Posts from GovConWire for 10/29/2015

CACI 1Q Earnings, Revenue Top Wall Street Forecasts

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) — one of 30 companies listed on Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index — has reported earnings of $1.84 per share for the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year…

SRI International to Develop Contraceptive Products for NICHD; Toufan Parman Comments

SRI International has received a $40 million contract to develop new contraceptive products for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development. SRI Biosciences will perform the preclinical development and testing of potential therapeutic products in compliance with Investigational New Drug requirements, SRI said Tuesday…

Navy Eyes Potential Purchase of Rockwell Collins Radio Comm Equipment

The U.S. Navy intends to purchase from Rockwell Collins‘ government systems business a set of radio receiver-transmitters and ancillary equipment under the ARC-210 family of communications products…

Lockheed to Produce Laser-Guided Bomb Kits for Air Force; Joe Serra Comments

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $76 million contract to continue the supply of laser-guided bomb kits for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed will extend production of Paveway II Plus kits and manufacture the guidance and tail assemblies for GBU-10 and GBU-12 LGBs, the company said Wednesday…

Frank Kelley Named Navy’s First Unmanned Systems Deputy Assistant Secretary

Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley, former chief of the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, has been appointed as the first deputy assistant secretary for unmanned systems at the U.S. Navy, USNI News reported Tuesday…

Charles Davis, Patrick Henry Dowling Assume New Roles at Seabury Group

Charles Davis, formerly executive vice president of global aerospace and defense consulting division at professional services firm Seabury Group, has been promoted to president and CEO of the division…

Oceus Networks Gets ISO Certification for Management Systems; Randy Fuerst Comments

Oceus Networks has received certification from the International Organization for Standardization for quality management. Oceus said Wednesday it secured the ISO 9001:2008 certification after a third-party audit institution evaluated management processes and systems that Oceus implements as it works to deliver mobile communications platforms for commercial and government clients…

October 28 Market Close: GovCon Index Hits New Record High on Earnings Reports, US Stocks Rise

The GovCon Index rose 2.474 percent to an all-time high of 77.167 Wednesday on strong earnings reports from listed companies and high volume on a positive day for U.S. markets as the Federal Reserve released its latest policy statement…