The GovCon Index failed to hold onto positive momentum from a midday spike barely above the gain line Monday and ended at a decline of 0.573 points to 73.385 in a mixed day for U.S. financial markets. Declines among defense product and platform manufacturers in the Index lagged compared to services-oriented companies that led gainers....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 7, 2016 ” ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI) will provide financial, analytic and communications services to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s HIV/AIDS prevention program under a $34.6 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the award covers collec...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 7, 2016 ” A Unisys (NYSE: UIS) security software platform is nearing approval from the National Security Agency to be included in the agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Program Components List, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. GCN reported Thursday NSA is conducting an evaluation of Unisys...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded five companies a potential five-year, $45 million contract with no option periods to provide generator sets to federal civilian agencies. The contractors will perform work in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean and Pacific islands, the Defense Department said Friday. The Defense ...
The GovCon Index posted a modest gain of 0.247 points to 73.958 Friday on a new Labor Department jobs report that investors believe does not indicate further interest rate hikes at the moment. Friday’s positive close puts the Index at a gain of 2.082 percent for the week to record its third consecutive five-day pe...
Feb. 29 – Mar. 4 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Government services contractors gained a new leading voice and public advocate this week in the form of a nearly 35-year veteran with a diverse background that includes high-profile roles in industry, the...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Leda Chong, formerly senior vice president for strategic planning, as SVP for government programs and sales. Gulfstream said Wednesday Chong will report to Gulfstream President Mark Burns and oversee global government and special mission sales and marketing...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded seven companies positions on a potential $500 million contract to provide architect-engineering environmental services to the service branch. The firms join a list of awardees that will compete to perform environmental compliance, restoration, base realignment and closures, military family housing and operations and ma...
Troy Clarke, CEO of Navistar International (NYSE: NAV), has indicated that the company could look to partner with other companies to boost sales of its military and commercial truck offerings, Reuters reported Wednesday. Nick Carey writes some analysts have said Navistar is a potential target for partnership or acquisition ...
CACI International™s (NYSE: CACI) U.K. subsidiary has completed its purchase of software and systems engineering services provider Purple Secure Systems for an undisclosed sum. “The acquisition adds significant growth to CACI Ltd.’s business and contributes to one of our strategic objectives to build a cybersecurity and defense...
