Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose Tuesday with help from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and other large aerospace prime contractors as U.S. stocks also traded higher with financials the top gainers and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in touching distance of 20, 000. GovCon Index gainers edged decliners by a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been tasked by the U.S. Air Force to produce a new modular mission computer system for the military service’s F-16 aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The computer update is designed with multicore processing, cybersecurity and high-speed computing and data networking fe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 ” The U.S. Navy has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) an $11.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide weapon systems sustainment and support for the military service’s MH-60 Seahawk helicopters, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. SAIC will work to sustain weapons ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has completed the first flight test for an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early-warning aircraft equipped with an aerial refueling system, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday the aerial refueling function will work to boost the on-station time and range of the E-2D ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 ” The National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 certifications for nine Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) operating system cryptographic modules, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The FIPS certifications validate the compliance of the native cryptographic...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 20, 2016 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) will provide a high-speed virtual private network to help NASA update the transmission capacity of the Deep Space Network telecommunications system, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The VPN will work to connect the network’s radio antennas around the world, support bandwi...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded higher on contributions from large defense prime contractors as U.S stocks pared back some gains from earlier in the session after the terror attack in a Berlin Christmas market and the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 3-to-1 r...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 19, 2016 ” Victory Media has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a silver-medal designation on its Military Friendly Employers list for 2017 in recognition of the government science and technology services provider’s veteran employment and education initiatives, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. Leidos ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 19, 2016 ” A Parsons subsidiary has received a five-year task order from the General Services Administration to provide command, control, communications, computers and capability development support services to the U.S. Cyber Command, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Secure Mission Solutions will perform research and dev...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 19, 2016 ” The U.S. Air Force has awarded Battelle a potential five-year, $9.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and development, operations and maintenance support services, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Battelle’s staff will assist in the daily operations of the Air Force ...
