The GovCon Index closed up 0.309 points to 78.504 with CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) rebounding from the previous two days loses to close at 24.88 up 2.94 per cent. Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures slipped for the second. Top GovCon Index Net Gainers Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change CACI CACI Intern....
May 23 – May 27 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Just when we thought GovCon was on a merger-and-acquisition hiatus, two deals have garnered our attention this week with one that has definitive effects in the public sector and a second that might. Our...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 ” Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services (NYSE: SAP), has said the company continues to focus on efforts to build on its software portfolio for national security and classified government programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. He told IT Business Edge in an interview publi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 ” Keith Salzman, chief medical information officer for IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) global business services, believes one-third of the U.S. government’s $3 trillion healthcare budget has been underutilized, Executive Gov reported Wednesday. Salzman wrote in an IBM Center for the Business of Government blog ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 ” Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN) will provide a public cloud platform to support Salesforce‘s (NYSE: CRM) services as the latter seeks to expand its international infrastructure, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. AWS said Wednesday Salesforce plans to migrate core services such as Sales Clo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 ” General Atomics has partnered separately with CAE (NYSE: CAE) and the University of North Dakota to support the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. training academy for remotely piloted aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. CAE will provide classroom, simulator and live-flight inst...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 27, 2016 ” Vencore has been certified by Virginia’s veterans services department under the Virginia Values Veterans program for the company’s commitment to build up veteran hiring and retention efforts, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it plans to add 1, 800 veterans and ...
The State Department has approved a possible $420 million foreign military sale of F/A-18 C/D support services and spares to Kuwait. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday Kuwait’s request covers F/A-18 avionics software and engine component upgrades, ground support equipment, engine and aircraft spares and r...
The State Department has approved a $260 million foreign military sale of logistics support services, support and communications equipment, personnel training and spare and repair parts for F-16 units to Oman. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the government of Oman has also requested electronic combat international se...
KEYW (Nasdaq: KEYW) has appointed Michael Alber, formerly chief financial officer at Engility (NYSE: EGL), as CFO and executive vice president. Alber will bring over three decades’ worth of corporate finance, accounting and administrative experience with federal government contractors. Bill Weber, president and CEO of KEYW,...
