TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” The Indian navy has expressed an intent to acquire the General Atomics-built Predator B Guardian surveillance drone and electromagnetic aircraft launch system, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Indian Express reported Aug. 1 that India has sent letters of request to the Defense Department to procure...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2016 ” The New York State Department of Transportation has awarded ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) approximately $7 million in additional funds to aid the former’s statewide active and transportation demand management initiative, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday it will help develop NYSDOT’s regi...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended its four-day post-election gain streak with a 1-percent decline Tuesday as investors sold defense shares that had surged since Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory Nov. 8. In contrast, U.S. stocks were lifted Tuesday on bounces in technology and energy shares as the l...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has launched its new Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) commercial imaging satellite onboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The WorldView-4 satellite will work to increase the number of images in DigitalGlobe’s co...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” AT&T (NYSE: T) and NASA have partnered to study traffic management methods for unmanned aircraft systems in support of secure drone operations within the national airspace, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it collaborated with the space agency and other firms to develop new wire...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NVIDIA have collaborated to develop a new machine learning tool that will work to train computers to learn in a human-like manner and boost their overall operational speed, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. IBM PowerAI is designed to operate with NVIDIA’s NVL...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program office has tapped Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) Australia-based subsidiary for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Northrop said Friday it will a join a team of other companies including the Australian operatio...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2016 ” The Spanish defense ministry has deployed Polycom‘s (Nasdaq: PLCM) unified communications technology to support constant contact between the country’s defense and military headquarters, its armed forces and NATO, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Nov. 3 its RealPresence Platform&n...
Kevin Benedict, former vice president of business development at SES Government Solutions, has joined Atlanta-based remote field communications and information technology provider DataPath as senior VP of U.S. government sales. DataPath said Tuesday Benedict will oversee efforts to expand the company’s work with U.S. defens...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index added at least 1 full percent for a fourth consecutive session Monday to new all-time high as defense primes continued to lead gainers and construction company AECOM (NYSE: ACM) also climbed after its CEO offered investors a positive outlook on U.S. infrastructure spending. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered ...
