TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 5, 2016 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has added Peter Wall, a veteran of the U.K. army and director of leadership advisory company Amicus, as a member of its board of directors, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. Wall brings experience from his service as chief of the general staff for the British army and&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 5, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) anticipates $15 billion in potential exports of the F-16 fighter jet with the proposed transfer of that aircraft’s production to India, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Economic Times reported Thursday that an F-16 production line in India could lead to export sale...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index held lower Thursday against narrow movement by U.S. stocks as investors looked ahead to the July jobs report for release Friday before the opening bell. The GovCon Index declined 0.176 points to 82.300 and three of its 11 S&P 500-listed stocks closed in positive with Boeing (NYSE: BA...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2016 ” Harris (NYSE: HRS) will support the first phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research and development program under a $27 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. DARPA obligated $22.3 million from its fiscal 2015 and 2016 R&D funds at the time of th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2016 ” Vencore will oversee concept definition and strategic planning for an advanced data analysis project of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command under a $1.5 million subcontract from AUSGAR Technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The project’s goal is to hel...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2016 ” The Lockheed Martin-built F-35A has reached initial operational capability after completing system tests and meeting requirements set by the U.S. Air Force, Executive Gov reported Wednesday. The Air Force said Tuesday Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of the Air Combat Command, declared the F-35A ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2016 ” IBM (NYSE: IBM) has formed a team within its security services business that will work to test and identify vulnerabilities in customer computer systems under the leadership of Charles Henderson, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday X-Force Red will consist of ethical hackers...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 4, 2016 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) will provide information technology services to support the National Institutes of Health‘s National Human Genome Research Institute under a $17 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the contract covers support for high-performance computing ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rebounded Friday on gains by ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) on a second quarter earnings beat, plus boosts by Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB). The GovCon Index posted a gain of 0.292 points to 82.476 and six of the GCI’s 11 S&P 500-listed...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 3, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has established a new facility in Augusta, Georgia to provide information technology security services to the Army Cyber Command and other Defense Department components, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The cyber center was built as part of the company’...
