more so for us and for all those who will follow us. Although we’re dedicating the Simon Ramo Drive, we should really think of it as the Simon Ramo Way.”

Among the many awards and honors bestowed upon Dr. Ramo throughout his career are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Smithsonian’s 1999 National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Lifetime Achievement, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the National Medal of Science and induction into the Business Hall of Fame. To add to that large collection, Alexis presented Dr. Ramo with a plaque that refl ects the sector’s 50 years in space and a memento that symbolizes his pioneering work on the ICBM — sections of the nosecone from a re-entry vehicle de-signed and built by STL.

Most recently Dr. Ramo was honored by the Space Foun-dation, receiving its highest award — the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achieve-ment Award. During the 23rd National Space Symposium, held in early April, Dr. Ramo was applauded by the space community for his contri-butions and service to our nation. Th e award, which is named for the foundation’s long-time chairman, recog-nizes Dr. Ramo’s dedication to advancing the exploration and development of space and for ensuring that the United States remains a leader in sci-ence and technology.

It’s fi tting as the sector cel-ebrates 50 years of space supe-riority that Dr. Simon Ramo, the “R” in TRW and whose name is synonymous with the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is recognized for his lifetime achievements. His name distinguishes Build-ing D1 that was renamed the Simon Ramo Microelectronics Center in 2001. Dr. Ramo’s legacy as an American space pioneer and the founder of Space Technology Laboratories (STL) continues to fuel the company’s future endeavors to help solve the nation’s most complex problems.

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found himself at a ground control station resolving anomalies arising after the launch of the fi rst Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system — a feat that helped prevent future problems in the system, and one of Linsky’s proudest moments, made more poignant this year as the opportunity to rebid TDRS approaches.

From the beginning, solving technical problems is what impelled him. He admits that he never aspired to be a vice president, but something more along the lines of a Tech Fellow: “I really, really loved technical work; it excited me, and I just couldn’t wait for the next tough challenge.” A chance encounter working with a consulting company on a telecommunications project some 10 years ago fi nally marked his turn to the business world. “I had a very warped view of what a business person was; to me

they were the green-eye-shade-wearing people making sure all the dollars and

cents added up,” he explains. Discovering

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and competitive dynamics — a problem to be solved — led to an MBA and eventually into his current position where he is able to marry his technical prowess and expertise incommunications systems to his business acumen in order to grow NGST’s Satcom business.

In terms of career planning, Linsky’s strategy for success was simply “work hard, do good and you will be rewarded,” a maxim that early in his career may have helped to brand him a workaholic. “I don’t think I was a workaholic; I was really just selfi sh,” he says, with a laugh. “I loved what I did and so I did it all the time.”

During this period he learned a lot technically, but also about working on a team. Engineering teams, he found, were complex microcosms where the boundaries on roles were not always well defi ned, tasks were diffi cult and strong personalities needed to be sated. Linsky credits his mentors in many of his successes, even if at the time some of their advice was hard to digest.

“I’ve always had very good mentors here and very early on, one said to me, ‘When you have kids, make sure that you don’t miss that time.’ Back then, it meant nothing to me; I wasn’t married and the furthest thing from my mind was to have a kid.

A self-described family man, Stuart Linsky is also vice president of Satellite Communications (Satcom) leading almost $10 billion in capture projects in 2007 alone. With a healthy, happy, well-adjusted family beside him, the key to balance, Linsky discovered along the way, is that being good at one made him better at the other.

On a career path that would come to be characterized by unexpected turns and fortuitous opportunities, Linsky arrived at then-TRW 25 years ago, fresh from academia. A decision that would unwittingly set the pace of his career, he had accepted one of the lowest off ers he had received. But what the company couldn’t off er fi nancially, it more than made up in technical heft and career-defi ning opportunities. Just three years later, Linsky

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I fi led it away in the back of my head, but at the time, it was just too abstract.”

And then he got married. “Suddenly, there was this other person who mattered to me, and I had responsibilities other than just to myself.” Th is realization marked a distinct turn and the beginning of a concerted eff ort to establish and maintain a balance between his work and his home lives. Eventually three children rounded out the Linsky family, and he realized that though his priorities had shifted, his passion for his work had not.

Taking on faith the cautions of his mentor about balance, Linsky had to learn and condition himself to let go, to not be the micromanager, to rely on his colleagues more. “You reach a point where you realize that this is a team and getting ahead is when everybody moves forward. To get the most out of the team, you have to understand that people do better when they are happy.”

