TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2017 ” The Professional Services Council has appointed new executives and re-elected continuing members to serve on its 2017 board of directors and executive committee, GovCon Executive said Tuesday. The organization said Dec. 16 the board will be comprised of 26 executives, including Engility (NYS...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2017 ” Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) will employ a backup communications interface for its delivery drones as a first line of defense against jamming, hacking and human attacks, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company plans to utilize a “mesh network” of multiple autonomous vehicles upon the compromise of a...
Huntsville, Alabama-based engineering, applied science and information technology contractor Dynetics has purchased technical services provider Aviation & Missile Solutions for an undisclosed amount. Dynetics said Thursday it will operate AMS as a wholly owned subsidiary, effective Jan. 2, and has appointed Cindy Griner, manager o...
Global satellite services company SpeedCast International has completed its $425 million cash acquisition of the CapRock Communications business from Harris (NYSE: HRS). Harris said Tuesday it will use proceeds from the sale to reduce debt and return more cash to shareholders. CapRock was part of the Melbourne, Flo...
An affiliate of aerospace and defense investment firm Admiralty Partners has purchased General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) Santa Ana, California-based business operations. Admiralty Partners said Tuesday the former GE unit will continue to operate at its present location under the name Integral Aerospace. Integral Aerospace manufactur...
John Barter, chairman of the board of directors at DHI Group (NYSE: DHX), has been elected to join Engility‘s (NYSE: EGL) board as an independent director. Engility said Dec. 27 in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Barter will also serve on the audit committee of the board of the Chantilly, Virginia...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index registered a loss Friday to close what was only its second weekly decline since the Nov. 8 election of Donald Trump and end December in the negative. GCI decliners outnumbered gainers by a 3-to-1 ratio in the last trading session of 2016, while 25 out of 30 Index companies advanced on a yearly bas...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index retreated Friday in the final trading session of 2016 to close a negative December but but a positive year on a boost to defense stocks in the post-election rally that has swept through U.S. markets. The GovCon Index closes 2016 with a year-to-date gain of 16.73 percent as the U.S. stock...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2016 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) is exploring new mission opportunities for its Pegasus XL air-launched rocket after the launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite in June 2017, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday the company has no plans of phasing ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2016 ” A report prepared by Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) recommends that Congress delegate space management responsibilities to a civilian agency, ExecutiveGov reported Thursday. Space News reported Wednesday that NASA commissioned SAIC to produce the report...
