TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 8, 2016 ” Wayne Lewandowski, vice president of federal operations at Vormetric, has said data transformation and cloud are two areas that the data protection technology provider is exploring following its acquisition by Thales Group. He told ExecutiveBiz in an interview published Wednesday that Thale...
Dan Morris, a former senior account executive at Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE), has been named senior director of government services at Gaithersburg, Maryland-based satellite communications firm.UltiSat. Morris will be responsible for helping expand the company™s projects with U.S. defense agencies and professional services portfolio,...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted a fifth straight gain to a new all-time record close Wednesday on strong performances by Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) and L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) as U.S. stocks also advanced with the S&P 500 at a record close. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 2-to-1 ratio and seven o...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 ” Purdue University’s school of electrical and computer engineering presented Bill Varner, president of ManTech International‘s (Nasdaq: MANT) mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group, an alumni award for the electrical engineering field, GovCon Executive reported Friday. He received the a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 ” AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has partnered with the U.S. Navy‘s Fleet Readiness Center Southwest to develop the design concept, space plan and operational specifications of a new calibration laboratory, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Primary Standards Laboratory will work to provide calibration services worldwid...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 ” Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been named by President-elect Donald Trump to be a member of the Strategic and Policy Forum, Executive Gov reported Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday Rometty will join 15 other business leaders on the forum to advise Trump on his efforts...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 ” Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has invested in several computer science education efforts in support of President Barack Obama’s Computer Science for All program and the company’s $300 million Diversity in Technology initiative, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its inv...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 ” President Barack Obama intends to name Peter Altabef, Unisys (NYSE: UIS) president and CEO, as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. Altabef will help advise the president on national security, cybersecurity, communications infrastr...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reversed its morning decline to close higher Tuesday in a second straight session of contributions by mid-tier platform and services contractors against flat or red movements by large defense primes. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered decliners by a 4-to-1 ratio and six of its 11 S&P 500 stocks registered...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 6, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has set a Dec. 16 launch date for the first batch of the company’s next-generation communication satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Ten initial NEXT satellites will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California into low-earth orbit via&n...
