The GovCon Index barely held positive territory in a narrow final hour of trade Thursday to record a nominal gain of 0.041 points to 71.389 Thursday and remain in a correction for the seventh consecutive day, or 10 percent down from its most recent high on Dec. 1. ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) rose 1.48 percent after...
The GovCon Index bounced higher for a third consecutive session Wednesday with a gain of 1.411 percent to 71.348, a close that holds the Index barely in correction territory for a sixth straight day. The Index is 10.05 percent down from its most recent high of 79.332 on Dec. 1 and has entered correction territory...
Gail Rissler, formerly a senior vice president of Suntiva, has been named the first chief operating officer of the company. She will lead Suntiva’s health, defense, federal civilian and intelligence community business units and oversee the company™s business expansion, strategy execution and business development, Suntiva said Friday. R...
Advanced Technology International has won a $99 million contract to provide support services to the Office of Naval Research Manufacturing Technology’s U.S. Navy metalworking center of excellence. The center serves to identify and develop technology for deployment to U.S. shipyards and other industrial facilities, the Defense Department said T...
The GovCon Index followed the steep downturn in U.S. markets Monday with a decline of 1.027 percent to 70.035 spurred by new declines in oil prices and worries about the pace of future interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Monday also represented the first day of Colorado Springs-based government services contractor Vectrus‘ (NYSE: V...
As covered here yesterday, GovCon Wire’s parent company Executive Mosaic announced its inductions for the 2016 edition of the Wash 100 — EM’s annual selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices. These 100 individuals were chosen by EM’s editorial and organizational leadership as the executives...
Tiffanny Gates, formerly vice president of cyber strategies at Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) Blackbird Technologies subsidiary, has joined Novetta as president of the company’s federal division. Gates will be responsible for the company’s projects for the U.S. government and for the division’s strategy, business development and...
The GovCon Index failed to carry momentum from its Tuesday rebound and plummeted 2.671 percent to 72.284 Wednesday as steep losses in consumer stocks spurred a large-scale selloff in U.S. financial markets. The Index has declined 6.2 percent since the start of 2016 and is down 8.11 percent from its most recent high of 78.669...
