Boeing (NYSE: BA) CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters Tuesday after his hour-long meeting with President-elect Donald Trump that the company has moved forward on efforts in “simplifying requirements” for the future Air Force One replacement airplane with combat jets also a topic of discussion there. Trump first criticized the ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.464-percent climb to 88.863 as gainers outnumbered laggards at a 2-to-1 ratio with strong performances by defense prime stocks. L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) was GCI’s top net performer while Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) led the listed stocks in percentage gained. The Index’...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded narrowly higher Tuesday with help from middle-tier and government services companies to offset losses by large primes as U.S. stocks recorded another mixed session that saw industrials lag and healthcare stocks climb. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio as five of its 11...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index registered a 0.162-point climb Friday to 89.761 and closed the week in the positive. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was GCI’s top net performer while Honeywell (NYSE: HON) led the Index in percentage gained. The Index’s gain follows the latest jobs report from the Labor Dep...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed the week slightly higher Friday as the Dow neared the 20.000 mark. The major markets enjoyed a shot in the arm from The Labor Department’s report that 156, 000 new jobs were added in December. Advancers equaled decliners on the day with the GovCon Index closing up 2.0% on the short...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved slightly lower Thursday on a mixed market closing with the Dow and S&P 500 down and NASDAQ up. The board markets closed down as retail stocks dropped on reports of disappointing holiday results. Huntington Ingalls lead the GovCon Index once again for the fourth consecutive day of gains, up almost ...
Craig Wade, formerly director of contracts at AugustaWestland‘s North American subsidiary, has been named vice president of contracts, grants administration and cost and pricing at University Research Co. and its Center for Human Services not-for-profit unit. URC said Tuesday Wade brings to the company 25 years of contract mana...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index moved higher Tuesday on broad gains among defense primes as U.S. stocks closed significantly higher with the Dow Jones Industrial flirting with the 20, 000 mark. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggards by a 3-to-1 ratio Tuesdayy and nine of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with co-listed ...
The U.S. Air Force has released a request for proposals for a potential $16.3 billion program that seeks to build a new trainer jet designed to replace the T-38 aircraft and train pilots of F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, Air University reported Friday. The RFP for the Advanced Pilot Training program covers engineering and manufacturing development...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index retreated Friday in the final trading session of 2016 to close a negative December but but a positive year on a boost to defense stocks in the post-election rally that has swept through U.S. markets. The GovCon Index closes 2016 with a year-to-date gain of 16.73 percent as the U.S. stock...
