The GovCon Index stayed clear of choppy activity in U.S. financial markets with a gain of 0.705 points — or 0.929 percent — to 76.572 on a first quarter earnings beat by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a sharp spike in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) shares. Huntington Ingalls rose 4.13 perce...
Engility Holdings (NYSE: EGL) and ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) — both listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reported first quarter earnings and revenue figures after U.S. financial markets closed Thursday that either exceeded or met the consensus analyst forecast for both figures. Chantilly, Virginia-based services contractor Eng...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2016 ” Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has appointed an Air Force Reserve officer to be its new site lead at Edwards Air Force Base in California, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday John Mikal, who is also a test pilot for the KC-46A tanker aircraft, succeeds Don Bla...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has formed a new unit within its advanced missile systems organization to consolidate and boost the production of its Coyote and Silver Fox small unmanned aircraft systems, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the UAS directorate will be based in Ariz...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2016 ” A Hitachi-developed wireless communication system for aircraft played a key part in a test conducted by NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration to check support for ground-to-aircraft information exchange, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. NASA said Wednesday ground operators transmitted aviat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2016 ” A subsidiary of CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) will provide network services to 550 academic institutions in Alabama under a $96 million recompete contract from the state’s supercomputing agency, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. CSRA said Wednesday the Alabama Supercomputer Authority tapped CSC State and...
Three companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reported quarterly financial results before U.S. financial markets opened Thursday with one in-line against analyst expectations for earnings per share and below on revenue and the other two contractors above Wall Street’s outlook for both figures. Dulles, Virginia-based spaceÃ...
The U.S. Army has opened an industry competition for a potential 10-year, $5 billion governmentwide acquisition contract covering a wide range of desktop and mobile computing systems and peripherals, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. Billy Mitchell writes the service branch will select three suppliers for the ...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a potential five-year, $141 million task order from the U.S. Navy to provide a range of product development support services for current and future programs run by the Naval Sea Systems Command. SAIC said Thursday it will perform technical services such as systems engi...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has won a potential five-year, $400 million contract to provide enterprise management services to the Defense Intelligence Agency‘s chief information officer and other components of the Defense Department and the U.S. intelligence community. The Virginia Contracting Activity received five bids for the ...
