TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 4, 2017 ” Parsons has led a workshop in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology™s civil and environmental engineering department to cover infrastructure, smart cities and transportation research, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The company said Thursday the activity was held March and...
McAfee has officially launched as a stand-alone cybersecurity firm after Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) completed the spinoff of the latter’s security business through an approximately $4.2 billion deal with private equity firm TPG. Chris Young, a senior vice president and general manager at Intel, will serve as CEO of McAfee and Bry...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index and major markets all followed the auto stocks down as March reported weak vehicle sales, raising questionsconcerns about economic growth. Investors continue to watch closely developments on the global political and economic front. GovCon Index decliners outpaced advancers 6 to 1. In spite of its Frid...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” Parsons will provide engineering and technical services to NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center under the recently awarded Facilities Construction, Engineering and Technical Services III contract, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the five-year contract also...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has received a contract to provide NATO personnel in Germany training and support services on the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will supply aircrew instructors and mission simulator operators, continu...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” Hughes Network Systems will provide its satellite-based HughesNet Gen5 internet service to federal, local and state government agencies through the General Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 vehicle, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the inte...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has marked the culmination of its support for NASA‘s nearly 17-year Earth Observing-1 satellite mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it has provided support for the validation and development of EO-1 satellite and instrument technologies a...
Frank Backes, former CEO of Braxton Technologies, has been named vice president of business development for satellite communications products and federal satellite solutions at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS). Kratos said Thursday Backes will focus on products and service offerings for the defense, intelligence ...
Equity markets up for the first quarter: In spite of investors experiencing the Trump’s administration inability to pass healthcare legislation; the 0.25 percent increase in Federal Fund Rates (with strong speculation of more increases to come later in the year), the U.K. triggering Article 50, and the downward pressure on the energy sector an...
In spite of investors experiencing the Trump’s administration inability to pass healthcare legislation; the 0.25 percent increase in Federal Fund Rates (with strong speculation of more increases to come later in the year), the U.K. triggering Article 50, and the downward pressure on the energy sector and oil prices from the global oil glut the...
