The U.S. Navy has awarded nine companies positions on a potential five-year, $249.8 million contract to provide logistics and program management support services to the Naval Air Systems Command™s logistics integration department. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Maryland received 11 bids for the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indef...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 27, 2017 ” Advanced Concepts and Technologies International will provide logistics support for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s AN/TSC-168 TDC Quad-Band satellite communications terminal under a five-year, $16 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The task order also inc...
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Infoscitex have received contract modifications worth $75 million combined to continue to provide research and development support in the areas of human perception and cognitive technologies for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the modifications to a previously awarded indefini...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded higher Tuesday on a lift from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and government services stocks as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) fell after the defense contractor reported material weaknesses related to internal controls for financial statements at its Sikorsky helicopter subsidiary. All three major U.S. stock indices also...
Charles Kriete, formerly chief marketing officer of Kore Wireless Group, has joined TESSCO Technologies (Nasdaq: TESS) as senior vice president for product management and solutions at the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based wireless communications technology supplier. Kriete will report directly to Murray Wright, TESSCO president and CEO, and...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 20, 2017 ” Dell Technologies‘ (NYSE: DVMT) RSA business has achieved Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2+ certification for its governance, risk management and compliance platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. RSA said Monday Archer GRC Release 6.1 is designed to manage risk acr...
Polaris Alpha‘s EOIR Technologies subsidiary has secured a position on a five-year, $48 million contract that covers research, development and technical support services for the U.S. Navy‘s corporate laboratory. The company said Wednesday the contract encompasses seven research fields and EOIR will vie for task orders ...
William “Bill†Parsons, an 18-year NASA veteran, has been named president of Syncom Space Services, a joint venture of PAE and BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT). Parsons will oversee S3’s operations at NASA that include management of facility operations, test and manufacturing services and maintenance requirements at Stennis Sp...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rebounded Friday with strong performances by defense prime stocks as U.S. stocks rose on investor optimism from quarterly earnings beats by large financial institutions and positive retail sales numbers from December. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggards by a 2-to-1 ratio and nine of its 11 S&P 500 stoc...
Jeffrey Nyweide, formerly GlobalOptions Group executive vice president and chief financial officer, has joined WidePoint (NYSE: WYY) as president, CEO and board member. The managed mobility services provider said Monday Nyweide will succeed former CEO Steve Komar, who will transition to the role of executive chairman and continue...
