The State Department has approved a $260 million foreign military sale of logistics support services, support and communications equipment, personnel training and spare and repair parts for F-16 units to Oman. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the government of Oman has also requested electronic combat international se...
The GovCon Index posted a loss of 0.481 points to 76.361 Friday and closed the week with a decline amid the release of first-quarter earnings reports from large U.S. government contractors throughout the week. GCI closed April as its third consecutive month with positive movement at a year-to-date gain of 5.24...
The GovCon Index deepened its slide Friday with a loss of 0.481 points to 76.361 that puts the GCI at a weekly decline but a sharp gain for the month of April as earnings reports for large government contractors dominated trading activity Monday through Friday. April represents the Index’s third consecutive month with positive moveme...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 22, 2016 ” Exostar has said BAE Systems, Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) have committed to deploy its updated risk management service for defense contractors, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The update includes a questionnaire that works to help contractors cover all the...
The GovCon Index ended its three-day gain streak Wednesday with a nominal loss of 0.008 points to 76.354 as a downgrade on Boeing‘s stock (NYSE: BA) and its subsequent decline offset gains from a first-quarter sales and earnings beat from Textron (NYSE: TXT). Providence, R.I.-based Textron climbed 4.89 percent&nbs...
The GovCon Index held onto a positive close for the third consecutive session Tuesday at 0.148 points to 76.362 after a descent from a strong open to negative territory in early afternoon trade before a reversal into green. Losses by technology shares on disappointing earnings reporters weighed on U.S. markets but were offset by ...
The GovCon Index descended into narrow range in a choppy afternoon trading session Thursday and closed at a nominal decline of 0.093 points to 75.306 as U.S. investors paused to gauge markets’ rally over Tuesday and Wednesday. Financial shares posted a fifth-straight positive day on earnings from banks that exceeded Wall Street&...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a nominal gain of 0.197 points to 74.227, which gives the GCI a nominal 0.103-point decline from the previous week. While biotechnology stocks posted losses, energy shares saw a 6.6-percent climb in U.S. crude oil futures to $39.72 a barrel. Four of the five largest U.S. government contrac...
The GovCon Index gradually tumbled from a strong open Friday and fell sharply in late afternoon trade to end at a nominal gain of 0.197 points to 74.227, which puts the GCI at a weekly loss for the second time in three weeks. The GCI posted a nominal 0.103-point loss from the April 1 close that...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded positions on a potential $7.2 billion contract vehicle to eight companies to support the agency’s work on new technology insertions and applications for military systems. Contractors will bid for individual task orders over a 10-year ordering period to enginee...
