Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has agreed to purchase Sunnyvale, California-based security and network technology provider Blue Coat Inc. for approximately $4.65 billion cash in an effort to help protect government and enterprise customers from cybersecurity threats. Greg Clark, CEO of Blue Coat, will take the helm at Symantec as CEO as well as j...
June 6 – June 10 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Long lines at airport security checkpoints have dominated the headlines lately and the agency responsible for protecting these hubs unveiled a new effort this week that enlists private sector help to keep...
Global aerospace and defense contractor Airbus Group will sell its 23.6 percent stake in Dassault Aviation and use money from the stock sales for “general corporate purposes, “ the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Robert Wall writes Airbus aims to shed 9.05 percent of its total ownership in Dassau...
The GovCon Index attempted an afternoon reversal from its morning decline Thursday and closed at a nominal loss of 0.004 points to 80.493 as U.S. investors paused their recent stretch of optimism before the Federal Reserve‘s policy meeting next week and other key events to gauge the global economy. Thursday ends the Index’s str...
Jennifer Chronis, a former vice president in IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) federal business and 15-year “Big Blue” veteran, has joined cloud computing services contractor Amazon Web Services as general manager for the Defense Department market, AWS has confirmed to GovCon Wire. Chronis will oversee accounts related to the f...
United Technologies Corp.‘s (NYSE: UTX) Pratt and Whitney business unit has secured a potential $64 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for F119 engine sustainment services. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will obligate $48 million from fiscal 2016 operations and maintenan...
The GovCon Index swung back into positive territory after an early morning decline Thursday and closed at a gain of 0.314 points to 78.927 as U.S. investors looked toward the release of Friday’s jobs report before markets open. L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) hit a new 52-week high in intraday trade after the New York C...
The GovCon Index started the month of June with a gain of 0.507 points to 78.613 Wednesday as U.S. investors digested several reports to gauge the country’s economy ahead of Friday’s jobs report and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s Monday speech. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) added $1.85 — or 0.78 p...
Airbus‘ defense and space business has received an estimated $127 million contract to provide commercial satellite communication services to the German armed forces through 2023. The German armed forces will use C- and Ku-band transponders for voice and data applications in Germany, between main overseas bases and for Navy vessels, Airbus said...
May 23 – May 27 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Just when we thought GovCon was on a merger-and-acquisition hiatus, two deals have garnered our attention this week with one that has definitive effects in the public sector and a second that might. Our...
