Posts from GovConWire for 10/07/2015

Sens. Richard Burr, Dianne Feinstein: Senate to Tackle Cyber Bill After Recess

The co-sponsors of the Cyberthreat Information Sharing Act have said the Senate is expected put the bipartisan bill to a vote following the next week’s recess, the National Journal reportedTuesday…

Frank Kendall: Lawmakers Removed NDAA’s Acquisition Reform Language Under Debate

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said the acquisition reform language under debate in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 have mostly been removed following talks between lawmakers, Defense News reported Tuesday…

Northrop Receives $92M Contract Modification to Develop US Navy EW Systems

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $91,735,291 contract modification to engineer and develop the U.S. Navy’s electronic warfare systems. The company will upgrade the electronic attack capabilities of AN/SLQ-32(V) EW systems under the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3 program, the Defense Department said Monday…

Reports: Senate Sends 2016 Defense Policy Bill to Final Vote

The Senate voted 73-26 to advance the proposed $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 toward a final vote later this week amid talks of an expected presidential veto on the bill, The Hill reported Tuesday…

Steven Mahon Joins SAIC as EVP, General Counsel; Tony Moraco Comments

Steven Mahon, formerly senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of MTS Systems, has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as executive VP and general counsel…

October 6 Market Close: GovCon Index Dips as Oil Rises, Dollar Weakens

The GovCon Index struggled for gains Tuesday after a positive open and closed at a decline of 0.357 points to 71.808. U.S. stocks declined after five days of positivity as biotechnology shares declined and investors also responded to the International Monetary Fund’s statement that the organization remain concerned over economies in developing nations, according to Bloomberg…