TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 27, 2017 ” A CAE-operated helicopter simulation facility in England has received an estimated $118.8 million investment from the U.K. defense ministry to advance training capabilities for the country’s future naval and air force pilots, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The U.K. government said Tuesday ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 27, 2017 ” IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) business in the U.K. will develop the first phase of Scotland’s social security information technology system under an estimated $11 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Scottish government said Wednesday the IT contract works to facilitate the implement...
Weekly Roundup October 23 – October 27 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson With October coming to a close, let’s take a look at the most significant M&A activity that took place over the course of this month. Notable M&A activity includes: S...
Sean Berg, formerly vice president of sales at Forcepoint‘s global governments business, has been appointed as senior VP and general manager of the same unit. Forcepoint said Wednesday Berg will oversee the unit’s profit-and-loss functions, growth strategy and efforts to provide security technology platforms to U.S. a...
Archana œArchie Deskus, formerly chief information officer at oil and gas company Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHGE), has joined Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) as global CIO. HPE President Antonio Neri wrote in a blog post posted Thursday Deskus will help advance an information technology strategy as the company works to implement its HPE Next i...
AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) URS Federal Services subsidiary has wrapped up the transition phase for a potential 16-year, $3.6 billion contract that covers range support services to the U.S. Air Force. URS Federal Services completed the transition after the service branch addressed a protest that delayed commencement of contract wor...
The General Services Administration has awarded 70 companies spots on a 10-year, $5 billion governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology support services. GSA said in a FedBizOpps award notice posted Thursday 187 bids were submitted for the Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle through a request for proposals issued in Ap...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) closed down for the fourth consecutive day losing 1.307 points from Monday. The GCI ended the day at 108.321 off 0.782 percent with declining shares outpacing advancing 19 to 11. The three major indices closed mixed on the day as the House approved the new proposed budget moving a step closer to...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 26, 2017 ” IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health unit is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on research efforts in the area of blockchain technology for data processing applications, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Fast Company reported Wednesday that IBM Chief Science Officer Shahram ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 26, 2017 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will provide computer-based, web-based and virtual training support for the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific under a potential $45.8 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will also ...
