TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 10, 2017 ” NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have scheduled the launch of the first Joint Polar Satellite System on Nov. 10 to begin its mission to support weather forecasting operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The space agency said Saturday JPSS-1, which is equipped with instr...
George Franz, a retired U.S. Army major general and former operations director of the U.S. Cyber Command, has joined Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business as managing director of defense and security business initiatives. Accenture said Tuesday Franz will provide cybersecurity and adaptive technology expertise and wo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 10, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Roxanne Banks and Dea Merchant to the panel for the FY18 Budgets & Procurement Forum. Martha Shepard will be moderating the event. As the fiscal year comes to a close, industry is eagerly looking forwards tow...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received orders worth a combined $337 million to provide sensor systems and support services for Apache military helicopters of the U.S., U.K. and Saudi Arabia. The orders for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors fall under a potential five-year, $2 billion indefinite-de...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 9, 2017 ” BAE Systems has secured an estimated $179.7 million modification to its maritime support delivery framework contract with the U.K. defense ministry for the expansion of the company’s work to support ships based at Portsmouth Naval Base, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 09, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added William Bailey and Brigadier General Mark Baird as Panelists for the 2017 Space: Innovations, Programs and Policies Summit. William Bailey currently serves as Deputy Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office of U...
Weekly Roundup October 2 – October 6 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last month the GovCon community witnessed a number of highly valued contracts. September had eight contracts valued over a billion dollars awarded for a variety of services such as IT...
Five companies have won potential five-year contracts worth up to $188.8 million combined for professional services to the commander of the Navy Installation Command. The Defense Department said Thursday each indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a base ordering period of 36 months along with an optional 24-month orderi...
Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) has received a potential five-year, $356 million contract to research and develop navigation systems for the Federal Aviation Administration. The Navigation Technical Assistance Contract II seeks to address commercial aviation efficiency and safety challenges through the integration o...
Todd Ernst, vice president of investor relations at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), has been promoted to VP of corporate development in a move that takes effect Nov. 6. He will oversee Raytheon’s mergers-and-acquisitions program in addition to his current responsibilities and succeed Michael Cody, who will retire as corporate development lead after an e...
