Universities Space Research Association has secured a potential 18-year, $514 million hybrid contract from NASA to provide science and mission operations support for the space agency’s airborne astronomical observatory. NASA said Saturday the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy program support contract has...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index followed markets to close up Friday after the release of strong February employment figures. The Labor Department™s monthly report showed employers added an above-forecast 235,000 positions in February, with the jobless rate dropping to 4.7 percent. Other strong indicators from the February report were...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed up as major markets rebounded on strong February employment results. The Labor Department™s monthly report showed employers added an above-forecast of 235,000 positions in February, led by construction jobs and employment in the goods-producing industries. Other strong indicators from the Februa...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index reversed it’s four day losing streak to close up 0.000% to 93.000. Even with the US stocks posting it third lose in the past four days the GovCon Index was able to remain in the positive. GovCon Index advancers split evenly with decliners as seven of its 11 S&P 500 components advanced...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 7, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) will provide interim contractor support for Saudi Arabia’s F-15 fleet under a $46.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the award definitizes a foreign military sales requirement for suppo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 6, 2017 ” Boeing (NYSE: BA) will offer the MH-139 helicopter in its bid on the U.S. Air Force program to replace the current fleet of UH-1N Huey helicopters, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Huey replacement program provides an opportunity to supply 84 new helicop...
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has won a contract to help NASA launch a polar-orbiting environmental weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA said Saturday the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 will launch aboard a ULA-bui...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 2, 2017 ” Australia’s fleet of Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) EA-18G Growler aircraft will potentially receive new radio jammers and radar systems through the country’s planned $191.6 million investment on the technology, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Australian defense department said We...
Corey Gomez, a program manager at Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, has been appointed to serve as a senior contract project manager at ACT I to oversee the company’s multiple Defense Department contracts. ACT I said in a press release that Gomez will continue to offer more than 16 years worth of experience in busines...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed at an all-time high Wednesday for the second time in three sessions as U.S. stocks also extended their record-setting rally in their best one-day performance of 2017 so far with the S&P 500 composite index above 2,400 for the first time during intraday trade after President Donald Trump̵...
