Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose Monday in an attempt to close above the 80-point barrier for the first time since Sept. 12 on gains by large defense primes and services-oriented companies. The GCI’s positive movement contrasted activity in U.S. financial markets as stocks turned south in the final hour of trade a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 19, 2016 ” A survey sponsored by Unisys (NYSE: UIS) indicates that 69 percent of respondents from the federal, state and local governments support digital government programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday respondents have expressed concerns over potential s...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential five-year, $777 million task order through the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle to provide support for the Army Geospatial Center’s geospatial information program. The company said Monday its team will gather, pro...
Wiener Kernisan, formerly vice president of sales and marketing at Arianespace‘s U.S. subsidiary, has been promoted to president of the Arianespace Inc. business effective Sept. 26. The France-based multinational company said Friday Kernisan will manage customer, industry and governmental relations at its Was...
Paul Averna, former vice president of enterprise solutions at Micro Focus and a U.S. Navy veteran, has joined Three Wire Systems as senior vice president for enterprise sales at the Falls Church, Virginia-based information technology services contractor. He will oversee sales efforts intended to help increase ...
Anne Rung, administrator of the Office of Management and Budget™s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, will step down from her position by the end of September after two years on the job, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes Rung will serve as head of Amazon Business (Nasdaq: AMZN) and will be responsible for...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 16, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has found an issue with a component of the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III satellites and has postponed the first satellite delivery by four months in an effort to address the matter, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Space News reported Wednesday that the company ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 16, 2016 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has supported the Australian and Canadian air forces as they participated in the U.S. Air Force-hosted Coalition Virtual Flag 16 multinational air combat training exercise, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Australia and Canada employed CAE’s full-flight missi...
Don Schaefer, a 35-year government contracting industry veteran and a former vice president at Noblis, has joined MDA Information Systems as president of the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based geospatial and advanced information services contractor. He will report to acting CEO Jerry Agee within two to three months of t...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a $248.9 million contract modification to definitize the procurement of long lead-time materials as well as to commence design and construction of the military branch’s 11th and 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels. The EPF vessels will be built to transport personnel, supplies and ...
