TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will work on the assembly, fabrication and testing of airborne counter-mine systems under a potential $58.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Friday the contract awarded to Raytheon’s integrated defense systems bu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 31, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Jean-Charles Ledé to the list of panelists for the Unmanned Systems Forum. As the use of military UAVs and commercial drones become more ubiquitous, innovative new uses of the technology have emerged. Th...
The GovCon Index and major U.S. indices started the week off in the negative. The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index ended the day down 0.477 percent to 95.223. Decliners outpaced advancers 3 to 1. The three U.S. indices moved down on the day giving back some of last weeks gains as investors analyze key economic data. At market...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) anticipates the launch of the second 10-unit batch of Iridium Next satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 25 — four days ahead of the original schedule, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SpaceX notified Iridium of the earlier range availability at Va...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” BAE Systems‘ business in Australia will perform updates on the maritime satellite communications terminals of the Australian navy under an estimated $30 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will work to increase the bandwidth supported by the Mar...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” Jim Tyrell, a principal JBoss solutions architect for the public sector business of Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), has noted that many government agencies have adopted or continue to use the Java programming language in efforts to drive flexibility, speed and efficiency, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Tyr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will integrate subsystems and update propulsion systems on the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System satellites under a $46 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed’s ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2017 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has provided the Space Inertial Reference Unit navigation platform that helped maneuver NASA‘s Cassini space vehicle through a 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings as part of its mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday&n...
Even though the Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed down on Friday it was up 3.0 percent for the week. The weekly GovCon Index leaders were SAIC up 6.6 percent, McKesson and General Dynamics both up 2.5 percent. All the U.S. indices showed little movement at Friday’s close. All the indices were up for the week with the...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index reversed the six day up streak to close down 0.162 percent to 95.728. All the U.S. indices showed little movement on the day with the market closing mixed. Ending a week of positive gains for all the major markets. WTI reversed it’s significant drop yesterday to close up 1.82 percent to $49.79...
