WALTHAM, Mass., June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Defense
Security Service (DSS) honored Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) with a
record five James S. Cogswell Awards for industrial security
excellence during a June 24 ceremony
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Less than one percent of companies our size achieve this
recognition from DSS," said Dan
Schlehr, Raytheon vice president of Global Security
Services. "Safeguarding our customers' information is one of our
top priorities. Every Raytheon employee is committed to the highest
possible security standards."
The Cogswell Award selection process is rigorous. A DSS
Industrial Security Representative may only nominate facilities
that have at a minimum two consecutive superior industrial security
review ratings and which show a sustained degree of excellence and
innovation in their overall security program management,
implementation and oversight.
Raytheon facilities being honored were:
Raytheon Missile Systems operations in:
- Tucson, Arizona (which has
received four consecutive superior ratings)
- Rancho Innovations, in Rancho
Cucamonga, California (six consecutive superior
ratings)
- Javelin Joint Venture (seven consecutive superior ratings)
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems:
- Customer Integration Center in Washington, D.C. (five consecutive superior
ratings)
Raytheon U.S. Business Development:
- Raytheon Field Office, Eglin AFB,
Florida (five consecutive superior ratings)
The award focuses on principles of industrial security
excellence. Factors include establishing and maintaining a security
program that far exceeds the basic National Industrial Security
Program requirements; and providing leadership to other cleared
facilities in establishing best practices while maintaining the
highest standards for security.
About the Cogswell Award
Established in 1966, the Cogswell Award is named in honor of the
late Air Force Col. James S.
Cogswell, the first chief of industrial security within the
Department of Defense. Cogswell was responsible for developing the
basic principles of the Industrial Security Program, which include
an emphasis on the partnership between industry and government to
protect classified information. The Cogswell award is the most
prestigious honor the Defense Security Service may bestow to
cleared industry.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government
and cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history
of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on
Twitter @Raytheon.
Media Contact
Raytheon Company
Mike
Doble
+1.703.284.4345
corporatepr@raytheon.com
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