Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded a potential five-year, $1.7 billion contract by the U.S. Army to produce military radio systems, ancillaries and spare parts for Afghanistan under a foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Department said Thursday that work location will depend on individual orders and the company i...
William Crosbie, former Amtrak chief operating officer, has been named Parsons‘ senior vice president and business development director for its transport division, which provides engineering and management support for aviation, rail transits and ports and harbors. Crosbie will manage the development and implementation of the division’s&n...
The GovCon Index staged a recovery in afternoon trade after a limp open Thursday but closed at a loss of 0.059 points to 78.791 as Britain’s referendum on whether to exit the European Union continued to dominate global financial market activity. All campaign activities surrounding the “Brexit” vote set for Thursday were suspen...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded 80 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $25 billion contract vehicle the agency intends to use as its primary mechanism for acquisitions of information technology services via task orders. CMS released the list of awardees in a Wednesday FedBizOpps n...
Tim Denning, director of IDIQ management at STG since 2014, has been named vice president for business development at the Reston, Virginia-based information technology services contractor. Denning will be responsible for helping develop and implement the company’s organic growth strategies and will lead its business de...
Dennis Kelly, formerly president of the national security solutions segment at PAE, has been appointed CEO of cyber platforms and engineering services provider Iomaxis. Kelly will oversee Iomaxis™ corporate structure and business development functions as well as help expand the company™s client base in new markets, the company said Th...
The General Services Administration has issued a request for proposals in search of a contractor to redevelop the federally-owned John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. GSA said Wednesday it seeks a private developer that will be interested in designing and constructing a research facili...
A joint venture of Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) and Mead & Hunt has won a $45 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the U.S. Army and Air National Guard. The joint venture is scheduled to complete work by June 14, 2021, and perform the task in various locations nationwide, the Defense Department said...
The GovCon Index hit choppy trade in the late afternoon session Wednesday and closed at a narrow loss of 0.094 points to 78.850 as investors examined the Federal Reserve‘s latest policy statement that left current interest rates unchanged. Central bank leaders held the federal funds rate at between one-quarter and one-half percent on conc...
U.S. Cyber Command‘s efforts to build greater partnerships with the private sector should include a human capital component to build up skill sets and experience in both the public and private sectors, Cybercom’s second-ranked officer told the Potomac Officers Club Wednesday. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin McLaughlin, Cybercom’s dep...
