The GovCon Index stayed clear of choppy activity in U.S. financial markets with a gain of 0.705 points — or 0.929 percent — to 76.572 on a first quarter earnings beat by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a sharp spike in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) shares. Huntington Ingalls rose 4.13 perce...
Three companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reported quarterly financial results before U.S. financial markets opened Thursday with one in-line against analyst expectations for earnings per share and below on revenue and the other two contractors above Wall Street’s outlook for both figures. Dulles, Virginia-based spaceÃ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2016 ” Teresa Weipert, senior vice president of Sutherland Global Services‘ government solutions business, has stated that government agencies should adapt their culture to engage citizens in support of service delivery transformation efforts, Executive Gov reported Monday. Weipert wrote in a guest p...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2016 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has christened the USS Ralph Johnson destroyer in a ceremony attended by U.S. Navy and company executives, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Saturday the ship christening ceremony also honored the Vietnam war hero namesake of the 30th Arleigh Bur...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2016 ” A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) executive has urged the U.S. Navy to proceed with the LX(R) dock-landing ship development program in fiscal 2018 rather than fiscal 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Reuters reported Tuesday HII CEO Mike Petters said starting the progr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 1, 2016 ” The U.S. Navy has awarded additional funds to General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) for the manufacture of two additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. USNI News reported Wednesday General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and Ing...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 30, 2016 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) have agreed on the U.S. Navy‘s new build strategy for the manufacture of the Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines through 2023, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. USNI News reported Monday the Navy’s “Submari...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a McKesson Technologies subsidiary a $139 million contract for continued Military Health System patient engagement and interoperable secure messaging subscriptions. RelayHealth will provide 11, 725 MHS physicians, physical and occupational therapists, dentists and other medical providers with...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has tested the Standard Missile-6‘s function to engage surface targets using the decommissioned USS Reuben James as a designated target, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the test works to demonstrate anti-surface warfare, surface-to-surface engage...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) subsidiary will provide environmental surveillance, research and education support to the Energy Department under a $13.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its SN3 unit will work with Wastren Advantage to supp...
