Arcturus UAV has won a spot under a potential five-year, $475 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for mid-endurance unmanned aircraft systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has four one-year ordering periods followed by one six-month orderi...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Infoscitex a four-year, $70 million contract modification to support the military branch’s aerospace technology and simulation-based research and development efforts. Infoscitex will provide R&D services in areas such as flight control laws, cooperative control autonomy, vehicle integrity management...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed down for the second day to 94.474 off 0.624 percent. Decliners outpaced advancers 4 to 1. The major indices all closed down with the S&P500 and DJIA continuing their slide from 6/19. The NASDAQ continuing it’s downward trend from 6/23. Markets showed hesitancy over Republicans slow movemen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) could use SpaceX‘s pre-flown first-stage Falcon 9 rocket boosters to launch future Iridium Next satellites depending on the impact to cost, reliability and the schedule, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Space News reported June 20 that the company will...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” Noblis has received recognition as one of the “Top Workplaces” in the greater Washington, D.C., region for 2017 under the category for large employers, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said June 20 this is the fourth consecutive year that it has been included in the annual...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2017 ” BAE Systems has delivered the first of Oman’s 12-unit Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft order during a ceremony held Wednesday at the Adam Airbase in Oman, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it rolled out the Eurofighter alongside the first of eight Hawk trainer aircra...
Hitachi Data Systems‘ federal business has entered into a definitive agreement to accept the transfer and control of some of Brocade Communications Systems‘ (Nasdaq: BRCD) federal service maintenance contracts and other cleared assets. HDS Federal said Tuesday it will gain Brocade’s portfolio of U.S. federal data cen...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index closed down for Monday 0.194 percent to 95.026 with advancers outpacing decliners evenly split. The major indices had modest movement on the day closing mixed, with the S&P500 and DJIA remaining in positive territory throughout the trading day. The NASDAQ was down spending a majority it’s day in ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2017 ” Mitre has been included in a list of the “Top Workplaces” in 2017 for the third consecutive year and was ranked 10th under the category for organizations with 500 or more employees, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said June 19 the recognition is based on employee feedback a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 26, 2017 ” Thomson Reuters has partnered with Vigilant Solutions to integrate the latter’s database of license plate recognition records into the CLEAR investigation platform in efforts to support law enforcement operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The integrated offering works to utilize license p...
