The GovCon Index fell for a third consecutive session Friday by 0.435 points to 78.356 in a close that snaps the GCI’s four-week gain streak as market activity was shaped by continued reaction to the latest Federal Reserve interest rate outlook and uncertainty over the Brexit referendum. The GCI recorded a weekly decline of...
The GovCon Index hit choppy trade in the late afternoon session Wednesday and closed at a narrow loss of 0.094 points to 78.850 as investors examined the Federal Reserve‘s latest policy statement that left current interest rates unchanged. Central bank leaders held the federal funds rate at between one-quarter and one-half percent on conc...
Stuart Brown, formerly chief financial officer for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., will officially join Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) as executive vice president and CFO by July 25. Brown will be responsible for the company™s external reporting, financial planning and analysis, global real estate, internal audit, investor relations and tr...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has named Michael Lempke, previous Systems, Planning and Analysis vice president of integrated strategic decision support, as vice president of the Newport News Shipbuilding division’s energy programs. Lempke will succeed Pete Diakun, who will retire at the end of 2016, and oversee ...
The GovCon Index stumbled from the open Friday and closed down 0.551 points to 79.942 as investors continued to pull back from the GCI’s six-day prior rally and U.S. stock benchmark S&P 500’s three-day stretch of gains that ended Thursday. Despite Friday’s decline, the GCI ends the week up 1.20 percent to record its f...
Jim Benbow, former chief business development officer at DCS Corp., has been promoted to the CEO post while Chief Operating Officer Randy Washington will add the title of president at the federal technical services contractor. Former DCS President and CEO Jim Wood will retire and transition to the role of non-executive&...
The GovCon Index attempted an afternoon reversal from its morning decline Thursday and closed at a nominal loss of 0.004 points to 80.493 as U.S. investors paused their recent stretch of optimism before the Federal Reserve‘s policy meeting next week and other key events to gauge the global economy. Thursday ends the Index’s str...
The GovCon Index held positive for a sixth consecutive full trading session Wednesday with a gain of 0.751 points to 80.497 and achieved its first close above 80 points in 16 months. A weakening dollar helped lift U.S. stocks and multinational corporations in particular as commodities such as copper, gold and oil rose, according to Reuters....
Irvine, California-based company N2 Imaging Systems has landed an $81 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the engineering, manufacturing, development and production of the Family of Weapons Sights – Sniper thermal sight system. The Defense Department said Friday the Army will use the clip-on thermal weapon sight ...
May 30 – June 3 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The time has come and gone for industry to throw their hats into the ring in pursuit of the contract to help construct the future nationwide broadband network for U.S. public safety agencies. Tuesday...
