Returning after the Independence Day Holiday the markets closed mixed. The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up for the third straight day to 96.213 a gain of 0.172 percent threatening to set a new high. Advancers outpaced decliners 2 to 1. The top five ‘Net Performers‘ were major platform companies that are all S&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 ” Carl De Groote, senior director for Defense Department programs at Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), has said a combination of automation technology and a highly skilled workforce will help DoD build on its cybersecurity, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. He wrote in a guest piece published S...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 ” Stacy Schwartz, vice president of public safety within AT&T‘s (NYSE: T) government solutions business, has said in an interview she believes diversity in points of view and in the workforce serves to bring competitive advantage to the company, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. She told Fe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 ” Earl Matthews, vice president for U.S. public sector enterprise security solutions at DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), has urged government agencies to adopt a holistic cybersecurity strategy that focuses on priorities to address large-scale incidents such as the WannaCry attacks, ExecutiveBiz reporte...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 ” Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received the 2017 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the Defense Security Service for compliance with security requirements under the National Industrial Security Program, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The company sa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 5, 2017 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has secured $63.5 million in contracts from the U.S. Army to supply hardware and provide engineering technical services in support of Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the co...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2017 ” PV Puvvada, president of Unisys™ (NYSE: UIS) federal systems business, has urged federal agencies to conduct a reassessment of their information technology governance frameworks to drive modernization efforts under the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Pu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2017 ” Lisa Mascolo, managing director for the U.S. federal sector at IBM™s (NYSE: IBM) global business services segment, has said the collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department in updating the former’s electronic health records system works to transf...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has added Frank Kendall, former undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, to the company’s board of directors where he will contribute to corporate management, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. Chairman and CEO Roger Krone, an inductee ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 3, 2017 ” Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX) has hired Kate Schuelke, formerly a senior vice president of Intel‘s (Nasdaq: INTC) Altera subsidiary, to serve in the roles of SVP, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The data storage company said Thursday Sc...
