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October 24 – October 28, 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Outlooks of the government contracting market’s future trajectory and its ongoing dynamics dominated the attention of sector leaders and observers this week, during which GovCon Wire helped ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 28, 2016 ” Red Hat‘s (NYSE: RHT) Linux 7.1 has achieved the Common Criteria Certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ for an unmodified commercial operating system as part of the Operating System Protection Profile, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Common Criteria Certification validates the com...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 28, 2016 ” MILCOM 2016 is set to feature retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Earl Matthews, vice president of enterprise security services within Hewlett Packard Enterprise™s U.S. public sector business, as a speaker, GovConExecutive said Thursday. Matthews will share his insight on modernization, operat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 28, 2016 ” Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has appointed Andrew Merkle, formerly program area manager for research and exploratory development, as RED mission area executive, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The lab said Wednesday Merkle will be in charge of a team that performs research ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 28, 2016 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has received full materiel release approval from the Joint Munitions Command for the company’s 60-millimeter M1061 mortar cartridge, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Thursday the approval serves to certify that the munition is safe, logistically suppo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 28, 2016 ” Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has unveiled a new night-vision technology that works to support warfighter missions in the nighttime and in low-light environments, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the F5032 Lightweight Night Vision Binocular is also designed to limit eye fatigue a...
Differing acquisition strategies among government services contractors and defense primes became a main discussion topic analysts raised in earnings calls Thursday morning with three GovCon companies that stated financial results. L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) hinted it could make more acquisitions this year with three...
Cognosante has purchased Business Information Technology Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a push to expand the former™s presence in the public health information technology sector. BITS will operate as a subsidiary and Founder and CEO Dan McQuay will continue to lead the business under the new ownership, Cognosante said Thurs...
Richard White, a 31-year veteran from Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) and former CEO of government services contractor Capstone Corp., has joined spacecraft system and satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral to lead SSL’s U.S. government business as a senior vice president. Palo Alto, Calif.-based SSL said Thursday White will be based ou...
Ramesh Munamarty, former Verint Systems chief information officer, has been named group CIO at medical and travel security services company International SOS. Munamarty will drive strategic imperatives such as enterprise information technology, digital transformation and business process optimization for the business, International SO...
