Posts from GovConWire for 09/18/2015

Orbital ATK to Provide $426M in Ammunition Components to Navy

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) will provide FMU-139D/B fuzes and fuze accessory kits and support for qualification and testing activities to the U.S. Navy under a $425.7 million contract. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work in West Virginia and Minnesota through May 2024…

Navy Chooses 5 for US Southwest Airfield Paving Services IDIQ

Five companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $240 million U.S. Navy contract to provide airfield pavement construction and renovation services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s U…

Report: Obama, Democratic Leaders Want ‘Clean’ Funding Bill to Prevent Govt Shutdown

President Barack Obama met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)on Thursday to discuss their strategy on upcoming budget negotiations as possible U…

Allstate EVP Sanjay Gupta Joins ICF’s Board; Sudhakar Kesavan Comments

Sanjay Gupta, executive vice president of marketing, innovation and corporate relations at insurance firm Allstate, has been elected to the board of directors at ICF International. “He brings deep knowledge of the rapidly evolving customer needs in the digital marketing space, and his broader experience in guiding companies through significant growth phases will add value across the full spectrum of board-related matters,” Sudhakar Kesavan, chairman and CEO at ICF International, said Thursday…

Research and Markets Report Sets Global Military Comms CAGR at 12.1% in 2015-2020

A new Research and Markets report forecasts the global military communications market to reach $40.82 billion by 2020 from $23.02 billion in 2015 amid a growing demand for updated communication techniques…

Roman Hachkowski Joins Northrop Grumman as AOA Xinetics GM; Chris Yamada Comments

Roman Hachkowski, a veteran in optical systems, has joined Northrop Grumman as general manager of the AOA Xinetics business unit. Hachkowski previously held roles at General Dynamics, BAE Systems, ZYGO and Goodrich before he joined AOA Xinetics, Northrop Grumman said Thursday…

September 17 Market Close: GovCon Index, US Stocks Mixed After Fed Holds Interest Rate

The Federal Reserve‘s decision Thursday to leave short-term interest rates unchanged spurred an afternoon of volatile activity in U.S. markets as the GovCon Index and three major U.S. stock indices ended the day with mixed results…