TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Bob Fortna, vice president of Juniper Networks‘ federal defense sector (NYSE: JNPR), said federal agencies can adopt five key elements to streamline data center operations in order to meet future demands, Executive Gov reported Tuesday. Fortna wrote in a guest piece published Monday on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for U.S. government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, believes an ongoing collaborative program between the company, the Defense Department and other satellite operators will help boost commercial-military space operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Cowen...
The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a potential four-year, $900 million contract to 17 companies to provide logistics support services for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The contractors will compete for individual task orders under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the D...
Preferred Systems Solutions has acquired system architecture and software design company Tetra Concepts in support of efforts to expand PSS’ core offerings in professional services and presence in the national security sector. Northern Virginia-based PSS said Tuesday Tetra Concepts will also add to its portfolio of cybersecurity, dat...
Informatica has made several appointments to leadership roles within the company. Anil Chakravarthy, acting CEO of Informatica since August 2015, has been appointed to the chief executive role on a full-time basis by the company’s board of directors, the company said Tuesday. Chakravarthy has led the company’s efforts to grow in the...
A joint venture of Fluor (NYSE: FLR) and Empresas ICA (NYSE: ICA) will begin engineering, procurement and construction work on a diesel refinery in Mexico under a $1 billion contract with Mexican state-owned petroleum firm Pemex Transformacion Industrial. ICA Fluor will provide commissioning services for two diesel hydrodesulfuri...
The GovCon Index snapped a four-day streak of declines Tuesday with a surge upward of 1.129 percent to 74.285 in another volatile trading day for U.S. financial markets driven by continued oil price declines and attention on China. Crude oil futures in New York settled 50 minutes later than usual due to volatility and ended...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 12, 2016 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries™ (NYSE: HII) shipbuilding division updated Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson on the current construction of the four classes of military vessels for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. HII said Friday Richardson...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 12, 2016 ” SAP (NYSE: SAP) can now operate its Global Trade Services application in automated commercial environments for entry summaries after the company has received a U.S. Customs and Border Protection certification, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. SAP said Monday it will use ACE for its tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 12, 2016 ” General Atomics has awarded a $48 million subcontract to General Tool to provide hardware equipment for the U.S. Navy‘s USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Cincinnati Business Courier reported Friday the award to the local defense and aerospace contra...
