TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2017 ” Jennifer Chronis, general manager for Defense Department programs at Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN), has said DoD can leverage security as one of many benefits in the adoption of cloud platforms, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. She wrote in an article published March that other advantages to c...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 5, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide an update to the cryptographic module of the U.S. Air Force‘s combat search-and-rescue radio equipment under a $42.6 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the contract covers development, certification, integ...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has bought autonomous unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturer OceanServer Technology for an undisclosed sum, a move that Chairman and CEO Michael Strianese said marks L3’s expansion push into the UUV market. Fall River, Massachusetts-based OceanServer builds lightweight UUVs for military, commercial and int...
The Executive Mosaic GovCon Index and major markets all followed the auto stocks down as March reported weak vehicle sales, raising questionsconcerns about economic growth. Investors continue to watch closely developments on the global political and economic front. GovCon Index decliners outpaced advancers 6 to 1. In spite of its Frid...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has received a contract to provide NATO personnel in Germany training and support services on the E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it will supply aircrew instructors and mission simulator operators, continu...
Weekly Roundup March 27 – March 31 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week, the GovCon industry witnessed several high-profile private sector executive moves. It goes without saying that these leadership changes could impact industry in a positive way...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 3, 2017 ” Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has marked the culmination of its support for NASA‘s nearly 17-year Earth Observing-1 satellite mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it has provided support for the validation and development of EO-1 satellite and instrument technologies a...
Frank Backes, former CEO of Braxton Technologies, has been named vice president of business development for satellite communications products and federal satellite solutions at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS). Kratos said Thursday Backes will focus on products and service offerings for the defense, intelligence ...
In spite of investors experiencing the Trump’s administration inability to pass healthcare legislation; the 0.25 percent increase in Federal Fund Rates (with strong speculation of more increases to come later in the year), the U.K. triggering Article 50, and the downward pressure on the energy sector and oil prices from the global oil glut the...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA March 31, 2017 ” Carl D™Alessandro, former president for critical networks at Harris Corp., has been selected for this year’s Executive Mosaic Wash100 for his leadership in air traffic control and communications. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector executives sel...
