President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to strengthen the cybersecurity of the federal government that will require National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide a cyber-security process framework that all federal agencies comply with. The White House-released document entitled: “Presidential Executive Orde...
Oshkosh Corp.‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense segment has secured two contract modifications worth a combined $170.5 millionto recapitalize a range of U.S. Army tactical vehicles and palletized load systems. The Defense Department said Thursday Oshkosh Defense received a $90.9 million modification to modernize 96 units of M1074A1 PLS as well as&nbs...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $488.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to remanufacture 38 helicopters for the U.K. army and acquire three crew trainers along with associated spares as part of a foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Department said Thursday the modification covers remanufacturing of 38 AH-64 Apach...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index posted minor losses to close down 0.011 percent to 93.282 with advancers and decliners split evenly. Textron topped of the GovCon Index board gaining 3.60 per cent on rumors of a possible acquisition by Lockheed Martin hit the streets. U.S. major markets closed down as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort I...
KeyW Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) has named John Sutton, formerly head of Vencore™s defense, civilian and homeland security group, as chief operating officer and 22-year employee care and recruitment professional Marion Ruzecki as chief people officer. Sutton will succeed the departing COO Mark Willard on May 15, KeyW said Wednesday. ...
The technology company InquisIT LLC announced Thursday it won a $14.7 million contract with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) at Ft. Belvoir, Va. As part of the five-year contract, InquisIT LLC will provide enterprise IT infrastructure and application support to the Army. The company will be responsible for a wide ra...
In a move that Defense One described as “unprecedented,” the U.S. Air Force plans to allow a defense company to choose the USAF’s new electronic-attack jet. According to industry sources and Pentagon officials, this is the first time in the 70-year history of the Air Force that a defense contractor has been allowed to choose t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) will provide training on remotely piloted aircraft operations to the United Arab Emirates’ air forces under a potential $40.9 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the contract covers a combination of academic, simulator and live-flying RPA...
All legacy Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems throughout the Air Force and National Guard are nearly consolidated, reports C4ISRNet. This core migration will cover over 100 individual top-secret communication sites, which make up 38 legacy domains. ” JWICSs, which are centrally managed, were owned and operated by individu...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will deliver a tailored simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Romanian Air Force (RoAF,) according to a company statement. Lockheed Martin will deliver the SciosTrain„¢ suite of simulators in 2019 under this contract and also provide contractor logistics support services. “Our solution builds ...
