June 13 – June 17 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson  We shift our focus this week back to GovCon’s merger-and-acquisition environment with one new deal to digest and a second that has brought the purchaser a new landmark contract award. Fairfax...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 17, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received an award from Helios HR for the company’s use of innovative technology to support human resources training, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said June 9 it landed the Helios Apollo Award in the innovative technology category for its ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 17, 2016 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has received $111 million in contracts to establish a naval training center for the United Arab Emirates’ navy and and provide helicopter simulators to the country’s joint aviation command, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the contract for the tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 17, 2016 ” DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has partnered with exactEarth to offer an integrated big data and predictive analytics technology to support the government’s efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The companies will combine DigitalGlobe’s co...
Dennis Kelly, formerly president of the national security solutions segment at PAE, has been appointed CEO of cyber platforms and engineering services provider Iomaxis. Kelly will oversee Iomaxis™ corporate structure and business development functions as well as help expand the company™s client base in new markets, the company said Th...
U.S. Cyber Command‘s efforts to build greater partnerships with the private sector should include a human capital component to build up skill sets and experience in both the public and private sectors, Cybercom’s second-ranked officer told the Potomac Officers Club Wednesday. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, Cybercom’s dep...
The State Department has approved Iraq’s request to acquire sustainment and logistics services and spare parts for its fleet of AC-208 aircraft under a $181 million foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. The U.S. aims to help Iraq’s air force continue support of the international military campai...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has named Michael Lempke, previous Systems, Planning and Analysis vice president of integrated strategic decision support, as vice president of the Newport News Shipbuilding division’s energy programs. Lempke will succeed Pete Diakun, who will retire at the end of 2016, and oversee ...
DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has landed a potential $55.3 million contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency for management and maintenance support on all-source geospatial predictive analysis services. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract covers data collection, analysis and manipulation for geospatial predictive modeling. GeoEye An...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 14, 2016 ” Chris Smith, vice president of technology at AT&T‘s (NYSE: T) global public sector solutions business, believes teaming between industry and federal agencies with limited budgets for information technology will help drive cybersecurity efforts, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Channelnomics reported Wed...
