Posts from GovConWire for 02/03/2016

Chris Raymond, Boeing Electronic-Info Solutions Division Head, Chosen to 2016 Wash100 for Analytics & ISR Leadership

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Chris Raymond, vice president and general manager of Boeing‘s electronic and information solutions division, as an inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting industry…

PV Puvvada, Unisys Federal Systems President, Inducted Into 2016 Wash100 for Commercial Tech Adoption Vision

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, as a two time winner and the newest inductee into the 2016 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena…

Ashton Carter: $583B DoD Budget Plan Reflects Focus on Global Threats

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has highlighted the Pentagon’s focus to address land, sea, air, space and cyber challenges during his preview of a $582.7 billion defense budget plan for fiscal 2017, DoD News reported Tuesday…

General Dynamics to Update US, UK Navy Subs’ Missile Fire Control Systems

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded a seven-year, $440 million contract to update the fire control systems installed in the U.S. Navy and U.K. navy’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines…

NASA to Launch 13 CubeSats, Orion Spacecraft Aboard Boeing-Built Rocket

NASA plans to send the Orion unmanned spacecraft and 13 CubeSats to deep space onboard the Boeing-built Space Launch System in 2018. “The 13 CubeSats that will fly to deep space as secondary payloads aboard SLS on [Exploration Mission-1] showcase the intersection of science and technology, and advance our journey to Mars,” Dava Newman, NASA’s deputy administrator, said in a statement issued Wednesday…

Adventium Enterprises Awarded Contract for DHS Medical Device Security Contract

Minnesota-based Adventium Enterprises will work to upgrade the security of medical devices under a $2.2 million contract as part of the Department of Homeland Security science and technology directorate’s Intrinsically Secure, Open, and Safe Control of Essential LayErS project…

Air Force Taps AAMSI for B-2 Spirit Bomber IFF Transponder Repair Contract

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales Inc. a five-year contract to provide repair and maintenance support services for the service branch’s B-2 Spirit bombers…

February 2 Market Close: GovCon Index Falls 2% on Harris Revenue Forecast Cut, Oil Declines Weigh on US Markets

The GovCon Index slumped back into a correction — at least 10 percent down from its most recent high — Tuesday with a decline of 2.124 percent to 70.226 spurred by Harris Corp.‘s (NYSE: HRS) move to cut projected revenue for the company’s 2016 fiscal year…