Feb. 1 – Feb. 5 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last week in this space, we announced the 2016 edition of Executive Mosaic’s annual Wash100 list, our selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential leaders and voic...
The GovCon Index held in positive territory in choppy trade Thursday with a nominal gain of 0.109 points to 71.005 held up large jumps in the share prices of government services contractor CACI International (NYSE: CACI), satellite provider Intelsat (NYSE: I) and armored truck maker Navistar International (NYSE: NAV). With Thursday’s gain, the...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) — one of 30 companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index — has adjusted its fiscal year 2016 guidance to reflect the company’s $550 million acquisition of the former L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) national security solutions segment that closed Tuesday. The Arlington, Va.-based governmen...
The GovCon Index slumped back into a correction — at least 10 percent down from its most recent high — Tuesday with a decline of 2.124 percent to 70.226 spurred by Harris Corp.‘s (NYSE: HRS) move to cut projected revenue for the company’s 2016 fiscal year. Shares of Harris plummeted 9.78 percent after the ...
As covered here yesterday, GovCon Wire’s parent company Executive Mosaic announced its inductions for the 2016 edition of the Wash 100 — EM’s annual selection of the government contracting arena’s most influential voices. These 100 individuals were chosen by EM’s editorial and organizational leadership as the executives...
Jan. 25 – Jan. 29 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Needless to say, we have a lot to address here after a heavy news week that featured news of government contracting’s largest merger this decade, plus a batch of 2015 earnings report...
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) — one of 30 companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index — has reported a net loss for the second consecutive quarter on a writedown in its government services segment the company is in the process of divesting. The New York City-based defense electronics manufacturer agreed in December to sell...
Reston, Virginia-based contractor Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) has agreed to a merger with the government information technology and services businesses of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) under a $5 billion, tax-free Reverse Morris Trust transaction to create the government services industry’s largest publicly-traded contractor by revenu...
The GovCon Index retreated with a loss of 1.295 percent to 70.580 Monday in a move that puts the Index back into a correction, or 10 percent off its most recent high, for the second time this month. Monday’s plunge starts a week in which investors who follow defense and government contracting sectors await a ...
The GovCon Index mirrored wild volatility in U.S. markets Wednesday to close at a decline of 0.703 points to 71.438 with an attempt to recover from steep and rapid declines during morning and mid-afternoon trade. The Index showed a 3.5 percent decline at around 12 p.m. ET and fell further to a 4.5-percent loss shortly...
