General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) land systems business unit has won a $170.7 million contract to produce a simulator for the Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) weapon system onboard Stryker vehicles. The U.S. Army awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract following an Internet-based solicitation and will determine the funding with each order, the Defen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 27, 2016 ” Igate will now operate as Capgemini as part of its integration into the latter’s global production network and financial services business, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. “It is an acknowledgement that the brand transition phase is complete and that we are now going to market officially as ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 27, 2016 ” The shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has awarded $100, 000 in grants to schools in Alabama and Mississippi to fund 25 projects in science, technology, math and engineering, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its STEM program is in its eight...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 27, 2016 ” Ed Sheehan Jr., president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Corp., has received recognition from the Pennsylvania Business Central for his contributions to the state’s business sector, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The publication said Friday Sheehan joins a list of other honorees chos...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 27, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will supply five Global Hawk ground surveillance drones and associated components to NATO by the end of the year, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Defense News reported Monday that the company will deliver the aircraft to the Sigonella Air Base in Italy, where NATO has begun ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 27, 2016 ” Parsons has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide cybersecurity services as part of the Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations Infrastructure program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will perform contract work for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of t...
Orion International, a military talent acquisition services provider to corporate clients, has purchased recruitment company Novotus for an undisclosed amount. Orion CEO Mike Starich said in a statement released Tuesday he believes the transaction works to combine the companies’ capabilities. Cory Kruse will continue to lead Novotus as pr...
Engility (NYSE: EGL) will continue to provide classified systems engineering, intelligence analysis and program management services to the Defense Department under a five-year, $82 million contract. The company said Tuesday the sole-source renewal contract also includes records and data management support, financial and technical analysis ...
Denis Cashman, chief accounting officer at EMC (NYSE: EMC) and chief financial officer of the firm’s information infrastructure business, has been appointed corporate CFO at the company. Cashman, a 28-year finance veteran at EMC, will succeed the departing CFO Zane Rowe on March 1 and will oversee all financial operations for the company’...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 26, 2016 ” Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has worked with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to deploy facial scanner technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the scanner works to prevent U.S. entry of travelers with fake passports by comparing the ...
