IBM (NYSE: IBM) has received a potential 10-year, $149 million contract to provide new human resource and time and management systems for General Services Administration personnel and external customers. The company will develop self-service HR and T&A systems that GSA customers will be able to access with mobile platforms a...
Alion Science and Technology has appointed G. Maliek Ferebee, former corporate vice president of human resources at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), as chief HR officer of the McLean, Virginia-based government engineering and technology services contractor. He will oversee Alion Science’s efforts to grow its technical and operational wor...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended at an all-time record close for a fourth session over the last five Tuesday and briefly touched the 90-point barrier for the first time in its two-year history during afternoon trade to resume its post-election rally with defense stocks in particular strong performers. The U.S. equ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 29, 2016 ” Matt Desch, Iridium (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO, announced in a Twitter post Nov. 21 that the stage 1 booster of SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket has been delivered to California to support the launch of 10 Iridium satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Ars Technica reported Nov. 21 SpaceX has indicated I...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 29, 2016 ” The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Deloitte a $63 million contract for human resources management services, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Deloitte will work to help the agency’s human development directorate adopt a new approach to oversee its recruitment, retirement and other progra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 29, 2016 ” General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary will provide planning yard services and support for the U.S. Navy‘s nuclear-powered submarines and moored training ships under a $24.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will fu...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has agreed to buy Laurel, Maryland-based digital services contractor Aquilent for approximately $250 million in a push to grow technology offerings, talent pipeline and citizen-focused digital services. Booz Allen said Tuesday the deal aims further the McLean, Virginia-based company’...
Duncan McNabb, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, has joined the board of directors of Elbit Systems‘ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. subsidiary. He will join six other outside directors led by Robert Magnus, chairman of the board at Elbit Systems of America and a retire...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index ended its six-day win streak Monday as U.S. stocks also took a break from the post-election rally after a stretch that saw equities post three straight weekly gains. GovCon Index decliners edged gainers and six of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced with General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) the top net gaine...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 28, 2016 ” A business unit of BAE Systems will help develop a tool that will work to analyze small circuit features on a silicon integrated circuit chip under a $9.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday BAE’s inf...