“You have to have a certain level of maturity to get to the point where you can coach

people at work. I’d say I’m still in the developmental phase of that. I don’t think that I had that personal connection until just the last few years. It’s very rewarding when you start to develop those skills. Before now, I was more concerned with, ‘When’s that coming to me?’ I wasn’t in the giving mind-set yet.”

It’s in the concept of a team that the seemingly inharmonious ideas about family and work fi nally attune. Perhaps the selfl essness of parenthood begins to color other relationships or, in working for your family team, new motivations reveal unexpected new paths, but in Linsky’s evolution as a leader, family is everything.

“It’s all real now, not an abstract concept. It is really important for me to do well because my kids are the benefi ciaries. Balance for me was making sure that unless it was a matter of great corporate importance, I wasn’t going to miss the important events in my kids’ lives. I’m able to look back and be so pleased with the fact that I was able to be there for my kids and didn’t drop the ball at work.”

Satcom’s Perfect StormTh ey say that if you have one major competition, you’re having a good year. Th is year, Satcom’s got four.

NGST has the opportunity to change the shape of the satcom systems landscape and expand from current mar-kets to a major satellite communications leader across the board. With several major programs in play this year, they’re in the perfect storm.

Of the four Satcom programs up for competition this year, one is classifi ed.

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)

Th e increasing reliance on unmanned airborne ISR platforms, like Global Hawk, requires high-capacity comm systems to relay data, and has created a national imperative to replenish the aging TDRS fl eet. Northrop Grumman has assembled the resources and a powerful “A-team” to recapture the TDRS program.

Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT)

A secure, high-capacity global communications network, TSAT enables net-centric warfare by providing integrat-ed, comprehensive information. Teaming with Lock-heed Martin, and leveraging the heritage of the highly successful MILSTAR and Advanced EHF programs, TSAT takes protected communications capabilities into the future. TSAT adds lasercom capabilities, essentially bringing the fi ber optic communication technology available on the ground into space. A huge leap forward, the system will relay information in gigabits per second — it would take nearly 10 Advanced EHF systems to match the capabilities of one TSAT.

Enhanced Polar System (EPS)

Augmenting the constellations of geosynchronous communication satellites, the EPS program will enable communications in extreme northern latitudes. Ships, submarines, planes and other users will benefi t from secure, reliable communications at these latitudes and Northrop Grumman will compete for the payload for this mission.


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What Will You Do With Your Free Time?Friday, May 4 is the fi rst Friday off under the new 9/80 work schedule. Many em-ployees are already planning for that fi rst long weekend to sleep in, hike, organize the house, shop at Costco, take a road trip or have breakfast with the kids before taking them to school.

In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of how three-day weekends became part of Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST). Last fall, NGST started studying the benefi ts of a 9/80 work sched-

ule and met with employees to focus group the concept. After receiving positive feedback from a majority of the em-ployees in the focus groups and from a survey that was broadly distributed, an educa-tion campaign was launched early this year. Th e general vote was held March 15, and the announcement that 9/80 had passed in all voting units was made during the March 19 Employee Forum.

It’s tough to get mass partici-pation in many eff orts, yet al-most 99 percent of the eligible

population participated in the 9/80 vote.

What Now? To make sure the transition is as smooth as possible, training will be a key focus in the next several weeks to ensure that employees know how to record their time in L/ANS. Th ough NGST just adopted the 9/80 work schedule, 9/80 is not new to L/ANS; the system has been supporting this work schedule for Integrated Systems and Mission Systems’ Network Communications Division (formerly Radio Systems) for

about a year so we expect a seamless evolution.

Also, if you have any issues that require accommodation, now is the time to speak with your manager.

• 89% of the Administrative Non-Exempts voted in favor of the 9/80 schedule• 79% of the Technical Non- Exempts voted in favor of the 9/80 schedule• 76% of the Security Customer Service Represen- tatives voted in favor of the 9/80 schedule

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InfoLinkA Breath of Fresh AirTh e documentary, “An Incon-venient Truth,” recently took home an Oscar, and whatever your opinions are about the fi lm or its host, its popular-ity confi rms that climate and environmental issues are on the minds of millions. Consid-ering the prospect of warming temperatures and the potential of increased energy, Facili-ties took a hard look at Space Park’s old and ineffi cient ven-tilation and air-conditioning systems as it developed a plan for upgrading and renovating the campus.

As part of that plan, a new centralized chilled water plant, designed to serve multiple buildings, was recently in-stalled at Space Park. Th is new system is a broad-reaching, highly effi cient air-condition-ing support system that will result in big energy savings.

