Weekly Roundup January 16 – January 20 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson All eyes were on Washington today as Donald Trump took the oath of office on Capitol Hill to become the 45th President of the United States and officially usher in a time we...
GovCon Index-listed Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) reported first quarter earnings above Wall Street analysts’ expectations Friday with help from higher avionics and other aviation-related sales in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based aerospace company’s government business. Rockwell Collins said earnings for the October-December pe...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed higher Thursday as gains by large defense platform and product makers helped offset declines by a majority of the GCI’s 30 stocks with mid-tier prime contractors and government services providers in red. U.S. stocks traded lower by comparison with real estate the largest drag on equities&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” Deloitte has joined a coalition comprised of specialists and consulting and technology companies as a lead partner in efforts to advance the development of smart cities in the country, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work with the Smart Cities Council members an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” ICF is among the the 35 commercial and research partners chosen by the Commerce Department‘s National Technology Information Service as eligible to participate in the agency’s federal-wide data ventures, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work to s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xxuk0ieisU U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations (Jan. 9, 2017) Aerial video of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The ship and its amphibious ready group are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. ...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index traded higher Wednesday on help from its large-cap components against mixed U.S. stock movements as investors awaited Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s speech on the U.S. economy during the last hour of trade. GovCon Index gainers slightly edged decliners each and nine...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 18, 2017 ” A new McKinsey Global Institute study estimates that almost half of today’s jobs could be automated by 2055 based on several factors that affect the pace of automation technology development, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The study stated developments in robotics, artificial intelligence ...
Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus‘ defense and space segment, has said he expects to see changes to military spending in Europe next year and anticipates “intensive” discussions among European countries about the future of NATO, Reuters reported Tuesday. “This discussion is long overdue when you consider that only five...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters Tuesday after his hour-long meeting with President-elect Donald Trump that the company has moved forward on efforts in “simplifying requirements” for the future Air Force One replacement airplane with combat jets also a topic of discussion there. Trump first criticized the ...
