TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2017 ” BAE Systems‘ military air and information business in the U.K. has showcased a Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft and a Hawk trainer jet that the company built for Oman as part of a rollout event, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Monday Oman’s Defense Minister&nb...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 18, 2017 ” In-Q-Tel will invest in Colorado-based technology firm Ombud in efforts to advance the latter’s cloud-based decision management tool for potential applications in the intelligence community, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. IQT said Tuesday the strategic partnership agreement seeks to utili...
Amy Barzdukas, formerly vice president of global solutions marketing at Polycom, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the San Jose, California-based communications technology provider. Polycom said Monday the 20-year industry veteran has led the company™s alliance marketing, product and ser...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do2_7FwJWCQ PKG about the joint live-fire exercise May 10, 2017, in the training areas near Fort Bliss. Interview with COL Charles Lombardo, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Iron Focus 17 training enables the commander to focus on leadership, training and resources to improve 2-1 AD™s com...
Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain “ the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved i...
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...
