The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.247-point climb to 73.958 on potential indicators against additional interest rate hikes and extended rallies by Engility Holdings (NYSE: EGL) and Navistar International (NYSE: NAV). The Index posted a weekly gain of 2.082 percent to record positive movement for the third consecutive five-day pe...
The GovCon Index posted a modest gain of 0.247 points to 73.958 Friday on a new Labor Department jobs report that investors believe does not indicate further interest rate hikes at the moment. Friday’s positive close puts the Index at a gain of 2.082 percent for the week to record its third consecutive five-day pe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has received the Nunn-Perry Award from the Defense Department for the company’s support of Spatial Data Integrations under DoD’s mentor-protege program, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. Harris said Wednesday it worked with the woman-owned sm...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) subsidiary will provide environmental surveillance, research and education support to the Energy Department under a $13.7 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its SN3 unit will work with Wastren Advantage to supp...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” General Atomics has flown the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper extended-range, long-wing variant during a demonstration at the Gray Butte Flight Test Facility in February, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Feb. 25 the flight test sought to check the remotely piloted aircraft’s airwort...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” Fluor (NYSE: FLR) will work with several partners to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the future Purple Line light rail system in Maryland as part of a $2 billion project, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday its Purple Line Transit Partners, Purple L...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 4, 2016 ” Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has partnered with Darkblade Systems to develop mobile applications for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency under the Defense Department‘s mentor-protege program, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Booz Allen said Thursday it will also help the service-...
San Jose, Calif.-based data technology provider MapR Technologies has appointed three-decade industry veteran Douglas Natal as vice president and general manager of the company’s federal government business. MapR said Thursday Natal joins the company in conjunction with the opening of new offices in McLean, Virginia to focus on ...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Leda Chong, formerly senior vice president for strategic planning, as SVP for government programs and sales. Gulfstream said Wednesday Chong will report to Gulfstream President Mark Burns and oversee global government and special mission sales and marketing...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded seven companies positions on a potential $500 million contract to provide architect-engineering environmental services to the service branch. The firms join a list of awardees that will compete to perform environmental compliance, restoration, base realignment and closures, military family housing and operations and ma...
