The GovCon Index recorded a narrow gain of 0.091 points to 79.018 Friday to post its third consecutive weekly rise as U.S. markets showed caution after the May payrolls report showed 38, 000 jobs created in May to fall well short of economist forecasts. According to CNBC, analysts expected the Labor Department to report 162, 000 new...
TYSONS CORNER, VA., ‘June 1, 2016 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — announced the addition of three new speakers at their Spring 2016 Cybersecurity Summit. Patricia Larsen, Co-Director, National Insider Threat Task Force of Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Dav...
The State Department has approved Australia™s request to procure a suite of Standard Missile-2 Block IIIB missiles and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $301 million foreign military sales agreement between both countries. Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and BAE Systems will serve as principal contractors in&...
A Boeing (NYSE: BA) subsidiary has landed a potential $3.2 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for Joint Direct Attack Munition tailkits. Boeing’s defense space and security business will supply JDAM strap-on inertial guidance tailkits designed to receive GPS guidance updates for conventional inventory bom...
United Launch Alliance has been awarded a $138.7 million contract modification to produce an Atlas V 541 launch vehicle system for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers Atlas V rocket configuration and mission specific items for the service branch’s fou...
TYSONS CORNER, VA., ‘May 25, 2016 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — announced that Bill Evanina, Director, Office of the Nat™l Counterintelligence and Security Executive of National Counterintelligence and Security Center Executive (NCSC) will be a guest speaker at the Spring ...
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...
Houston-based KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to purchase U.S. federal engineering and scientific services contractor Wyle Laboratories for $570 million in a move both companies expect to create a global government services business segment with an estimated $2 billion in projected annual contract work. KBR said Monday it expects to close the transaction...
The State Department has cleared Egypt™s request to buy UGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, related equipment and support from the U.S. government under a potential $143 million foreign military sales agreement. Boeing (NYSE: BA) will serve as the principal contractor under the FMS deal that includes 20 Harpoon missiles, two encapsulated Ha...
May 9 – May 13 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The Pentagon™s top product and services buyer made it official this week that the would no longer advocate for greater authority to regulate GovCon merger-and-acquisition activities that invo...
