TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 11, 2017 ” BAE Systems is working to build tools that will serve to facilitate system analysis, reverse engineering and intrusion detection capabilities for military aircraft platforms in efforts to counter cyber threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its threat management technolo...
Parsons has purchased Williams Electric for an undisclosed sum as part of the Pasadena, California-based engineering services contractor™s move to expand its control systems business. Fort Walton Beach, Florida-based Williams Electric is a privately held company that provides electrical, control system integration, general contracting and energ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 10, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) is looking into new and updated technologies that will work to advance the readiness of the U.S. Army for future battlefield operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said its technology development efforts in support of warfighter readiness are focused on the Stinger air ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 10, 2017 ” NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have scheduled the launch of the first Joint Polar Satellite System on Nov. 10 to begin its mission to support weather forecasting operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The space agency said Saturday JPSS-1, which is equipped with instr...
Nicolas Farah, an executive vice president of CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has been appointed as leader of the company’s mission solutions and services group. He will report to DeEtte Gray, president of CACI’s US operations, and will oversee the unit that offers command and control, communications, logistics, material readi...
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has announced it will spin off the industrial conglomerate’s ADI global distribution business, Homes portfolio and transportation systems business into two publicly traded firms by the end of 2018. Darius Adamczyk, president and CEO of Honeywell, said in a statement published Tuesday the initiative comes after t...
Weekly Roundup October 2 – October 6 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last month the GovCon community witnessed a number of highly valued contracts. September had eight contracts valued over a billion dollars awarded for a variety of services such as IT...
Executives from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates and DigitalGlobe have been appointed to the senior leadership team at Maxar Technologies “ the new company formed through MDA’s $3.6 billion acquisition of the Earth imagery services provider. William McCombe, senior vice president and chief financial officer at ...
Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) has received a potential five-year, $356 million contract to research and develop navigation systems for the Federal Aviation Administration. The Navigation Technical Assistance Contract II seeks to address commercial aviation efficiency and safety challenges through the integration o...
Deltek has agreed to acquire public-sector market intelligence provider Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) for approximately $70 million in cash, or $9.00 per share. Both companies expect to complete their combination in the fourth quarter of 2017 and Deltek said Thursday the deal will expand the firm’s GovWin IQ information pr...
