TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 1, 2016 ” A new PwC survey found that enterprises are increasingly adopting risk-based cybersecurity frameworks and other security guidelines to boost efforts against cyber threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said 91 percent have implemented one or more risk-based frameworks, including that o...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 1, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has partnered with NATS to explore and integrate air traffic management systems for the U.K. aviation market in support of the Single European Sky ATM Research initiative, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Lockheed said Thursday it will help NATS’ technology...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 1, 2016 ” Grant Thornton has appointed Vishal Chawla, a former principal at Deloitte‘s risk advisory practice, as managing principal of its cyber risk advisory services unit, GovCon Executive reported Friday. Grant Thornton said Thursday Chawla will be based in Virginia and has previously worked at Oracle&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 1, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has worked with the Missile Defense Agency to perform an in-flight test on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the activity works to gather data to validate the EKV’s redesigned thrusters as part of MDA’s test on...
As covered here yesterday, GovCon Wire’s parent company Executive Mosaic announced its inductions for the 2016 edition of the Wash 100 — EM’s annual selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices. These 100 individuals were chosen by EM’s editorial and organizational leadership as the executives...
Jan. 25 – Jan. 29 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Needless to say, we have a lot to address here after a heavy news week that featured news of government contracting’s largest merger this decade, plus a batch of 2015 earnings report...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2016 ” DigitalGlobe™s (NYSE: DGI) WorldView-4 satellite is scheduled to start commercial operations early next year to provide high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday it has received $335 million in commitments fr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2016 ” CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) will provide network and data transmission support for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Defense Information Systems Network under four task orders worth $10 million, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the networks in Colorado, Virginia,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2016 ” AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has received recognition from the Climate Change Business Journal and the Environmental Business Journal for its environmental remediation and climate adaptation efforts, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the awards are for its work on domestic and interna...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2016 ” The Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) Intelsat 29e communications satellite launched into space Wednesday to serve government and enterprise users in Latin America, North America and the north Atlantic region, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Intelsat (NYSE: I) said Wednesday the satellite is the first ...
