Mike LeFever, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and co-founder of Invictus Advisors, has joined Iomaxis as chief operating officer of the Fredericksburg, Virginia-based technology and engineering services contractor. Iomaxis said Tuesday LeFever will help scale the company’ national footprint and operational capacities ...
SpaceX has won a potential two-year, $96.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch send a GPS III satellite into orbit. The Defense Department said Tuesday that SpaceX will conduct satellite launch vehicle production, launch operations, mission integration, mission and spaceflight worthiness efforts un...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index followed the markets down today closing at 92.883 off 0.445 percent. The major markets were dragged down by energy stocks as Saudi Arabia announced that they will increase production back above ten million barrels per day. WTI crude fell below the $48 mark closing the day at $47.87 per barrel off 1.10%....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2017 ” Deloitte‘s consulting business is set to receive a contract from NASA for support in the design and development of a proof of concept for robotic process automation technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The space agency indicated in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday that it intends...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2017 ” Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems at Hughes Network Systems, has said commercial satellite operators have expressed some concern over the schedule backlog in the launch of military communications satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. National Defense Magazi...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide weapons and computer systems information technology services to support the operations of the U.S. Air Force‘s 53rd Wing under a potential $204.9 million task order. The company said Tuesday the task order covers work at the Eglin, Nellis, Creech, Tyndall and Lackland Air Force b...
TYSONS CORNER, VA., March 14, 2017 ” The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” released the speakers list for their 2017 Healthcare Forum. The Healthcare Forum will present leaders in both the public and private sector discussing digital healthcare, interoperability and cybersecurity. The new era of medici...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed up on the day as markets were mixed; the S&P 500 up 0.04 % to 2372.47, the DJIA closing down 0.10% to 20,881.48, and the NASDAQ up 0.24% closing at 5875.78. Advancing issues outpaced declining 4 to 1. Rockwell Collins lead the way for GovCon Index companies upon receiving an upgrade...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2017 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will provide resources and serve as the title sponsor for a national college-level cybersecurity contest over the next three years, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Thursday it will supply technical resources as well as mentors and employee volunteers to...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2017 ” Battelle will update a U.S. Navy forecast analytic system that works to synchronize aircraft capability sets with availability under a $38.6 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will work with subcontractor Veracity Forecasting and Analysis to modify...
