TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2016 ” General Atomics has developed a mechanical arm designed to recover small unmanned aircraft systems in mid-flight, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Breaking Defense reported Monday that General Atomics created the mechanism as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2016 ” Grant Thornton‘s public sector unit has found that government information technology leaders aim to address challenges in IT infrastructure, management and processes but struggle to recruit new IT professionals, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its two annual surveys...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has tapped OGSystems to provide data processing services for the U.S. Army‘s High-Resolution 3D Geospatial Information program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. OGSystems said its work will serve to support Leidos’ efforts to help the Army Geospatial Cent...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 28, 2016 ” Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will help NASA‘s Ames Research Center operate and maintain the Aviation Safety Reporting System and Confidential Close Call Reporting System under a $33.9 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the contract aims to support ...
Joe Kelly, a 25-year Defense Department and 15-year government contracting veteran, has joined cybersecurity services company Assured Enterprises as vice president of federal sector operations. Assured said Tuesday Kelly formerly served as acting chief information officer for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board — an&...
The General Services Administration has given federal agencies the go-ahead to use the unrestricted portion of a contract vehicle to procure human capital strategy, training and development and organizational performance support services. GSA said Monday that 77 vendors won contracts under the Human Capital and Training Solutions Unre...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index rebounded Tuesday on gains by defense technology makers as U.S. stocks also rose with jumps by technology and retail shares in conjunction with investor optimism on new consumer confidence data. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggers at a 4-to-1 ratio and all 11 of its S&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2016 ” Timothy Murphy, Thomson Reuters Special Services president, was featured in Security Magazine’s list of the 19 “Most Influential People in Security” for 2016, GovCon Executive said Monday. Murphy worked at FBI prior to his current position and held various leadership roles within&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2016 ” DynCorp International has secured an ISO quality management certification from Perry Johnson Registrar, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. DynCorp said Friday the ISO 9001:2015 certification validates the company’s integrated system for managing its businesses based on adva...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has delivered Japan’s first F-35A fighter jet and marked the occasion in a ceremony that sought to highlight the Japan and U.S. defense alliance, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday F-35A maintenance training for the Japan Air Self D...
