Posts from GovConWire for 09/10/2015

Northrop to Present 4 New Microelectronics Tech at DARPA Forum

Northrop Grumman will feature new microelectronics technologies at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s “Wait, What?” forum this week in support of the agency’s efforts to facilitate future technology…

Frank Kendall: Pentagon’s Draft Acquisition Rule on Commercial Items Needs to be ‘More Specific’

Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, has said he is amenable to the idea of revising a proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at DoD, Defense News reported Wednesday…

CBO Sees $61B Decline in Federal Deficit Over 11 Months

A report by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the U.S. budget deficit totaled $528 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal 2015, down $61 billion compared with the prior-year period’s shortfall…

Booz Allen, Triumfant Offer Combined Predictive Intell, Cyber Analytics Under Partnership

Booz Allen Hamilton and Triumfant have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver an endpoint security offering that leverages predictive intelligence and reverse engineering functions to identify potential risk areas…

Versar to Buy Johnson Controls’ Federal Security Systems Integration Business; Tony Otten Comments

Versar (NYSE: VSR), a project management company, has agreed to purchase a Johnson Controls subsidiary that works with federal customers to design, install and support physical and network security systems…

September 9 Market Close: GovCon Index Dips, US Markets Decline in PM Session

The GovCon Index closed down 0.686 points to 72.072 on a day that saw continued volatility in U.S. and global markets despite a rise in equities. All three major U.S. stock indices were up 1 percent at one point in the morning session and receded into negative territory in the 1:00 p…