The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said “healthcare cybersecurity is in critical condition” in its report to Congress Friday. Hospitals and health care facilities are a honeypot for hackers and prime targets for ransomware attacks because of the huge amounts of personal information that they collect. While c...
The Week’s Top GovCon News Stories View this email in your browser Weekly Roundup May 22 – May 26 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This past Tuesday, President Donald Trump released his first budget proposal for fiscal 2018 and the blueprint su...
Five companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $249 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the military branch’s security assistance training programs in seven countries. The Defense Department said Thursday that American Systems, Integration Innovation, Mag DS, Resicum International and Spec...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2017 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) will deliver Missile Fire Control System equipment and provide engineering services for two international customers under a $40.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company’s ordna...
India™s defense ministry looks to purchase $2 billion worth of Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers for six regiments within 18 months, Defense News reported Thursday. The proposed acquisition came five months after the ministry ordered India-made rocket launchers worth approximately $350 million for two regiments. Larsen & Toubro and ...
The State Department has approved a potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of $2 billion in Patriot missile systems from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN). UAE requested 60 Lockheed-built Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles and Raytheon-made 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tacti...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2017 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has been named by the U.S. Air Force as a potential decision-maker in the service branch’s effort to replace its current fleet of EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft, ExecutiveGov reported Wednesday. Defense One reported Tuesday that Lt. Gen. Arnold B...
Weekly Roundup May 1 – May 5 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Earlier this week, Congress finally reached an agreement on the contentious fiscal 2017 budget. The $1.16 trillion omnibus spending bill allocates $598.5 billion in discretionary funding to the Dep...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2017 ” CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) CEO Mike Gregoire has urged federal agencies to implement a “built to change” approach to information technology modernization in order to secure against emerging threats, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Gregoire wrote in a Nextgov guest piece published Thursday&n...
The State Department has approved New Zealand’s request to purchase four P-8A patrol aircraft and associated support under a potential $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. New Zealand requested commercial engines, Tactical Open Mission Software, electro-optical and infrared MX-20HD, AN/AAQ-2(V)...
