Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index staged a second consecutive session of recovery Wednesday from the post-Brexit shock that loomed over global financial markets during the prior two trading days with McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) as the top driver of gains with the prime defense stocks and platform also top performers. The GovCon Index closed ...
Zoll Medical has received a $400 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply vital signs monitors to the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has a one-year base period and five one-year option periods and that Zoll will perform work in Massachusetts through June 27,...
Steve Isakowitz, formerly Virgin Galactic president, will join The Aerospace Corporation as its new president on Aug. 1 and assume the added role of CEO when current CEO Wanda Austin retires in October. Aerospace said Tuesday the board of trustees and its selection committee, led by former U.S. Air Force Secre...
David Mellors, chief financial officer at British robotics technology maker QinetiQ Group, will join U.K.-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham as CFO on a yet unconfirmed date no later than Jan. 1, 2017. Cobham said Wednesday that current CFO Simon Nicholls will depart the company later in the year and remain i...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index received a modest boost Tuesday from attempts by U.S. and global equity markets to shake off a two-day rout spurred by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union with help from strong activity in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON). The GovCon Index gained 0.7...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Janus Global Operations has secured ISO 18788:2015 certification for its quality management system’s alignment with international standards, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the certification by the International Organization for Standardization follows a previous ANSI/ASIS PS...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been featured in LinkedIn‘s first-ever listing of the top 40 companies that attract professional talent, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The company said Thursday it was ranked 36th in the “Top Attractors” list for 2016 based on an analysis of LinkedIn user...
Ronnie Hawkins, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and former director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, has joined the federal advisory board of San Francisco-based mobile security provider Lookout. Hawkins will work with the Lookout executive team to inform public sector customers about potential security risks from aut...
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority has awarded Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS) a potential $21.9 million task order to develop and produce a vaccine against Zika virus for use in the first phase of a clinical trial. The company said Monday the order has a base period of 30 months worth $17.9 million and covers...
Graeme Thompson, formerly vice president of global information technology end-user services at Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), has been named senior vice president and chief information officer of Redwood City, California-based software development company Informatica. The more than 20-year IT and supply chain management veteran aims to help exp...
