TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 20, 2017 ” Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) seeks to support startup companies and other partners in government, academia and local communities with an estimated $1 billion investment that is aimed to advance the development of artificial intelligence technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. “Our belief is that AI will br...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 20, 2017 ” A General Atomics business unit has completed the first test flight activity at its recently opened Flight Test and Training Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, using a Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday General Atom...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 20, 2017 ” The First Responder Network Authority board has cleared a $73.5 million budget for fiscal year 2018 to support the efforts of FirstNet and contractor AT&T (NYSE: T) to deploy a nationwide broadband network for public safety, ExecutiveGov reported Tuesday. The agency said Thursday its public-priv...
Ellen Minderman, formerly director of enterprise solutions at Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) intelligence, information and services business, has joined Research Innovations Inc. as vice president of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence. RII said Tuesday Minderman will oversee the company™s C41 business unit that covers jo...
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson has said she has no concerns on Northrop Grumman™s (NYSE: NOC) proposal to acquire Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) and that the service branch intends to monitor the transaction™s progress, Defense News reported Tuesday. œObviously, we watch these things and make sure that no matter [what] happens when c...
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has received orders worth a combined $123 million from the U.S. Army to produce additional Precision Guidance Kits designed to help increase warfighters’ shooting accuracy. The orders fall under option 2 of Orbital ATK’s PGK production contract and include a $69 million order awarded in July las...
ECS Federal has received a potential $111.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to help the military branch develop, deploy, update, integrate, test, maintain and manage a secure unclassified network system. The Army Contracting Command solicited 19 proposals and subsequently received one bid for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense De...
A business unit of Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has won a potential $480 million contract to provide test, evaluation and certification support services to the Defense Information Systems Agency. Jacobs Technology will primarily perform work at DISA’s headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland, and at the Fort Huachuca, A...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) posted another YTD high with its third consecutive daily increase, up 0.867 percent to 104.825. Engility Holdings topped the GCI with an almost 5 percent daily gain, while SAIC, AECOM, ICF, and ManTech International all posted greater than 2 percent increase on the day. All three major indices a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 19, 2017 ” Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Space Systems Loral‘s government systems business, has said the company sees continued opportunities in the areas of in-orbit satellite servicing, small satellites and space robotics. He told ExecutiveBiz in an interview published Wednesday&n...
