October 24 Morning Report: GovCon Index Up at Market Close

Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin and private equity firm Cerberus have made bids for United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Some people familiar with the matter said ULA has also drawn interest from aerospace and defense contractor Textron (NYSE:

Executive Mosaic, the industry-leading events, media and executive branding organization in the government contracting sector, is pleased to launch the first-ever GovCon stock market tracker, GovCon Index. GovCon Index is an aggregate index meticulously crafted and tracked in real-time using data from 30 leading publicly traded companies within the GovCon industry. This first-of-its-kind index provides unparalleled

BAE Systems is in discussions with Westminster, Colorado-based Ball Corp. (NYSE: BALL) to purchase the latter’s aerospace division in a potential deal worth more than $5 billion. If an agreement is reached, the British defense contractor would take over the business that manufactures instruments and sensors for military, aerospace and national security applications. The division