The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed down 0.199 percent to 93.292. Vectrus reported strong first quarterly financial results to top of the GovCon Index board posting a 12.00 percent gain. Major markets closed mixed with S&P pushing up against the 2,400 mark closing at new high of 2,399.63. The NASDAQ continues its strong performanc...
In a move that Defense One described as “unprecedented,” the U.S. Air Force plans to allow a defense company to choose the USAF’s new electronic-attack jet. According to industry sources and Pentagon officials, this is the first time in the 70-year history of the Air Force that a defense contractor has been allowed to choose t...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed up 0.118 percent to 93.478 as advancers outpaced decliners 2 to 1. AECOM led the 30 GovCon Index companies as the company beat analysts projections reporting 5 percent quarterly earnings growth. Major markets closed mixed with softness in commodity prices. The NASDAQ reached a new all time high as t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 8, 2017 ” The federal edition of Thales e-Security‘s 2017 Data Threat Report indicates that 96 percent of federal government employees feel vulnerable to potential data breaches and 71 percent think the adoption of new technologies may facilitate those vulnerabilities, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The compa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 8, 2017 ” The AECOM-led (NYSE: ACM) Nuclear Waste Partnership with BWX Technologies and Areva Federal Services has added Bruce Covert, a group vice president at the infrastructure firm, as president and project manager, GovCon Executive reported Friday. AECOM said Thursday Covert will lead NWPR...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 8, 2017 ” A business unit of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has delivered the first Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft to the U.S. Air Force after completing maintenance work under a logistics support contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. L3 said Thursday its Vertex Aerospace d...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2017 ” IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) BBN Technologies subsidiary have collaborated to verify the difference in performance between a standard computer and quantum computer, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Their joint study published in the Nature Quantum Information journal focused on the “...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2017 ” Advanced Concepts and Technologies International will provide logistics and sustainment services to the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the F-35 Joint Program Office under a subcontract from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. ACT I said the subcontract is part o...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2017 ” Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) will exhibit its C4ISR and training technologies at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Florida from May 15 to 18, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday its global defense and mission solutions business units will participate at the eve...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2017 ” Altamira Technologies has participated in a leadership conference hosted by The Women™s Center in April that served to facilitate discussions, networking and career development for female leaders in the public and private sectors, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Monday speakers...
