The GovCon Index attempted to turn around sharp losses incurred mid-afternoon Friday during the day’s final trading hour and closed at a gain/loss of 0.086 points to 72.182. The Index had shown a decline of around 1.1 percent at around 2 p.m. Eastern time before a reversal that started shortly before 3 p.m. as U.S....
Jan. 11 – Jan. 15 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson America’s space program appears to be the place where government and industry are taking concrete steps toward increased public-private partnerships as a means to spur innovation on both ...
The GovCon Index showed signs of life Thursday with a gain of 1.105 percent to 73.040 amid further turmoil in international financial markets as U.S. stocks also rallied amid global losses. The S&P 500 rose 1.67 percent to show its largest gain in almost six weeks and go back above the 1, 900 mark. Crude...
The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a potential four-year, $900 million contract to 17 companies to provide logistics support services for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The contractors will compete for individual task orders under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the D...
The GovCon Index snapped a four-day streak of declines Tuesday with a surge upward of 1.129 percent to 74.285 in another volatile trading day for U.S. financial markets driven by continued oil price declines and attention on China. Crude oil futures in New York settled 50 minutes later than usual due to volatility and ended...
Jan. 4 – Jan. 8 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Any thoughts that the start of 2016 would be smooth sailing for U.S. government contracting stocks and financial markets have quickly been cast aside as volatility from 2015’s second half carried into the...
