Posts from GovConWire for 01/15/2016

NASA Selects Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada, SpaceX for Round 2 Space Station Resupply Contracts

NASA has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), Sierra Nevada and SpaceX a second round of potential multi-billion dollar contracts to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station through 2024 in support of efforts to end U…

CH2M Hill Lands $240M NAVFAC Atlantic Environmental Restoration Support IDIQ

The U.S. Navy has awarded CH2M Hill a potential five-year, $240 million contract to provide architect-engineering services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command‘s Atlantic area of responsibility…

Ernest Moniz: DOE Plans $220M Investment to Refresh US Power Grid Infrastructure

The Energy Department plans to award as much as $220 million in research and development funds over three years to modernize the U.S. electric power distribution network through a public-private partnership…

Booz Allen to Standardize Army Tactical, Data Network for $159M; Bill Schuler Comments

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has received a $159 million task order to standardize the U.S. Army‘s tactical and data network systems in an effort to help soldiers connect to the network. The company will work to integrate and streamline hardware, software, security and tactical network initialization tools for the Army’s Project Director – Network Enablers office, Booz Allen said Thursday…

Robert Leduc Appointed President of UTC’s Pratt & Whitney Unit; Gregory Hayes Comments

Robert Leduc, a 35-year veteran of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been named president of UTC’s aircraft engine unit Pratt & Whitney. He will succeed Paul Adams, who has led the business since 2014 and will retire by the end of February after a 17-year career at UTC, the company saidThursday…

L-3 to Repair, Overhaul Photonics Masts on Virginia-/Ohio-Class Submarines

L-3 Communications will provide depot-level upgrade, repair and overhaul services for photonics masts on Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines under a three-year, $44.7 million contract from the U…

Unisys Lands NASA Flight Simulation Hardware, Software Support Contract

Unisys has been awarded a $38.4 million contract to develop simulation hardware and software technology for NASA’s Hampton, Virginia-based Langley Research Center. Unisys will work to design, test, integrate, operate, maintain and modify Langley’s flight simulation facilities and research aircraft systems under the contract, NASA said Friday…

January 14 Market Close: GovCon Index Rallies 1% Despite Global Market Declines

The GovCon Index showed signs of life Thursday with a gain of 1.105 percent to 73.040 amid further turmoil in international financial markets as U.S. stocks also rallied amid global losses. The S&P 500 rose 1…