Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has purchased Columbia, Maryland-based cybersecurity platforms and services provider Van Dyke Technology Group for an undisclosed sum in an effort to expand its portfolio of information technology security offerings for public and private sectors. Darren Kraabel, senior vice president of aerospace and techno...
ACI Technologies will provide support for the U.S. Navy‘s Manufacturing Technology program through the ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence under a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work in Philadelphia, Penn...
The GovCon Index staged a full reversal from an early morning dip into negative territory Tuesday to close at a gain of 0.482 points to 74.487 as energy shares helped spur U.S. markets into positive. Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) was the GCI’s top nominal gainer at $2.22 — or 1.6 percent — to $141.31 after...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” A business unit of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) will provide maintenance and technical support for the F-16 Aircrew Training System of Poland’s air force, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday L-3 Link Simulation & Training will also supply spare and repair parts for the tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” Siemens has partnered with Airbus on the development of a hybrid electric propulsion system for passenger aircraft that could drive efforts to reduce noise and fuel consumption, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Airbus said Thursday a joint team of 200 employees will work on the project in pre...
The GovCon Index mirrored the larger U.S. stock indices’ reversal into negative territory in the last hour of trade Monday and closed at a loss of 0.222 points to 74.005 with no clear driver of news on activity in markets. The GCI opened up nearly a half-percent in the first 45 minutes with the S&P 500...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has tapped BAE Systems to build three engineering and training facilities at the Marham air base in the U.K. under a $166.3 million subcontract, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. BAE said Thursday the construction project is part of preparations for the delivery of the f...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” A subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has completed the construction of the radar receive array ground structure for the U.S. Air Force‘s future space fence system being built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. General Dynamics said Thursday its SATCO...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems will supply 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicles to Japan as part of the country’s efforts to build up amphibious capability among its ground self-defense forces, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday BAE Systems Inc. will also...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will work with Immunovaccine to develop a vaccine that aims to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The companies will integrate Immunovaccine’s DepoVax platform and Leidos’ Virtual Pharmaceutical Development Pro...
