TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2017 ” A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) segment has launched an outreach program that aims to engage small business partners and suppliers in providing ideas and technologies that address customer requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Monday General Dynamics Mission Systems‘ TechScou...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2017 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and the Computing Technology Industry Association have teamed to offer information technology training to military service members transitioning to civilian life, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. CompTIA said Tuesday the Microsoft Software and Systems Academy will accept the o...
Jacobs Engineering Group‘s (NYSE: JEC) technology business unit has received a potential eight-year, $1.1 billion contract from NASA to perform a range of engineering and scientific services in support of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility. NASA said Thursday the Engineering Services and Sci...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a pair of contracts worth approximately $900 million each to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to conduct technology maturation and risk reduction work for the Long Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile. The companies will perform work at their respective facilities in Florida and Arizona t...
India has released a request for information for a potential $10 billion program to buy multirole and multi-utility helicopters designed to help naval forces perform submarine warfare and search-and-rescue missions, Defense News reported Wednesday. The country™s defense ministry issued the RFI to Airbus, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: ...
John Avalos, formerly vice president of business development at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has joined SOS International as chief operating officer. Avalos brings to the position more than two decades of experience in business development, corporate operations and profit-and-loss management across defense, civilian agency and intelligence marke...
A subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has received a potential five-year, $78 million task order to support the U.S. Marine Corps‘ efforts to manage consequences from accidental or intentional chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive attacks. Huntington Ingalls’ Camber business will pr...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $222.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to build and deliver eight CH-47F helicopters to Saudi Arabia’s land forces aviation command. The Army Contracting Command obligated the full modification amount at the time of award from fiscal 2017 foreign military sales funds, the Defense Depa...
An L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) subsidiary has secured a potential $173 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy maintain 201 T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft units, systems and related support equipment. Vertex Aerospace will provide intermediate, organizational and depot-level engineering, logistics and maintenance services f...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) followed markets downward to close off 0.639 percent settling at 99.699. Declining shares considerably outpaced gainers by 5 to 1. The major indices all closed down after significant positive movement yesterday. The S&P500 retreated by 0.35 percent to 2,444.04, while DJIA moved down by 0.40 perce...
