TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” The segmented primary mirror of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope is halfway to completion after Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) finished the installation of its ninth flight mirror, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. NASA said Tuesday the mirrors used are built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies, which ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 ” PwC and NIIT University collaborated to offer a master’s degree program on cybersecurity that seeks to aid the demand for cybersecurity professionals in the coming years in India, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Economic Times reported Monday these soon-to-be professionals will work to secure cybe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 4, 2016 — RSA‘s transformation initiative in 2015 works to augment the sales and customer service of its business, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Amit Yoran, president of the EMC (NYSE: EMC) subsidiary, said in a CRN interview published Tuesday these efforts are based on a study of customer issues in the ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured two separate contract modifications from the U.S. Air Force to build C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday Lockheed will produce 32 C-130J military transport planes in various configurations under a potential five-year, $1.1 billion contract. The definitization co...
Bechtel™s plant machinery division has secured a potential $393 million contract to continue to supply nuclear propulsion components to the U.S. Navy. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract as part of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Energy Department™s Na...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential $349.2 million contract modification to manufacture tools for the U.S. Navy™s future USS Lyndon B. Johnson destroyer. Raytheon will produce mission system equipment for the Zumwalt-class ship through October 2019 if the Navy exercises all options, the Defense Department said Thursday. Construct...
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) subsidiary, has received a $317.8 million contract modification to maintain F119 engines for the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Thursday the company is scheduled to complete work under the contract on Dec. 31. The Air Force uses F119 engines to power its F-22 Raptor aircr...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $286 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft to Japan. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Northrop will also provide E-2D nonrecurring engineering assistance to the Japanese military through DoD...
TechLaw Holdings has acquired Colorado-based environmental services provider Summit Technical Resources, which the holding company plans to merge with its TLI Solutions subsidiary. TechLaw said Thursday Summit’s eventual merger with TLI is pending government approval for contract novation in late 2016. “This is an important par...
The GovCon Index closed Wednesday with a loss of 0.621 points to 77.761 on oil price declines and remains above the 10-percent mark for a gain against declines in several sectors within the S&P 500 composite index on a year-to-date basis. Crude futures in New York settled down 3.06 percent to $36.71 a barrel, w...