Th e newly renovated second fl oor of M2 off ers more than Sherwin-Williams-color and innovative design; it off ers greater energy effi ciency in air conditioning and lighting, as well as effi ciencies gained from the consolidation of refrigera-tors and copiers.

As we enjoy the aesthetic ap-

peal of recent upgrade eff orts — new roofs and workspaces, park-like patios and better parking lot surfaces — here are a few other things worth noting.

A California Assembly bill has ordered a reduction in greenhouse gases, to year 1990 levels, by 2020. Making buildings energy effi cient now contributes to this end goal.

Cover Up — Recent roof re-dos will signifi cantly reduce program performance risks associated with leaks and help ensure the safety of our people and products.

Cheers, NGST! — Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST) recently won a WRAP Award for recycling 260,000 pounds of waste. Th e sector has won this award six out of the last seven years. WRAP (Waste Reduction Awards Program), administered by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, recognizes California companies for their outstand-ing eff orts to reduce waste.

Remember to Recycle — Each year, NGST uses enough paper to equal 80

recycle is now; you’ll be ahead of the game when it comes to the annual records manage-ment review.

Th is year marks 50 years in space for NGST, and you will no doubt be seeing a number of pictures of Space Park from the last several decades. As we swim in nostalgia of our pioneering roots — and old hairstyles and fashion trends — let’s also consider the advancements made in terms of design and effi ciency. Th e facilities improvements being made at Space Park refl ect our need to ensure that our envi-ronment and infrastructure are aligned with our position as a highly competitive, cutting-edge science and technology company. Our innovation should shine through not only in our programs and products, but throughout our workplace.

Tying it All Together Space Technology delivers the big picture on global change. From orbiting space plat-forms to precision sensors, the company’s remote sensing systems measure short- and long-term variations on the planet, enhancing knowledge of global weather and environ-mental trends.

EOS Aura image:Climate changes,South America

EOS Aura image:Climate changes,southwest U.S.

EOS Aqua image:Heat wave in Spain

M2 Connection Center

Video shown at EcoVision 2007, April 17-19, Washington, DC

acres of trees. Th at’s nearly 160 football fi elds worth of paper each year! Our new work space of-fers more room for people and less room for paper so the time to purge old fi les and

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What do you say to someone who puts their life on the line for you? Well, if you are a Northrop Grumman employee talking about our service men and women, you say “thank you”… 8,000 times.

Employees from across the corpo-ration came together on Saturday, March 10, to prepare 8,000 care packages for the Operation USO Care Package program. Overfl ow-ing with pre-paid international phone cards, disposable cameras, sunscreen and other items soldiers have requested, volunteers also slipped notes of thanks and sup-port into each bag.

Volunteers arrived en masse, their enthusiasm electrifying the process as raucous cheers erupted after every 500 bags were sealed and the next wave of people hustled forward to stuff and write. Th e packages will be shipped to service men and women deployed around the world.

Spotted in the assem-bly lines, also lending their time, enthusiasm

and thanks, were Alexis Livanos; Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base; Assemblyman Ted Lieu; Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president of Ethics and Diversity; several sector vice presidents; and Hollywood celebrities, including longtime USO supporters Valerie Harper, Connie Stevens and Jo-Beth Williams.

Since its launch in the fall of 2002, the Operation USO Care Package program has distributed more than 1 million care packages to service members.

8,000 Ways to Say “We Care”

Employees who want to continue their support can do so by making a $25 donation online through the company’s partnership program called Northrop Grum-man Cares for the Troops.


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What does it take to build a cangi-neering structure — say the size of a small James Webb Space Tele-scope model? Besides thousands of cans? A great deal of energy and a good team, says Paul Perry, the coordinator of the effort that resulted in two completed struc-tures for National Engineers Week. “A CATIA drawing doesn’t hurt either,” adds Perry. The completed NPOESS structure required more than 3,500 cans, weighing in at 2,688 pounds.

Clint Buckman makes fi nal adjustments on the robot he and his NGST teammates, Andrea Cruden and Mark Miranda, designed and entered in the FIRST VEX Challenge held at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems facility during eWeek. Pitting their robot-building skills against Northrop Grumman engineers were several high school student teams whose robots proved to be up to the challenge.

To most of us, “You do the math” is just a cliché. To the more than 230 students at the MATH-COUNTS competition held at Space Park in February, it was a challenge. At this annual event, students compete in tests that re-quire aptitude in a variety of stud-ies including algebra, geometry, logic, probability and statistics. With more than 30 schools repre-sented, this year’s competition was tough, but fun.

