Mike Poulos, technical director of U.S. federal operations at California-based cloud security services provider Qualys (Nasdaq: QLYS), has said federal agencies should develop a continuous monitoring program in order to protect their information technology infrastructure amid the increasing number of cyber threats. Poulos wrote that such a prog...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up for the week gaining 0.845 points to 99.871 posting the largest gain in three weeks. The major indices closed the week in the positive. The S&P500 advanced on the week by 0.70 percent to 2,443.05, while DJIA gained 0.69 percent to 21,813.67, and the NASDAQ Composite ende...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 ” Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware (NYSE: VMW), has said the military services under the Defense Department as well as the Justice Department utilize hybrid cloud to support operations amid security challenges associated with data centers, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. WTOP ...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) continued its upward direction to close up 0.247 percent to 99.871. Advancing shares outpaced declining 2 to 1. The major indices closed mixed with modest movement. The S&P500 moved ahead by 0.17 percent to 2,443.05, while DJIA gained 0.14 percent to 21,813.67, and the NASDAQ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 ” Hughes Network Systems executive Rick Lober will serve as a panelist at the Global MilSatCom Conference to be held in the U.K. from Nov. 7 to 9 and contribute to discussions on ground-based systems for military satellite communications, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. SMi Group said Tuesday&...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) will utilize Amazon Web Services‘ (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud platform to assess a new integrated pay and personnel system for the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Navy granted CSRA an interim authorization to conduct a field test of the commercial off-the-shelf human resource ma...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has introduced a conceptual radioisotope-powered autonomous dual-quadcopter as a possible platform to support a future NASA mission to explore Saturn™s largest moon, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. APL said Wednesday the Dragonfly&nbs...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 25, 2017 ” An L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) subsidiary will provide electro-optical and infrared imaging turrets to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane division under a potential $49 million contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday L3 Wescam will su...
Weekly Roundup August 21 – August 25 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This August the GovCon industry has experienced a great deal of executive moves. As the month comes to a close, let™s take a look at some of the noteworthy executive shifts in the...
Terry DeRosa, formerly chief financial officer of IAP Worldwide Services, has been promoted to CEO at the Cape Canaveral, Florida-based government services contractor. IAP said Thursday DeRosa held the CFO role over the past three years and led the company’s expansion and stabilization efforts as part of a company-wide reorganization...
