Robert Potter, vice president of Americas sales at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), has said that government agencies should develop cyber resilience plans in an effort to mitigate problems and address security gaps associated with the integration of new technology platforms into the infrastructure. Potter wrote that agencies should start addressing such ga...
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and his four military aides were among the first individuals to perform first aid and rescue operation when a passenger vehicle collided with a mass transit bus on the night of Oct. 12 in southeast Washington, D.C., ABC News reported Thursday. Luis Martinez writes Milley and his staff encountered the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 14, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and the National Cyber Security Alliance have commissioned a study that has shown that the cyber threats during the U.S. presidential election have helped to encourage young adults to venture into the cybersecurity industry, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Zogby Analytics conduct...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 14, 2016 ” The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Atlantic has awarded Engility (NYSE: EGL) an 18-month, $16 million task order to continue to deliver software and networking services for the U.S. Navy‘s tactical afloat network, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Engility said Thursday it will work to update th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 14, 2016 ” Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has partnered with the Commerce Department to host an event in Seattle that works to challenge software developers to build voice recognition systems that utilize open data, Executive Gov reported Thursday. Justin Antonipillai, counselor to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, wr...
October 10 – October 14, 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson We have yet another player in the GovCon M&A scene in the form of the company whose satellites help governments and businesses around the world map every piece of planet Earth down to the fine...
Francois Auque, formerly CEO of Airbus Group™s defense and space business in France and executive vice president of space systems, has been named head of the aerospace company™s venture investment activities in Europe. Airbus also appointed Thomas d™Halluin, formerly chief operating officer of Airbus Ventures, to lead the firm™s ...
Joe Tucci, former chairman, president and CEO of EMC, has been appointed as chairman of New York-based investment firm Bridge Growth Partners. Bridge Growth Partners said Tuesday that Tucci has also been a member of the company’s investment committee and advisory board since late 2013. He has led EMC and its ...
Robert Poulin, former president of digital technology firm Havas Helia, has joined AEEC as the inaugural chief revenue officer of the Reston, Virginia-based professional services contractor. AEEC said Oct. 7 said he will report directly to CEO Raj Patil and oversee brand visibility and expansion initiatives of the...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index pared much of its losses during afternoon trade Thursday but failed to close in green as Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) tumbled after the company warned full-year earnings and revenue would fall below prior guidance on funding delays from the Defense Department. GovCon Index gainers slightly edged laggers aft...
