Posts from GovConWire for 06/08/2016

Northrop Lands $600M MDA Contract Modification for Missile Defense System Technical Services

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a 20-month, $600 million contract modification by the Missile Defense Agency to continue providing technical integration and operational support services for the U…

Tod Wolters Gets Nomination for Several Commander Roles

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tod Wolters, director of operations (J-3) for the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, has received nomination to the role of commander for U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command…

Stayce Harris Nominated to Assistant Vice Chief of Staff Role

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, commander of 22nd Air Force within the Air Force Reserve Command at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Georgia, has been nominated to the role of assistant Air Force vice chief of staff…

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Gets Follow-On Change Detection Tech Contract From NGA

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has secured a potential $11.6 million follow-on contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide a change detection system in support of NGA’s Foundation GEOINT…

AMTEC to Supply 40mm Military Grenades to Iraq Under $85M Army Foreign Sales Deal

AMTEC has received a potential $84.5 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce 40mm grenade systems for Iraq AMTEC will perform work under the firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract through September 30, 2019, the Defense Department said Tuesday…

Sen. Ron Johnson’s Proposal Seeks to Eliminate Restriction on Navy’s Use of Funds for LCS Acquisition

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) has proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 that would remove a provision that imposes a restriction on the U.S. Navy’s use of funds when it comes to the acquisition of littoral combat ships…

Reports: Senate’s Fiscal 2017 Defense Bill Faces WH Veto Threat

The White House has threatened to veto a Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2017 over provisions that would impose organizational changes at the Pentagon and block planned closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison, The Hill newspaper reported Tuesday…

Army Awards Boeing $667M FMS Contract to Build Apache Helicopters for Qatar

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential four-year, $667.5 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters and related equipment to Qatar as part of a foreign military sales agreement…

June 7 Market Close: GovCon Index Boosted by L-3 Upgrade, Navistar Surges on Earnings Beat

The GovCon Index stretched its current streak of gains to five Tuesday by 0.212 points to 79.746 on an upgrade to L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) and a spike in Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) shares despite a full-year revenue guidance cut…