Zoll Medical to Deliver Vital Signs Monitors Under $400M DLA Contract Zoll Medical has received a $400 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply vital signs monitors to the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has a one-year base period and five one-year option periods and that Zoll will perform work in Massachusetts through June 27, 2021…

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SAIC Corporate Controller Maria Bishop to Add Interim CFO Role; Tony Moraco Comments Maria Bishop, corporate controller of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been appointed as interim chief financial officer of the company and will continue serving in her current role…

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Davis Defense Group Secures Potential $95M Navy IDIQ for Distance Ed Professional Support Davis Defense Group has landed a potential five-year, $95 million contract from the U.S. Navy for professional services in support of the Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training’s Distance Professional Military Education programs…

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Darius Adamczyk Named Successor of Honeywell CEO Dave Cote Darius Adamczyk, president and chief operating officer at Honeywell (NYSE: HON), will serve as the technology and manufacturing company’s CEO, effective March 31, 2017. Adamczyk will succeed Dave Cote, who will continue to serve as Honeywell’s executive chairman through April 2018 and then commence a five-year noncompete and consulting agreement with the firm, the company said Tuesday…

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Former Virgin Galactic President Steve Isakowitz Appointed President of Aerospace Corp. Steve Isakowitz, formerly Virgin Galactic president, will join The Aerospace Corporation as its new president on Aug. 1 and assume the added role of CEO when current CEO Wanda Austin retires in October…

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Sierra Nevada, UN Outer Space Affairs Unit to Develop Space Opportunities for Allied States Sierra Nevada Corp. has inked a memorandum of agreement with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to collaborate on the development of space experiment opportunities for UN member states…

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Orbital ATK-Built SLS Booster System Passes Final Qualification Ground Test NASA and Orbital ATK have completed the second qualification ground test of a booster for the Space Launch System, which the agency developed with Boeing to send the Lockheed Martin-built Orion crew module on deep-space missions…

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NWS to Use Harris’ Helios Analytics Tool in Local Weather Data Study; Eric Webster Comments Harris Corp. will provide the National Weather Service with a digital tool in an effort to help NWS study weather information at a local level. The company will provide the Helios platform to the agency through a contract with Global Science and Technology, Harris said Tuesday…

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Deloitte: Moderate Global Defense Spending to Continue Through 2020 A report by Deloitte predicts economic forces will continue to drive moderate defense commitments globally and will increase the relative parity among military capabilities through 2020. The company’s latest Global Defense Outlook report forecasts that the combined annual defense budget of the 50 countries studied will remain flat at nearly $1…

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June 28 Market Close: GovCon Index Shows Rebound as Markets Attempt Reversal From Brexit Shock Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index received a modest boost Tuesday from attempts by U.S. and global equity markets to shake off a two-day rout spurred by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union with help from strong activity in McKesson Corp…

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