TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 4, 2016 ” The Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) Space Launch System will carry the Orion unmanned spacecraft and 13 CubeSats to deep space in 2018, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. NASA said Wednesday two of the CubeSats that will be onboard the SLS are the Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) Skyfire and Morehead ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 3, 2016 ” American Systems will provide transition planning and policy development support to the General Services Administration™s transition coordination center under a potential $34.3 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the task order works to support federal a...
Jan. 25 – Jan. 29 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Needless to say, we have a lot to address here after a heavy news week that featured news of government contracting’s largest merger this decade, plus a batch of 2015 earnings report...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 29, 2016 ” Grant Thornton has received accreditation as a third-party assessment organization for the General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the American Association for Laboratory Accreditatio...
A subsidiary of Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) will supply two Cross-track Infrared Sounder instruments for two upcoming Joint Polar Satellite System follow-on missions under a $316 million contract modification from NASA. NASA said Thursday Exelis will manufacture and test the CrIS instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $564 million contract modification by NASA to produce imaging radiometers for two follow-on Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft. The company said Thursday it will provide two Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite instruments for integration into JPSS-3 and JPSS-4 satellites that are meant to ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 28, 2016 ” Steve Harris, vice president and general manager of the federal systems business at Dell, believes the efforts of federal agencies to update their information systems will gain momentum with the implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, ExecutiveGov reported Wednesday. Fed...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 25, 2016 ” Honeywell™s (NYSE: HON) JetWave hardware will provide Internet connectivity aboard the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 757 aircraft through Inmarsat™s Global Xpress broadband satellite network after receiving the Federal Aviation Administration™s approval, ExecutiveBiz reporte...
The General Services Administration has asked shortlisted contractors to submit proposals for the construction of a consolidated FBI headquarters building that will receive $1.4 billion in funds under President Barack Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2017. The FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project is part of GSA’s program to comply w...
Mike Garrity, vice president of finance and administration at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, has retired after nearly 40 years of financial management work in the government contracting industry. Garrity told colleagues of his retirement in an email Friday. ExecutiveBiz featured him in a 2008 article on the ...
