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Defense contractors will soon be held to the same cybersecurity standards that the Defense Department has implemented in recent years, according to a top IT official at the Pentagon. œThe cyberthreat is not going away; we have to defend our networks and systems, and you™re part of that defense, acting DOD CIO John Zangardi said...
Weekly Roundup June 19 – June 23 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Although the phrase œSpace Race brings to mind the Cold War-era struggle between the United States and Soviet Union for supremacy in spaceflight capabilities, it may begin to develop ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 23, 2017 ” CyrusOne (Nasdaq: CONE) will be able to offer its data center hosting and cloud management services to government agencies through Innovative Management Concepts‘ position on the General Services Administration‘s Schedule contract vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The partnership a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 21, 2017 ” Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) CEO Tony Moraco has said in the company’s recent earnings call that he anticipates government contracting activity will increase for the rest of fiscal year 2017, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. FCW reported June 14 that Moraco, an inductee into Execu...
A US Air Force F-15E fighter jet shot down an Iranian-made Shahed 129 drone belonging to pro-Syrian regime forces near At Tanf, Syria Monday, two US officials confirmed to CNN. The drone “displayed hostile intent,”was “assessed to be a threat,” and shot down, according to an official. This comes just days after a US Navy...
A Russian Su-27 jet with air-to-air missiles under its wings was “provocative” and flew “erratically,” approaching “rapidly” within five feet of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 recon jet “rapidly,” officials told Fox News. “The incident comes one day after the Russian Defense Ministry said it would treat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 19, 2017 ” L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has received a supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for the company’s modified digital avionics and cockpit installed on the AT-802L Longsword aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the coc...
The General Services Administration has added approximately 500 small businesses to a list of contractors that won positions on the agency’s 8(a)Â Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services II open season contract. GSA said Thursday 8(a) STARS II is a governmentwide acquisition contract designed to provide federal agencies acc...
The U.S. and Qatar have signed a potential $12 billion deal to supply Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) F-15QA fighter jets to the Arab country, Defense News reported Wednesday. A spokesman for the Defense Department said Defense Secretary James Mattis and Khalid al-Attiyah, Qatar™s defense affairs minister, signed a letter to facilitate the aircraft sal...
Jenette Ramos, formerly vice president and general manager of fabrication at Boeing™s (NYSE: BA) commercial airplanes business, has been named senior VP for supply and operations of the aerospace and defense contractor. The 29-year company veteran succeeds Pat Shanahan, who was nominated in March by the Trump administration for the deputy ...
