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TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will offer a new cybersecurity assessment service to help operators of industrial control systems determine risks in their network environments, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the Mandiant ICS HealthCheck service works to balance IT security and operational t...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has partnered with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency to pursue information-sharing efforts to boost cybersecurity, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Derek Manky, a global security strategist at Fortinet, said in a company blog entry posted Monday that the current...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its partners will work on the preliminary design of the Quiet Supersonic Transport X-plane under a $20 million task order award from NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The space agency said Tuesday the award is part of its New Aviation Horizons program, whi...
Dell and Massachusetts-based data storage vendor EMC (NYSE: EMC) will implement a new senior management structure upon closing of their approximately $67 billion merger. Michael Dell told employees in a memo Tuesday the integrated company will have an executive group that will comprise current CEOs of the VMwa...
Michael Smith, formerly corporate vice president for business growth at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been named corporate VP for strategy and development. He will succeed Christopher Kastner, who will take Barbara Niland’s role as corporate VP and chief financial officer after her retirement, HII said Tuesday. Smith...
Maximus (NYSE: MMS) has bought specialized healthcare assessment company Ascend for an undisclosed sum to expand its portfolio of health and human service offerings for the public sector. “This acquisition broadens our ability to help our government clients deal with the rising demand for long-term care services, ” Ma...
The U.S. Army has awarded nine companies a $123.75 million contract to provide equipment, personnel and materials for its work to outfit and transition staff and patients. The selected contractors will perform work through March 1, 2017, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The companies will also provide supervision and non-personal servi...
The GovCon Index started March with a surge of 1.09 percent to 72.922 in activity that reflected larger gains in U.S. markets spurred by a climb in oil prices and a new manufacturing report that exceeded economists’ expectations. The Index has held above 72 points for three consecutive closes and four of the last six...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 1, 2016 ” An AECOM (NYSE: ACM) and ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) joint venture will document environmental planning activities of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps under a $30 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. ManTech said Friday contract work will be centered on the Naval Facilities Engineer...
David Berteau, assistant secretary for logistics and materiel readiness at the Defense Department, has been appointed CEO of the Professional Services Council. His appointment is effective March 28 and comes six months after former CEO Stan Soloway resigned after 15 years of leadership at the trade organization that represents the gov...
