Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain “ the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved i...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to strengthen the cybersecurity of the federal government that will require National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide a cyber-security process framework that all federal agencies comply with. The White House-released document entitled: “Presidential Executive Orde...
Angie Casper, a 25-year human resources professional, has joined LMI as a senior vice president and chief HR officer at the Tysons, Virginia-based nonprofit government consulting services contractor. LMI said Wednesday she will oversee efforts to integrate HR strategies and processes with the company’s strategic plan as well as ...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index posted minor losses to close down 0.011 percent to 93.282 with advancers and decliners split evenly. Textron topped of the GovCon Index board gaining 3.60 per cent on rumors of a possible acquisition by Lockheed Martin hit the streets. U.S. major markets closed down as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort I...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2017 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) will help the Interior Department secure and manage 27,000 mobile devices with the deployment of IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) MaaS360 mobile device management platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The telecommunications company serves as an authorized reseller of MaaS360 and will utilize...
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, after a spate of high-profile government hackings in recent years, a senior administration official told reporters on a call. “I think the trend is going in the wrong direction on cyberspace,” ...
KeyW Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) has named John Sutton, formerly head of Vencore™s defense, civilian and homeland security group, as chief operating officer and 22-year employee care and recruitment professional Marion Ruzecki as chief people officer. Sutton will succeed the departing COO Mark Willard on May 15, KeyW said Wednesday. ...
Dennis Via, a retired U.S. Army general, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) as a senior executive adviser and fellow for defense futures to help craft the company’s defense market strategy. Booz Allen said Wednesday the more than 36-year military veteran will also work with defense, intelligence and homeland security cli...
A business unit of General Atomics has received a $221.6 million contract modification to supply with U.S. Army with extended-range Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, associated hardware and support. The Defense Department said Wednesday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will deliver 20 extended-range UAS uni...
The technology company InquisIT LLC announced Thursday it won a $14.7 million contract with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Ft. Belvoir, Va. As part of the five-year contract, InquisIT LLC will provide enterprise IT infrastructure and application support to the Army. The company will be responsible for a wide ra...
