Steve Levine, former senior vice president of sales and marketing at information technology services provider Merlin International, has been appointed SVP of federal sales and marketing at Unicom Global‘s government business. Unicom Government said Tuesday Levine will lead a team of sales professionals in efforts to identify growth o...
The General Services Administration has awarded Citibank and U.S. Bank positions on the third iteration of the agency’s governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for charge cards and other payment services. GSA said Tuesday it expects the contracts awarded through the SmartPay 3 GWAC to help facilitate government charge card and pa...
William Bender, formerly chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as senior vice president for strategic accounts and government relations. The retired Air Force lieutenant general will aim to help strengthen Leidos’ customer relationships and drive organic growth strategies in his new position, the ...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a one-year, $91.6 million contract option from the U.S. Navy to provide 24 full-rate production F414-GE-400 engines for installation into the service branch’s F/A-18E/F aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday the Naval Air Systems Command will obligate the full amount of the exercised op...
MD Helicopters has secured a potential $1.39 billion foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to produce approximately 150 MD 530F helicopters for Afghanistan. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract also covers program management, delivery, pilot training and maintenance support services. MD Helicopters will perform work through ...
Greg Hayes, CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has said UTC™s move to acquire Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) under an estimated $30 billion deal seeks to advance the development of digital platforms for the aviation sector, Reuters reported Tuesday. Hayes told Reuters the proposed acquisition also aims to facilitate the ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) will continue to provide support services for U.S. Navy nuclear submarines under a two-year, $105 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers database and configuration management, integrated logistics, engineering, technical, design, research, development...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index (GCI) reversed its five days of positive direction to close down today. The GCI was off 0.66 percent to close at 101.601. Declining shares outpaced advancing 3 to 1.he week. The major indices all closed to the negative with the S&P500 ending a six-day rally to&nb...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 5, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is a presenting sponsor at the upcoming 42nd Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 22 in support of the U.S. Marine Corps‘ community initiatives, GovCon Executive reported Friday. “The Marine Corps Marathon is emblematic of the strength and determination exh...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 5, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has begun the construction of a future 266,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility in Colorado in efforts to address upcoming production requirements, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Denver Business Journal reported Thursday that Lockheed’s space systems busine...
