Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed higher Thursday on strong performances by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) after both contractors reported quarterly earnings above Wall Street’s expectations. U.S. stocks in contrast ended mostly flat as investors waited Friday’s job report and weighed Preside...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2017 ” A joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and MBDA has submitted a bid in response to Poland’s solicitation for an air and missile defense system under the country’s Wisla program, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Defense News reported Tuesday that MEADS International‘...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2017 ” Mitre has selected the winning team in the Mitre Unique Identification of Things challenge that sought to develop strategies to address security issues associated with the Internet of Things, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Friday a Ciena hardware engineer le...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will work with the U.S. Air Force to build an updated signal processor for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile in effort to extend the weapon’s production beyond 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the update is part of the...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2017 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have partnered with the U.S. Navy to determine potential naval applications of augmented reality technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Navy said Tuesday the disruptive technology laboratory at Naval S...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2017 ” Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) will deploy the Salesforce Service Cloud at the Agriculture Department‘s Farm Service Agency to support a program that seeks to provide agency customers access to opportunities with USDA external partners, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday&nb...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index pared its losses to close flat against a mostly positive session for U.S. stocks Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and said it sees improvement in consumer and business sentiment. GovCon Index decliners outnumbered gainers 17-13 for a second straight sessi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 1, 2017 ” CGI (NYSE: GIB) will deploy its financial waste, fraud and abuse identification and tracking system at the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver healthcare claims audit and recovery services, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its ProperPay system will support the&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 1, 2017 — The U.S. Navy has awarded a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) business a $45.8 million delivery order for 29 automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination standard retrofit p-kits for MH-60R helicopters, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Lockheed’s mission systems and training unit will perform...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 1, 2017 ” BAE Systems will provide its LiteHUD head-up displays to support the flight test program of the Textron (NYSE: TXT) and AirLand Enterprises joint venture’s Scorpion jet, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The display is designed with BAE’s optical waveguide technology and will work to reduce t...
