TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 18, 2016 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has promoted Joe Armstrong, previously director of training and operation solutions, to vice president and general manager of its Canadian defense and security business unit, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. He will be responsible for CAE Canada Defense & Security‘s NATO Flyi...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index nudged a slight gain Thursday in a mostly positive session for the U.S. stock market at-large as investors listened to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s congressional testimony. GovCon Index decliners edged advancers and three of its 11 S&P 500 components closed green with H...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” NCR (NYSE: NCR) has provided four self-service kiosks at the Veterans’ Day Parades in New York and Los Angeles to support service members and veterans throughout the event, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The Veterans Kiosk is designed to allow veterans, service members and military families to r...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services (NYSE: SAP), has stated that skill development programs will work to eliminate the mismatch between veterans’ qualifications and civilian job requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. He wrote in an opinion piece published...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) plans to consolidate facilities and workloads across some U.S. sites to support efforts to drive the operational efficiency of its defense, space and security unit, ExecuitveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it aims to reduce office space by approximately 4.5 million ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has established a new technology facility in Bossier City, Louisiana, that will work to provide information technology services to the company’s government customers, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the Integrated Technology Center will employ more than 800 col...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2016 ” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a grant to a General Atomics business unit to study and assess infrasound technology as a method to detect tornadoes, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will partner with the University of Alabama in...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded lower Wednesday on sell-offs in its largest defense prime components as U.S. stocks also held modestly down with financial stocks and utilities among the most notable decliners. GovCon Index laggards outnumbered gainers by a 2-to-1 ratio and all 11 of its S&P 500 components fell with Lo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” Peter Chiarelli, a retired U.S. Army officer, has been presented the Dr. Jennifer and Dr. Jack London Medal for Distinguished Service by CACI International (NYSE: CACI) Executive Chairman Jack London for the general’s efforts to advance post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” The U.S. Navy has awarded L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) a $49.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the supply of binocular night-vision devices, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company will provide BNVD goggles with white phosphor tubes that will work to boost visual acuity o...
