Laura Grant, head of digital innovation for public sector at SAP (NYSE: SAP), has said federal agencies should adopt in-memory computing platforms combined with data analytics tools in order to generate insights from large data sets and facilitate the decision-making process. Grant wrote that agencies should implement agile platforms that leverage t...
November 14 – November 18, 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson One of the country™s œBig Three credit rating agencies has bolstered its view of the government contracting sector™s prospects under incoming President Donald Trump and in particular d...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 18, 2016 ” Vencore will continue to support the General Services Administration‘s Public Buildings Information Technology Services effort under a potential five-year, $27 million re-compete contract, ExecutiveBiz said Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will maintain the PB-ITS’ Occupancy Agreement, OA Bil...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 18, 2016 ” Carahsoft has agreed to be a federal government market distributor of Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) and offer the latter’s information technology security platform to the public sector, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Palo Alto Networks’ Next Generation Security Platform is designed to...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services (NYSE: SAP), has stated that skill development programs will work to eliminate the mismatch between veterans’ qualifications and civilian job requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. He wrote in an opinion piece published...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) plans to consolidate facilities and workloads across some U.S. sites to support efforts to drive the operational efficiency of its defense, space and security unit, ExecuitveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it aims to reduce office space by approximately 4.5 million ...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a $71.1 million contract modification to help the U.S. Army integrate,  sustain and operate the military branch’s Saturn Arch neutralizer platform for improvised explosive devices. The Army obligated $45.6 million in fiscal 2016 “other” procurement and operations and maintenance funds at...
DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has wrapped up its purchase of Chantilly, Virginia-based geospatial data services contractor The Radiant Group from investment firm Aston Capital for approximately $140 million cash. DigitalGlobe said Wednesday the acquisition allows the Westminster, Colorado-based satellite imagery provider to stren...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” Peter Chiarelli, a retired U.S. Army officer, has been presented the Dr. Jennifer and Dr. Jack London Medal for Distinguished Service by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) Executive Chairman Jack London for the general’s efforts to advance post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain i...
MCR Federal has appointed Dave Rhodes, former industry general manager for non-health civil agencies at CSRA (NYSE: CSRA), as vice president of civil programs. MCR said Tuesday that Rhodes will manage the company’s operational support to civilian agencies and lead its civil portfolio expansion efforts. œDave has a long hist...
