ACI Technologies will provide support for the U.S. Navy‘s Manufacturing Technology program through the ManTech Navy Electronics Manufacturing Center of Excellence under a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work in Philadelphia, Penn...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” Siemens has partnered with Airbus on the development of a hybrid electric propulsion system for passenger aircraft that could drive efforts to reduce noise and fuel consumption, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Airbus said Thursday a joint team of 200 employees will work on the project in pre...
David Hathaway, a 14-year IBM (NYSE: IBM) veteran and a former public sector application lead in its global business services segment, has transitioned into the role of vice president of defense and intelligence for the GBS organization, an IBM spokesperson has told GovCon Wire. Hathaway started the role April 1 and will oversee program de...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will work with Immunovaccine to develop a vaccine that aims to prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The companies will integrate Immunovaccine’s DepoVax platform and Leidos’ Virtual Pharmaceutical Development Pro...
April 4 – April 8 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson The global effort to combat the spread of mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere now will include the company soon to become the largest U.S. government services contractor. Reston, Virginia-base...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 8, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has proposed a “heritage” GPS III spacecraft and prototype navigational payload as part of its bid for the U.S. Air Force‘s follow-on program on the production of future GPS III space vehicles, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednes...
Engility (NYSE: EGL) has secured a potential five-year, $247.9 million contract to advise and assist in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency™s research and development mission. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will execute the contract at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico and Egli...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 7, 2016 ” CGI (NYSE: GIB) will provide software development, test and implementation support to the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Office of Research and Development under awards worth a potential $22 million combined, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday it will leverage i...
The FBI‘s number of investigations into possible economic espionage on U.S. businesses has increased by 53 percent within the past year, a top bureau official told the Potomac Officers Club Wednesday. Randall Coleman — executive assistant director of the criminal, cyber, response and services branch – described that ...
Philippe Vallee, chief operating officer at Gemalto, will be endorsed by the board of directors to succeed Olivier Piou as the new CEO of the Amsterdam-based digital security firm, effective Sept. 1. Piou will retire on Aug. 31 but will continue to serve on Gemalto’s board as a non-executive director, Gemalto said Tuesday. “[Piouâ€â„...
