IBM (NYSE: IBM) plans to buy cloud-based health data and analytic tools provider Truven Health Analytics from Veritas Capital for $2.6 billion in a bid to further expand its Watson Health business unit’s platforms for value-based care. IBM said Thursday it plans to integrate Truven’s cloud-based platforms and health claims data with ...
The U.S. Army has selected six companies to provide Domain 2 design, test and integration services in support of the Space and Missile Defense Command under a $504 million contract. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract was awarded to Colsa, CybEx, Decisive Analytics, MEI Technologies, Sentar and Torch Technologies. The contract run...
The National Archives and Records Administration has asked industry to supply technical information on tools built to capture, manage and preserve content from social media networks. NARA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks commercial technology that can archive data on more than 120 social media blogs, accounts and channel...
The GovCon Index barely held positive territory in a narrow final hour of trade Thursday to record a nominal gain of 0.041 points to 71.389 Thursday and remain in a correction for the seventh consecutive day, or 10 percent down from its most recent high on Dec. 1. ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) rose 1.48 percent after...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 18, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will deliver 464 Excalibur Ib missiles to the U.S. Army under a $31.8 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it also currently works on the development of Excalibur N5 to help address the needs of the U.S. Navy in the maritime domain. Abou...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 18, 2016 ” Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has received a $12 million contract to provide Falcon III tactical handheld and vehicular radios and intercom systems to the Philippine army, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the contract covers the RF-7800V and RF-7800V VHF combat net radios and RF-7800I i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 18, 2016 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide an updated X-band anti-jam system to the U.S. Air Force under a $54.98 million contract modification, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Department said Tuesday the anti-jam system is designed to boost the resilience and security of the Air Force’s&n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 18, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has donated 135 Voyage Management System software licenses worth $3.17 million to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Monday the software works to support U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps midshipman training on navig...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 18, 2016 ” General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has partnered with QGroup to support the deployment and maintenance of the QTrust Server in efforts to protect the information systems of the German federal armed forces, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. General Dynamics said Monday its PitBull Trusted Operating Sys...
Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) — one of 30 companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index — has reported earnings of $2.78 per share for its full 2015 calendar year to exceed the consensus Wall Street forecast by 2 cents. The Reston, Virginia-based government services contractor stated full-year net income as $254 million compar...
