TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has unveiled a new technology offering that works to support satellite-based positioning, navigation and timing services in environments without GPS coverage, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Satellite Time and Location service is del...
The GovCon Index rallied 1.197 percent to 78.192 on gains led by the GCI’s services-focused contractors and defense prime Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) on news that the U.S. lifted its embargo on weapons sales to Vietnam. Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) added 4.01 percent — or $2.10 &nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA., ‘May 23, 2016 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — announced that Lieutenant General J. Kevin McLaughlin, United States Air Force – Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command will be the opening keynote speaker for the Spring 2016 Cybersecurity Summit. The Summit will be he...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Kay Kapoor, government solutions president at AT&T (NYSE: T), has won a 2016 Women in Technology award for her leadership in the corporate large market sector category, GovCon Executive reported Monday. WIT, a nonprofit organization, said Friday Kapoor was one of the awardees honored at the 17th Annual...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has delivered the first railgun pulse power containers to the U.S. Navy after the team concluded validation tests on the future directed energy weapon’s power requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Navy will then work to install&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Bechtel‘s joint venture with Japan Gas Corp. and a subsidiary of Hitachi will plan and build a nuclear power plant in the U.K. under a contract from Horizon Nuclear Power, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Menter Newydd JV will build the two-reactor Wylfa Newydd plant in Wales beginning 202...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), has said that a satellite system that works to track an aircraft’s GPS transponder can be an alternative way to support real-time flight information monitoring, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic&#...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 24, 2016 ” Amanda Mason, director of strategic programs for the intelligence community at MarkLogic, believes her experience with the U.S. Air Force comes in handy as she works to drive both private and public sector support for cybersecurity learning programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. U.S. News & World...
Anthony Robbins, formerly federal business vice president at Brocade, has joined AT&T (NYSE: T) as vice president of public sector services for the global defense market within the company™s business solutions unit. Robbins will oversee AT&T’s projects for the Defense Department and other defense organizations worldwide, AT&T ...
Six companies have won positions on a potential $460 million multiple-award contract to support defensive and offensive cyberspace missions of the U.S. Cyber Command over the next five years, Federal Times reported Monday. Aaron Boyd writes the program is slated to run through May 19, 2021, and task orders encompass new and emerging t...
