TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 12, 2016 ” A General Atomics subsidiary has commenced flight testing for a new MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system at the company’s flight operations hub in California, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is scheduled to co...
Shares in Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) traded down approximately 5 percent as noon Eastern time approached Monday after President-elect Donald Trump criticized the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on Twitter in the early morning hours. “The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and...
Executive Mosaic™s GovCon Index closed Friday up 0.476 percent to 90.426, with gainers outnumbering laggers by a 2-to-1 ratio, as the climb of defense stocks continues following the election of Donald Trump. McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) was the GCI™s top net advancer while Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) was the top per...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index advanced Friday to complete its sixth consecutive weekly gain in an extended post-election climb that has seen the GCI hit a series of record high closes. The GCI has risen 14.75 percent over six weeks with the U.S. stock bellwether S&P 500 composite index up 6.26 percent in that time as investors...
December 5 – December 9, 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson GovCon industry leaders and observers welcomed Vectrus to the government services landscape in the autumn of 2014 and this week marks the beginning of a new era for the Colorado Springs-based company. As...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 9, 2016 ” NASA is set to launch an Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) Cygnus spacecraft onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in spring 2017, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The spacecraft will be used for the seventh cargo delivery mission to the International Sp...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 9, 2016 ” Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) has appointed CEO Robert Carrigan as board chairman while Thomas Manning, a director and member of the company™s audit and technology committees, will serve as lead director, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday retiring Board Chairman Ch...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 9, 2016 ” The U.S. Air Force will select two Air National Guard bases to host its Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jet, Executive Gov reported Thursday. The military service will choose from Dannelly Field Air Guard Station, Gowen Field Air Gu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 9, 2016 ” BAE Systems has awarded additional equipment manufacturing contracts to six companies to support the supply chain for the U.K. navy’s first three Global Combat Ships, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Rolls-Royce, Johnsons Controls, Marine Systems Technology, Salt Separation Services, Detegasa and MEP...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 9, 2016 ” General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has named IT consulting provider Cosmos IT Solutions as a “high-performing” small business subcontractor in recognition of its work in the past year, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. GDIT President Dan Johnson ...
