Kurt DelBene, executive vice president of corporate strategy, core services engineering and operations at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has taken the additional role of chief digital officer at the company, the Seattle Times reported Friday. In this capacity, DelBene will oversee Microsoft’s internal information technology groups, opera...
Bill Parker, a 25-year government information technology veteran and president of Parker Strategic, has been named chief strategist at Sevatec. Parker will help the leadership team develop and execute the Fairfax, Virginia-based technology services contractor’s strategic plan, Sevatec said Monday. “His managerial experience and l...
A team composed of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) and Optus has received a potential $170 million contract to build a satellite ground station and a wideband satellite communications network management system for Australia’s defense force. The team will install a satellite groun...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed up 0.189 percent to 96.709 reaching another 30 day high with advancers and decliners evenly split on the day. The major indices closed mixed with minor movement and lower than average trading volumes. The S&P500 closed up 0.09 percent, while the DJIA feel 0.03 percent, and the NASDAQ Compo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 ” Space Systems Loral will build low-Earth orbit satellites for DigitalGlobe‘s (NYSE: DGI) future WorldView Legion constellation that seeks to provide Earth imaging data and geospatial intelligence, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SSL said Thursday it will manufacture the WorldView L...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) will deliver M1156 precision guidance kits to the U.S. Army under a $53.6 million contract modification that runs through April 2020, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work in Plymouth, Minnesota, using &#...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) Chief Financial Officer Judith Bjornaas will serve on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce through 2018, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The Northern Virginia Chamber said Thursday Bjornaas joins other business leaders fr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will supply MK 48 torpedo nose shell assemblies and transducer arrays to the U.S. Navy under a potential $50.1 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will produce up to 180 units plus spare parts and provide engineering support servic...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Steffanie Easter as the keynote speaker for the 2017 Army Forum. As the Department of Defense moves to make good use of its newly increased budget, the Army will benefit greatly by modernizing its vehicles, equipment and...
All the market closed trading Friday in the positive on the day. The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reached a 30 day high to close at 96.626 up 1.33 percent with twenty eight of the thirty stocks that make up the index closing positive. The major indices closed strong on Friday responding the June Jobs Report posting...