To prepare for these contests, the students practice on their own and are also coached by either a teacher or in some cases, by par-ents who volunteer their free time to mentor a team. Each year the number of “mathletes” increases, and that’s good news to NGST engineers John and Rosie Wider, who have organized and led these competitions for more than 10 years. “Th ese competitions excite students about math, teach them to be problem solvers and help develop a healthy, competitive spirit,” says John Wider.

Motivated to compete in MATH-COUNTS by his teacher Oscar Espinoza, eighth-grader Erie French from Roosevelt Middle School in Compton, represented his teammates in the count-down round, a one-on-one competi-tion in which the fi rst student to raise his/her hand with the correct answer wins the round; the fi rst to win two rounds remains on stage to compete against another opponent. French, who said that preparing for MATHCOUNTS helped him develop good study skills that he applies to his classes, was as impressed as others when a sixth-grader from Ridgecrest

Middle School beat out 13 op-ponents to win the contest.

A total of 30 mathletes (six teams and the highest scoring students) earned the right to advance to state competition.

NGST employee involvement isn’t limited to MATHCOUNTS; scores of engineers tutor and coach at several local middle schools. Th anks to the infl uence of Ramon Coronel and Lupe Delgado who have recruited col-leagues to join them in volunteer-ing their time, Lennox Middle School students are getting the help they need to improve their skills at all levels — from the most basic to the most advanced — in math and science. “Th e skills that these students hone today will enrich their lives and careers tomorrow,” says Delgado. “And, hopefully, their careers in engi-neering or technology will begin at Northrop Grumman.”

Math Counts…. and So Do Engineering and ScienceNGST celebrates National Engineers Week

Integral to the MATHCOUNTS competition each year are the employees who volunteer their time to grade the students’ test papers.

During National Engineers Week, Northrop Grumman Space Tech-nology’s mentoring role in local high schools was highlighted. Each Wednesday, engineers spend an hour during lunchtime coaching students who have asked for help.

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15 YearsJim P. BowmanKevin P. EppersonJohn KatsouridisTimothy J. SommerTh uan D. Tran

10 YearsCarolina AlanizJoanette M. CentersBao DoDebbie A. DrosteJeff B. EdmondsonAlfonso EscorciaIreneo A. EspirituKurt M. JorgensenHiroshi KomineFelicia A. LyonsRobert J. MaciasCathleen MahTh oa V. MaiCathy PageEmy C. PerezGary M. PonteDavid P. RudisJohn H. RussellAnthony ShiauJudy L. ShimabukuroPatrick B. ShussMaria L. TenorioAndreana B. TruesdaleWilhelm G. VillagraciaPatricia A. WayrynenStephen C. WeilBilly R. Williams

Anniversaries

January 200735 Years

William H. RightmierClaire M. Rodriguez

30 YearsJohn R. CrossCliff ord M. EngenManuel M. EnriquezKei-Fung LauMaggie SarkuniBill A. ShanneyAnthony E. Vigil

25 YearsKenneth J. CamachoMartha L. CraftFrank V. CusumanoLaura L. OakleyRon P. PlebuchIsaac N. TabusoJohn D. TerzicFrederick E. Walker

20 YearsDonna P. AldridgeTom T. BellVirginia L. BenkoJack J. CallahanCraig L. ChanDavid R. DoamiMichael V. FoleyKathy R. GavittAndrew JacksonTed J. JopskiMike J. JosephsCrystal L. JubreyTh omas J. LiandBrad H. LovemanRaymund A. ManningKevin R. MoorePaul I. NakamuraPenny NielsenRodric H. PassehlDonna M. Reed-FordPaul Y. SakaguchiRobert S. SimundsonMichael J. TrillerJesse R. VidalDoug A. WalkerAnn M. WeichbrodMichael WildeJohnny R. WoodsTim J. Wright

15 YearsTodd T. BevensScott S. HugginsSally J. KorisNalerose R. PascualCarlos A. Serrano

10 YearsDerrick W. AtkinsonYunnua BoggusLarry R. BurgosMichael A. CapperinoKenneth W. CarlsonSuzi CasementAshley C. DanialGeneroso D. DistorPam S. FrondarinaJames R. GregoryByung W. KimDouglas M. LarsenMartin LevyJeff rey N. LindseyRob S. MorelandJeanne O. NishidaJanet M. PanzarellaMark E. PecherzewskiAndre L. PellegrinWanda PrinsterPaul J. ReadyRichard RodriguezSol D. SantosBishara F. ShameeJose R. VillalobosLihong WangLinda S. WhiteGeorge C. Young

