Steve Isakowitz, formerly Virgin Galactic president, will join The Aerospace Corporation as its new president on Aug. 1 and assume the added role of CEO when current CEO Wanda Austin retires in October. Aerospace said Tuesday the board of trustees and its selection committee, led by former U.S. Air Force Secre...
David Mellors, chief financial officer at British robotics technology maker QinetiQ Group, will join U.K.-based aerospace and defense contractor Cobham as CFO on a yet unconfirmed date no later than Jan. 1, 2017. Cobham said Wednesday that current CFO Simon Nicholls will depart the company later in the year and remain i...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index received a modest boost Tuesday from attempts by U.S. and global equity markets to shake off a two-day rout spurred by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union with help from strong activity in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON). The GovCon Index gained 0.7...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) will provide base operations support at the U.S. Army‘s Camp As Sayliyah and Camp As Sayliyah “ South in Qatar under a $26 million contract modification, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Wednesday the modification is part of an initial contr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Janus Global Operations has secured ISO 18788:2015 certification for its quality management system’s alignment with international standards, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the certification by the International Organization for Standardization follows a previous ANSI/ASIS PS...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been featured in LinkedIn‘s first-ever listing of the top 40 companies that attract professional talent, GovCon Executive reported Friday. The company said Thursday it was ranked 36th in the “Top Attractors” list for 2016 based on an analysis of LinkedIn user...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 28, 2016 ” Parsons has raised a total of $17, 000 for the Veterans Education and Training and the Warrior Canine Connection during the company’s ninth annual Golf Classic in Virginia, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the event proceeds will provide financial support for ...
Cleveland-based aerospace components manufacturer TransDigm (NYSE: TDG) has closed its $1 billion cash acquisition of ILC Holdings and its subsidiary Data Device Corp. from New York-based investment firm Behrman Capital. TransDigm first announced the deal May 24 and the company said Thursday it used net proceeds from a term loan ...
The GovCon Index lost two full percentage points for a second consecutive trading session Monday as global financial markets continued to indicate investor concerns over the prospects of Britain’s vote Thursday to leave the European Union. Executive Mosaic‘s GovCon Index closed down 2.004 percent to 75.777 with Vectrus (NY...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2016 ” IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the U.K.’s defense ministry have released the Defense Cyber Aptitude Test assessment service for the military at the IBM HR Summit 2016, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The Recruiter reported Thursday DCAT works to evaluate a service member’s latent ability to ...
