Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) have secured contracts worth $130.3 million combined to help reduce radar risks for the U.S. Air Force‘s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization program. The service branch awarded $70.3 million to Northrop’s systems business and $60 mil...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) unit has been awarded a $549.9 million contract to supply Stryker armored vehicles to the U.S. Army. General Dynamics Land Systems is scheduled to complete the task by Feb. 28, 2019, the Defense Department said Thursday. Stryker is an eight-wheeled and medium-weight armored vehicle that incorporates a weapon s...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a McKesson Technologies subsidiary a $139 million contract for continued Military Health System patient engagement and interoperable secure messaging subscriptions. RelayHealth will provide 11, 725 MHS physicians, physical and occupational therapists, dentists and other medical providers with...
The GovCon Index lagged for a third consecutive trading session Thursday to end at a decline of 0.412 points to 74.640 on the week’s final day of trade as U.S. financial markets are closed on Good Friday. Thursday’s close puts the Index at a decline of 1.207 percent on a weekly basis to end the GCI̵...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 24, 2016 ” SAP‘s (NYSE: SAP) national security services business will provide consulting services to support the U.S. Army‘s enterprise resource planning efforts under a $17 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Monday the SAP NS2 contract covers ERP lo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 24, 2016 ” Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has opened a new cybersecurity training academy that will offer network security certification programs at several locations around the world, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the Fortinet Network Security Academy will provide training through six...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 24, 2016 ” Intelligent Software Solutions will continue to provide sustainment support to several U.S. military agencies located domestically and in Asia under a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said March 14 the contract covers research...
Sirius Computer Solutions has agreed to purchase Crofton, Maryland-based security firm Force 3 for an undisclosed sum to expand Sirius’ portfolio of computer networking and security offerings for the federal sector. Joe Mertens, president and CEO of Sirius, said Thursday the companies also seek to access new government technology con...
Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) has appointed Mary Gendron to lead the company’s global information technology operations as its senior vice president and chief information officer. Gendron will report directly to George Davis, Qualcomm executive vice president and chief financial officer, the mobile technology services provider sa...
The GovCon Index stumbled from the open to close at a loss of 0.279 points to 75.052 as U.S. stock declines mirrored a fall in commodities such as oil and investors continued to speculate over when the next interest rate increases could occur. Los Angeles-based health insurance provider Health Net (NYSE: HNT) led Index gainers at 3.67 ...
