TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2016 ” Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress mobile broadband service will be available to global public sector customers via value-added reseller SpeedCast International, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. SpeedCast will support the deployment of the GX service alongside Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime GX platform,...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will assume responsibility for the work previously held by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) under the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. NSF said Monday the transfer is part of Leidos’ merger with Lockheed’s information systems ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded five companies spots on a potential $155.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide a range of support services for the Joint Staff J6 Directorate’s C4/Cyber program. The Defense Department said Tuesday contractors will vie for analytical, engineering and program manageme...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded lower against across-the-board gains by U.S. stocks Tuesday as declines by large prime defense contractors weighed on the GCI. GovCon Index gainers edged laggers but only four of the GCI’s 11 S&P 500-listed stocks closed green as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumm...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 23, 2016 ” Jason Kimrey, federal area director at Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), has said the company seeks to actively engage with federal customers in the high-performance computing and cybersecurity technology areas, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. “It is going to take targeted partnerships and collaboration with g...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 23, 2016 ” The Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer spacecraft is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 to begin its mission to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu, Executive Gov reported Monday. NASA said Thursday OSIRIS-REx will...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 23, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has introduced its new battle management platform offering for defense customers at the U.S. Army‘s Cyber Quest event, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Cyber and Electromagnetic Battle Management platform works to support the Ele...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 23, 2016 ” The Missile Defense Agency has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $9.6 million contract to design, build and test an MQ-9 Reaper precision tracking system, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the company aims to demonstrate a flight representati...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 23, 2016 ” An affiliate of Concurrent Technologies Corp. will provide acquisition and technical support to Air Force Materiel Command headquarters under a $1.2 million subcontract from Dakota Consulting, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. CTC said Friday Enterprise Ventures Corp. will also assist...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recovered from a slightly negative open Monday and held positive against choppy activity in U.S. stock markets as speculation over the next interest rate hike continued to dominate investors’ attention. GovCon Index gainers outnumbered laggers and unchanged stocks by a 2-to-1 ratio and eight of t...
