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The GovCon Index closed at 70.063 on Friday, an increase of 0.541 percent, or 0.386 points, from Thursday trading. The Dow Jones grew 0.33 percent to close at 17, 958.79, the Standard & Poor’s 500 recorded a 0.02 percent gain to 2, 072.30 and the NASDAQ increase...
The GovCon Index rebounded some ground Thursday with an increase of 0.541 percent — or 0.386 points — to close at 70.063 on Friday. Stocks largely increased Friday after the release of the Labor Department‘s jobs report, which said U.S. businesses a...
The GovCon Index retreated Thursday by 0.223 percent — or 0.157 points — to close at 70.676, a figure that keeps the index in positive territory from the previous week. Investors reacted to the European Central Bank’s decision to not take any action on a potential stimulus until at least early ne...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a six-year,  $49 million contract to develop threat warning and countermeasure technologies for the U.S. Air Force. The company will also test the infrared countermeasure response and integrated warning system against missile, laser and hostile fire threats, Leidos said Thur...
The GovCon Index continued its post-Thanksgiving climb for a second consecutive day with a Wednesday closing figure of 70.834 — an increase of 0.799 percent, or 0.571 points from Tuesday. Investors reacted to a report from the ADP Research Institute that says companies added 208, 000 employees during November and that payrolls have...
A Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) subsidiary has won a potential $37 million contract with the Defense Logistics Agency to install a defense fuel software in several Defense Department facilities worldwide. Varec will provide installation, repair and training services for BSM-E and eConvergence hardware and softwa...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide information technology services to the National Institutes of Health‘s Electronic Research Administration under a potential five-year, $113 million contract for work to support eRA’s electronic systems. The company said Monday that eRA develops, maintains and deploys el...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been awarded a potential $31 million contract to provide geospatial services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s data services program. The data services will serve as a source for the completion of maritime products such as the U.S. N...
The GovCon Index started the new trading week with a Monday close of 68.753 — a decline of 0.247 percent, or 0.169 points. Stocks on the three major market indices remained level as well in a day that saw reports surface of Japan’s extended recession and a decrese in small-cap shares, according to Bloomberg’...
The GovCon Index ended Monday’s trading day at 68.240 – a nominal increase of 0.311 percent from Friday, or 0.213 points. CNBC reported that the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 composite index both closed Monday at rec...
