The GovCon Index failed to carry momentum from its Tuesday rebound and plummeted 2.671 percent to 72.284 Wednesday as steep losses in consumer stocks spurred a large-scale selloff in U.S. financial markets. The Index has declined 6.2 percent since the start of 2016 and is down 8.11 percent from its most recent high of 78.669...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) launched the Sailfish portfolio to provide government and commercial organizations the tools to manage raw data, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Booz Allen said Monday the portfolio aims to help users analyze datasets and collaborate with Booz Allen professionals on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) GDIT Cloud has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for deployment at government agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the cloud platform works to provide its users security and network visib...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will merge its threat intelligence and information technology protection offerings with Parsons™ critical infrastructure management services in efforts to produce an advanced cybersecurity system, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. FireEye said Monday the partnership seeks to mitigat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Bob Fortna, vice president of Juniper Networks‘ federal defense sector (NYSE: JNPR), said federal agencies can adopt five key elements to streamline data center operations in order to meet future demands, Executive Gov reported Tuesday. Fortna wrote in a guest piece published Monday on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for U.S. government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, believes an ongoing collaborative program between the company, the Defense Department and other satellite operators will help boost commercial-military space operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Cowen...
The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a potential four-year, $900 million contract to 17 companies to provide logistics support services for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The contractors will compete for individual task orders under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the D...
Fred Funk, formerly senior vice president of the national security group at Preferred Systems Solutions, has joined Vistronix as president of cyber and signals intelligence systems. Funk will oversee the company’s strategy, operations and business development efforts focused on the National Security Agency, Vistronix said Tuesday. “As...
Preferred Systems Solutions has acquired system architecture and software design company Tetra Concepts in support of efforts to expand PSS’ core offerings in professional services and presence in the national security sector. Northern Virginia-based PSS said Tuesday Tetra Concepts will also add to its portfolio of cybersecurity, dat...
Informatica has made several appointments to leadership roles within the company. Anil Chakravarthy, acting CEO of Informatica since August 2015, has been appointed to the chief executive role on a full-time basis by the company’s board of directors, the company said Tuesday. Chakravarthy has led the company’s efforts to grow in the...
