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TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 1, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has scheduled the launch of the third batch of Iridium Next satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 30 to bring the in-orbit constellation to 30 units, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The future 10-satellite launch, with a backup schedule on Oct. 1, is...
An Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) subsidiary has received a $195 million order from the U.S. Army to supply 748 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 2,359 installed and packaged kits. Oshkosh Defense said Tuesday the award is the fifth order for JLTVs since the Army awarded the potential $6.7 billion JLTV production contract in 2015. The JLTV program is...
Christopher Goodrich, formerly chief operating officer of mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT), has been appointed president, CEO and a board member of Cornerstone Defense in a move that takes effect Aug. 15. œChris was the obvious choice for the company based on his experience and knowledge of...
The Federal Trade Commission has given antitrust approval for global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital™s proposed $283 million cash acquisition of government information technology services contractor NCI (Nasdaq: NCIT). FTC granted early termination of the required waiting period for the deal under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) ended todays trading down 0.359 percent. The GCI turned in a strong July performance closing at 98.961 up 3.31 points or 3.45 percent. The major indices closed mixed for the day. The S&P500 closed the last July trading day slightly down, however posting a 1.47 percent gain for the month. The...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 31, 2017 ” Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of public sector at Hortonworks (Nasdaq: HDP), has said open source technology platforms will work to help local and state government agencies process increasing volumes of data and generate insight to support their missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. StateScoop...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 31, 2017 ” Thomson Reuters has released a survey report on city, state and federal government lawyers that indicates a view toward increased workloads over the next years and added pressure due to resource constraints, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday 76 percent of the 238 polled ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 31, 2017 ” CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has teamed with ScienceLogic in efforts to deliver cybersecurity and cyber monitoring services to government customers in line with the administration’s cybersecurity mandate, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The alliance’s joint offerings will seek to facilitate visibility into the ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 31, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) has worked with the U.S. Air Force and Naval Air Systems Command to conduct a series of electromagnetic tests on the company’s KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The completed tests across several locations served to verify the tanker’s s...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 31, 2017 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has moved forward to the engineering, manufacturing and development phase of its work to update the F-16 aircraft’s active electronically scanned array radar for the Air National Guard, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The National Interest reported Wednesday that Nort...
