EMCOR Government Services Awarded DHS Engineering and Monitoring Services Contract
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 19, 2014 – GovCon Wire reported on Tuesday that EMCOR Government Services, a subsidiary of EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) was awarded a contract for engineering and monitoring services to the Department of Homeland Security. Engineering services will include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design reviews. EGS will also escort and monitor contractors and...
Adm. Michael Rogers Says Cooperation is Key to Cyber Defense
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 18, 2014 – ExecutiveGov reported Monday on comments at the Reagan National Defense Forum made by Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency and of U.S. Cyber Command. Rogers said the U.S. needs a cyber strategy that combines national defense and collaborative methods. “This is the ultimate team sport,” he said. “There is no single...
Accenture-Cerner-Leidos Team Chases Military EHR Contract
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 17, 2014 - ExecutiveBiz reported Friday on an Accenture-Cerner-Leidos consortium’s plans to build a new electronic health records system for the military with a focus on interoperability and connectivity. Jennifer Bresnick wrote for EHRintelligence that the three companies have made joint pitch for the Defense Department’s $11 billion Healthcare...
CDC Taps SRA to Operate Disease Info System
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 14, 2014 – GovCon Wire reported on Thursday that SRA was awarded a three-year, $9 million contract to provide support services for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Electronic Disease Surveillance System. SRA will support the development, deployment, and support of the NEDSS base system and work on practices to implement public...
Weekly Roundup Nov 7 – Nov 13 2014
Weekly Roundup Nov 7 - Nov 13 2014 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson A top technology official at the Pentagon said this week that a new cloud computing policy for the U.S. military could be released by the end of the month. Terry Halvorsen, acting chief information officer at the Defense Department, also described the Defense...
MAXIMUS Reports Double-Digit Revenue, Profit Upticks for FY 2014
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 13, 2014 – MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS) announced positive financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2014, which ended on September 30,2014. Fourth quarter revenue grew 13 percent year-over-year to $435.4 million and fiscal year 2014 revenue grew 28 percent to $1.7 billion from 2013 figures. “Year-to-date signed awards reached a record $2.0...
HP, “Boot Campaign” Partner to Back Injured Soldiers
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 11, 2014 – HP’s Home of the Brave project has teamed up with the nonprofit organization Boot Campaign to provide volunteers and comfort items for 48 hospitals run by the Veterans Health Administration. “Whether physically or by giving, each of us has something to contribute; there’s always something we can do for other’s, from an encouraging word to...
Lockheed, DC Schools Team for STEM Grant Program
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 11, 2014 – GovCon Executive reported on Monday that Lockheed Martin has partnered with the District of Columbia Public Schools for a new grant program aimed at increasing students’ access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Lockheed has also pledged $6 million to support PLTW STEM initiatives in select urban school districts across...
Huntington Ingalls Reported 3Q Revenue Up 5%
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 11, 2014 – Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) of Newport News, VA. announced its 3rd Quarter 2014 revenue increased 4.9 percent over the same period a year prior and a 39-percent increase in profit or the quarter. The revenue increase was driven in part by $400 million in new contract awards for the quarter and the total backlog at the end of...
DHS' Chip Fulghum Scheduled to Speak at Potomac Officers Club's 'FY 15 Budget and Procurement' Summit November 19
The Potomac Officers Club -- a division of Executive Mosaic -- has secured Chip Fulghum, acting chief financial officer at the Department of Homeland Security, to speak at POC's “FY 15 Budget and Procurement” summit on Wednesday, November 19. The event will take place at The Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd Salon 1, McLean VA 22102. GovCon executives will have the opportunity to hear...
Executive Mosaic GovConIndex Records 8 Percent Uptick for Government Contracting Industry Since October
Tysons Corner, VA November 6, 2014 – Since its official launch on October 1, 2014 the Executive Mosaic GovConIndex has increased by more than 8 percent in a period that has seen many firms make acquisitions in their key markets and move to consolidate their positions in the sector. The index tracks 30 of the leading publicly traded Government Contracting (GovCon) Companies. The goal of the index...
Raytheon Pays $420M for ISR, Cyber Firm Blackbird Technologies
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA November 5, 2014 - GovCon Wire reported on Wednesday that Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) has acquired Blackbird Technologies for approximately $420 million. “Blackbird Technologies is a strong fit for Raytheon and enhances the growth prospects of our business and the capabilities we can offer our customers,’ said Lynn Dugle, Raytheon’s IIS segment president. “The...