TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) plans to revise the terms of use for company-hosted consumer Web services and establish partnerships with nongovernment organizations in efforts to curb online terrorist activities, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Friday it will work to eliminate terrorism-related c...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide enterprise information technology support to the U.S. Army‘s program executive office for missiles and space under a $32.3 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the contract also covers cloud computing, data ce...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” PAE CEO John Heller has said the company is working with Platinum Equity, which bought PAE in January, to establish an organic growth strategy and explore potential investments for the government contractor, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Heller told the publication that the acquisition itse...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 25, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has unveiled a new technology offering that works to support satellite-based positioning, navigation and timing services in environments without GPS coverage, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Satellite Time and Location service is del...
Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) CEO Mike Lawrie told investors Tuesday the company will consider an undefined range of options regarding Hewlett-Packard Enterprise‘s (NYSE: HPE)’s U.S. public sector business in conjunction with CSC’s merger into HPE’s enterprise services segment. Tysons, Virginia-based CSC is ...
Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) has promoted David Buss to president of the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense segment and Mike Twyman to president of the company’s newly-established mission solutions business division as part of a realignment initiative. The company said Wednesday Buss, a senior vice president in the global def...
Harris (NYSE: HRS) has secured a $106 million follow-on contract option from the U.S. Air Force to provide a range of ground-based systems support services for missile warning, missile defense and space surveillance operations. The company said Wednesday the follow-on award covers depot-level maintenance, repairs, upgrade, c...
A subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a potential $424.7 million contract to build guidance and control systems for the U.S. Navy™s heavyweight torpedoes. Sippican will also provide MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System upgrade tools, test equipment, spares and production materials, hardw...
The U.S. Army has awarded 16 companies positions on a potential five-year, $250 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the Army Corps of Engineers™ South Atlantic division in support of environmental programs. The service branch received 38 offers for the contract through an online solicitation and expects wo...
The GovCon Index rallied 1.197 percent to 78.192 on gains led by the GCI’s services-focused contractors and defense prime Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) on news that the U.S. lifted its embargo on weapons sales to Vietnam. Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) added 4.01 percent — or $2.10 &nbs...
