Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index turned positive in mid-afternoon trade Wednesday along with U.S. stocks after reports surfaced that major oil producing countries reached an agreement to limit global supply with more details due in November. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggers at a 4-to-1 ratio and eight of its 11 S&P 500 compani...
Three Wire Systems has appointed Serena Bliss, formerly senior information assurance officer at Lockheed Martin subcontractor eSolution Architects, as the new chief information security officer at Three Wire. Bliss has more than 15 years of cybersecurity experience in areas such as application development, certification and accreditation, Three...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 23, 2016 ” The U.S. and India are close to reaching a deal to jointly manufacture the Javelin anti-tank guided missile technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Defense News reported Wednesday that Javelin Joint Ventures, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) joint ventu...
Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) Abacus Innovations Australia subsidiary has secured an estimated $418.7 contract from Australia’s defense department to provide computer equipment and accessories as well as centralized processing services to the country’s chief information officer group, ARN reported Friday. Leon Spenc...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose for a second straight session Thursday to extend gains on the Federal Reserve‘s Wednesday decision to leave interest rates unchanged on a mix of contributions from large defense platform makers and services-oriented contractors. Thursday also represented the GovCon Index’s first day of...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index added 1 percent Wednesday to record its best session in two months and close above 80 points for the first time since Sept. 12 with 29 out of 30 stocks in positive after the Federal Reserve left benchmark interest rates unchanged and signaled a potential move in December. All of the GovCon...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 21, 2016 ” DigitalGlobe‘s (NYSE: DGI) WorldView-4 imaging satellite will launch to space no earlier than Sept. 26 to capture panchromatic- and multispectral-resolution images of Earth, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. United Launch Alliance said Sunday the launch of the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LM...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rose Monday in an attempt to close above the 80-point barrier for the first time since Sept. 12 on gains by large defense primes and services-oriented companies. The GCI’s positive movement contrasted activity in U.S. financial markets as stocks turned south in the final hour of trade a...
Wiener Kernisan, formerly vice president of sales and marketing at Arianespace‘s U.S. subsidiary, has been promoted to president of the Arianespace Inc. business effective Sept. 26. The France-based multinational company said Friday Kernisan will manage customer, industry and governmental relations at its Was...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed in the negative Friday with a 0.953-percent or 0.760-point drop to 78.957. The Index also recorded a weekly decline ahead of the Federal Reserve‘s two-day meeting on Sept. 20 and 21. All of GCI’s S&P 500 stocks posted losses in Friday’s session while four reg...
