Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed higher Thursday as gains by large defense platform and product makers helped offset declines by a majority of the GCI’s 30 stocks with mid-tier prime contractors and government services providers in red. U.S. stocks traded lower by comparison with real estate the largest drag on equities&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has appointed Phil Simonsen, a space and intelligence community veteran, as its new senior executive for space and cyber programs, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Simonsen will work to identify and pursue new busine...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” Deloitte has joined a coalition comprised of specialists and consulting and technology companies as a lead partner in efforts to advance the development of smart cities in the country, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work with the Smart Cities Council members an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a potential five-year, $38 million contract to research and develop high-power electromagnetic sources and components through Jan. 4, 2022, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” ICF is among the the 35 commercial and research partners chosen by the Commerce Department‘s National Technology Information Service as eligible to participate in the agency’s federal-wide data ventures, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will work to s...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 19, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has landed contracts worth a total of $134.1 million from international military customers for new simulation technologies, simulator updates and training support services, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday it closed a deal with Airbus‘ defense and space bu...
The FBI has awarded a potential seven-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement to Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business for services to modernize existing applications in the bureau’s human resources systems as part of an ongoing digital transformation initiative. Accenture Federal Services said Thursday ...
Optimal Solutions and Technologies has won a potential $248 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for systems engineering and technical assistance support services. The Defense Department said Wednesday OST will provide the services to the Army’s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation as ...
James Winnefeld Jr., a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been elected to Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) board of directors. The 37-year Navy veteran previously led the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command, Raytheon said Wednesday. “Sandy brings signifi...
Polaris Alpha‘s EOIR Technologies subsidiary has secured a position on a five-year, $48 million contract that covers research, development and technical support services for the U.S. Navy‘s corporate laboratory. The company said Wednesday the contract encompasses seven research fields and EOIR will vie for task orders ...
