The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun its search for an anti-submarine bistatic sonar system that works to maintain a ship’s stealth while in operation, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes DARPA seeks companies to develop active sonar sources, signal processing and undersea communications ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” Ensco aims to provide project delivery services to the Australian rail transport industry through its newly opened branch office in Perth, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Wednesday the expansion is an effort to meet demand in Australia’s railway industry for automated track in...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” Honeywell™s (NYSE: HON) JetWave hardware will provide Internet connectivity aboard the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 757 aircraft through Inmarsat™s Global Xpress broadband satellite network after receiving the Federal Aviation Administration™s approval, ExecutiveBiz reporte...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) will provide event management services to the European Commission under a $15 million contract to support regional and urban policy programs in the European Union, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Friday its ICF Mostra division in Brussels will organize ev...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN) has offered tools that work to support analysis of Next Generation Weather Radar data on the Amazon Simple Storage Service cloud platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Jan. 6 WeatherPipe and the Amazon Simple Notification Service aim t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received recognition from NASA‘s Johnson Space Center as its large business prime contractor of the year for the company’s work with small businesses on JSC programs, GovCon Executive reported Friday. Raytheon said Friday it currently provides support for the Neutra...
The General Services Administration has asked shortlisted contractors to submit proposals for the construction of a consolidated FBI headquarters building that will receive $1.4 billion in funds under President Barack Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2017. The FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project is part of GSA’s program to comply w...
A Textron (NYSE: TXT) subsidiary has received a $97.1 million contract modification to retrofit the U.S. Army‘s Shadow unmanned aircraft system data link. Textron’s AAI Corp. will perform work in Hunt Valley, Maryland, through Oct. 31, 2018, as part of the full-rate production of the UAS’ seventh lot, the Defense Department sa...
PwC has acquired Scotland-based consulting firm Praxism for an undisclosed sum as the companies seek to help organizations secure data through identity and access management strategies. Colin Slater, digital and cyber partner at PwC’s Scottish arm, said in a statement published Monday the acquisition is part of a push ...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a gain of 1.35% to 71.466. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices also posted significant gains at 1.33%, 2.66% and 2.03%, respectively. West Texas Intermediate crude oil also went up over 9% to close at $32.20. Top GovCon Index Gainers Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change...
