Frank Wiercinski, formerly a group vice president at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined Cubic (NYSE: CUB) as senior VP and managing director of its global defense segment’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region. He will manage the segment’s customer base i...
The General Services Administration has awarded 31 companies spots on two potential 10-year contracts worth up to $30 billion combined to provide building maintenance and operations support at the federal government’s Zone 1 sites. Nine companies will compete for task orders under the BMO Unrestricted contract and 24 vendor...
General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) information technology business unit has been awarded a potential five-year, $75 million contract to supply and maintain software for a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services equipment management initiative. CMS will use the software to process claims submitted by suppliers for the Durable Medical...
The GovCon Index recovered from a brief morning dip into a decline Tuesday and closed at a gain of 0.443 points to 73.042 as U.S. stocks rose in tandem with crude oil prices in New York and investors awaited a decision from Europe’s central bank on additional stimulus. Crude futures in New York settled up...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2016 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has unveiled a new facility in the U.K. that will house the assembly, integration and testing of the Armored Fighting Vehicles in the country, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the facility in South Wales is scheduled to be fully operational by 2017 an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 9, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has tested the Standard Missile-6‘s function to engage surface targets using the decommissioned USS Reuben James as a designated target, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the test works to demonstrate anti-surface warfare, surface-to-surface engage...
Scott Ward, a former director of engines and motors at the United Launch Alliance, will join Sacramento, Calif.-based propulsion technology manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) as vice president of engineering. The 27-year aerospace engineering veteran will assume his new role on April 4 to offer more than&n...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded 21 companies spots under a potential 10-year, $22.3 billion acquisition vehicle that covers information technology upgrades support for VA and other federal agencies. The contractors will compete for task orders to provide healthcare IT, systems and software engineering, enterp...
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has received a $387.2 million contract modification to produce additional Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army. Sikorsky will deliver 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Army to exercise an option in a previously awarded contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. T...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has secured a potential $250 million contract to provide aerospace testing and facilities operations and maintenance services at NASA‘s Ames Research Center. The company said Tuesday the ATOM-4 contract also requires information technology system administration and work on Ames̵...