5 YearsJon BallastEd BanosJennifer W. BrabhamRichard Brumfi eldSteve R. CowlsBill A. deCordovaJohn GoingsJohn GuldalianOlav E. HallbergJonathan HongAlfred K. JungPhong D. LamStuart McNaughtMichelle Mindru- LanahanChristopher C. Nget

Catherine L. OswaltTimothy RodgersJess SalcidoVicki SchulzeDan SeamanEvan SlaughenhouptNick Zayed

40 YearsSandra K. Kleinschmidt

35 YearsJeanette A. BettsBrian J. Mc GeeJanice L. Newsham

30 YearsRudy V. AlmeidaPaul V. CarrollElmo C. GarciaRafael IbarraDewaine JohnsonJeff rey W. NienbergRichard G. PiferBruce G. RapleeFred L. RickerRichard Rivera

25 YearsSheila A. FulmisDaniel A. JosephMalcolm K. KongJoseph G. ScarangelloMargret C. SitarskiRodgers G. SmithJohn D. Strock

20 YearsDavid W. AkiFrank W. ArgusGlenn C. ChristensenMichael J. DuntonCharlie W. HammackRick HaynerCarolyn S. HoeferMichael A. HolmesVictor HrockLily HweDelores JenkinsAnthony G. KatnicKathleen E. KuniyoshiDerek LayneMuneeb A. Malik

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5 YearsKerri E. BennettHenry CanaleElizabeth C. CuetoRichard A. DavisDavid S. FarkasJeff rey D. GrantEnnis G. HesterPeter JohnsonMark V. MasangyaVan R. PendletonWen PhanAntonio Jr. PrietoJeff rey D. ShermanMichael L. Van IerselBrent Williams

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Jacob G. HimebauchEric B. NakamuraReid ShishidoLinda L. Th ompson

Caesar LongboyMike W. LovattoBarbara J. ManganielloVera MartinovskiJames K. NelsonJohn W. PriceSteve L. SalemCandis L. SandovalMargie F. TakakiPhilip J. TrujilloAlex N. VasalloMartha L. Wallace

20 YearsAnthony D. AshleyIngrid L. AugustineLynne E. Crutchfi eldRosalinda DelRosarioMatt B. HarleyDavid J. HarringtonDenise R. HillJames G. HoRaymond C. HoRichard T. IshibashiSelwyn KhawSe Y. KimCarolyn C. KozasaPaul S. LeeLaura L. MarinSteven J. MassLeo W. MatuszakMichele A. NovotneyDerek T. OkazakiCindy S. ParkerMichael P. RandolphLaura A. SisnerosGordon S. UchiyamaKathy K. WilkinsonCindy W. WooPeter S. YoonDaria N. Zachar

15 YearsFrank J. FloresCathie L. FranzenKwang-Sik KimLinda F. LaingVernon A. MasongsongRussell M. RiversChristine M. Standish

10 YearsShawn AfkhamiLeslie J. Allgeier

Mark A. ArceneauxFrank E. BaxterSteve BonhamHai H. ChauMaria E. ChavezRonson Y. ChuKevin R. ColtharpAmy L. CroxallGiovanni De AmiciRichard R. DesmondCardin DuongLisa D. EricksonD.J. FilionNellie G. FloresBerzette Green-NealJoseph GuarrellaLori A. HalishBen HattoriDebra Hurd-ChaneyPhil S. JacobsonSteve K. KimWendy M. KitaSin-Yi KoDave J. KranzSteven LaiNhan T. LeakeyWendy M. LeeOlaf LeskyGlenn R. MabilanganCiria MedelJason K. MiuraRozann A. MoningerTara N. NakayamaCuc V. NguyenJohn H. NguyenQuan D. NguyenMarek NikodemChristina L. PorteousJeff RobinsonJason S. RubleSonya SepahbanArt M. ShimoharaAviva StarkmanGreg TamuraClara C. TiscarenoM.V. TruongWilliam W. WahlJack F. WebbNorm L. Wheeldon

5 YearsJill De GuzmanRyan Feeler

50 YearsGary W. Dray

40 YearsJohn S. Pettingell

35 YearsTony J. DereMichael L. EdwardsKen L. HelmickTsugio MaruyamaLinda L. McconnellLupe Rodriguez

30 YearsMargaret M. BlumbergGreg L. FloresCarl E. HolcombMathew C. OrlichJune R. SayasWes W. SteppTeresa A. TakigawaCharlene L. Tate

25 YearsMitchell W. CampbellMary L. CarrEnpo S. ChangAndrew L. CohenDan M. EnglishLes K. GjerdevigBen S. GorospePeter GottliebKaren D. HolmbeckLinda M. KainSteve R. Kasten

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