TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 3, 2016 ” The General Services Administration has taken on an expanded role in the effort to assist the presidential candidates to prepare for their possible transition to government leadership, ExecutiveGov reported Wednesday. Casey Coleman, vice president for civilian agencies at Unisys‘ (NYSE: UIS) fed...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 3, 2016 ” Carahsoft has agreed to serve as Zscaler‘s master government market aggregator and offer the latter’s cloud security platform to public clients through the contract vehicles run by the General Services Administration and NASA, ExecutiveBiz said Wednesday. Zscaler’s Internet Security ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 3, 2016 ” Iridium (Nasdaq: IRDM) has launched its new suite of aviation broadband connectivity products and services designed to provide global broadband data communications for cockpits and passengers, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Monday its new portfolio is comprised of various products from four a...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed narrowly down in the midst of a larger selloff in U.S. financial markets Wednesday as declines by defense primes offset gains on guidance boosts by government services contractors Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) along with a sharp rise by McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK). B...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2016 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has secured a four-year, $73 million contract to manage several cloud computing platforms to support veteran health benefits and service delivery programs across the Department of Veterans Affairs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday it will oversee VA’s&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received the last of the five NeXolve-built sunshield layers that will work to protect the optics and equipment of NASA‘s James Webb Space Observatory, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. NASA said Tuesday the sunshield serves to prevent the sun’s heat from disr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2016 ” Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) has completed several hot fire tests on two launch abort engines intended to support the propulsion system of Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) CST-100 Starliner service module, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the tests sought to determine the capa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2016 ” Turkey’s defense procurement panel is set to acquire a second batch of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft through the multinational Joint Strike Fighter program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Defense News reported Monday the country aims to build a new-generation aircraf...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 2, 2016 ” Parsons has opened a new technology office in San Antonio, Texas, that will work to address the cybersecurity needs of local government and commercial clients, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the 14, 000-square-foot office includes new facilities designed to accommodat...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed in narrow range Tuesday despite a majority of the session in positive as declines by aerospace and defense primes offset gains by Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) on news of a pending divestiture and Engility Corp. (NYSE: EGL) after quarterly earnings that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. GovC...
