TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 20, 2017 ” CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has secured a 10-year agreement with the NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization for the delivery of cloud services to state and local government agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its cloud offerings will work to support users to...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 20, 2017 ” The U.S. Army has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a potential five-year, $62 million task order to create and manage an on-premise private cloud platform as part of the military service’s Army Private Cloud Enterprise program, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. IBM said Wednesday the task order also cover...
GovCon Index-listed Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) reported first quarter earnings above Wall Street analysts’ expectations Friday with help from higher avionics and other aviation-related sales in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based aerospace company’s government business. Rockwell Collins said earnings for the October-December pe...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed higher Thursday as gains by large defense platform and product makers helped offset declines by a majority of the GCI’s 30 stocks with mid-tier prime contractors and government services providers in red. U.S. stocks traded lower by comparison with real estate the largest drag on equities&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” Deloitte has joined a coalition comprised of specialists and consulting and technology companies as a lead partner in efforts to advance the development of smart cities in the country, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work with the Smart Cities Council members an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a potential five-year, $38 million contract to research and develop high-power electromagnetic sources and components through Jan. 4, 2022, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” ICF is among the the 35 commercial and research partners chosen by the Commerce Department‘s National Technology Information Service as eligible to participate in the agency’s federal-wide data ventures, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work to s...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has landed contracts worth a total of $134.1 million from international military customers for new simulation technologies, simulator updates and training support services, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday it closed a deal with Airbus‘ defense and space bu...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded higher Wednesday on help from its large-cap components against mixed U.S. stock movements as investors awaited Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s speech on the U.S. economy during the last hour of trade. GovCon Index gainers slightly edged decliners each and nine...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 18, 2017 ” A new McKinsey Global Institute study estimates that almost half of today’s jobs could be automated by 2055 based on several factors that affect the pace of automation technology development, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The study stated developments in robotics, artificial intelligence ...
