Lockheed Martin is conducting a test on the GeoEye-2 imagery satellite to evaluate performance of the integrated satellite and establish a performance baseline prior to entering environmental testing. Spacecraft environmental testing will occur later this year to evaluate the overall satellite design, workmanship and survivability during launch and on-orbit operations, Lockheed said in a release. […] More

Boeing and General Dynamics will not send layoff warnings to their employees in November ahead of sequestration, according to GovExec. Dan Beck, a Boeing spokesman, told the website in an email the company is waiting for guidance from customers about cuts to specific programs and workforce actions required to address those cuts. Rob Doolittle, a General […] More

Parsons will help the Federal Aviation Administration manage aviation safety and air traffic for the National Airspace System, the company announced Monday. The company said it won a technical support services contract, its second consecutive contract award and the FAA’s fourth for technical support. Work under the cost-plus-award-fee contract includes professional engineering, technical and construction […] More

Six Fairfax County, Va.-headquartered contractors were named to Fortune magazine’s list of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday. Based on 2011 revenue, the magazine’s rankings include: 92. General Dynamics 104. Northrop Grumman 162. Computer Sciences Corp. 245. SAIC Inc. 422. ITT Exelis, 439. Booz Allen […] More

GeoEye Inc. completed the last stage of design reviews for a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency satellite program, GeoEye announced Thursday. NGA approved the review for the agency’s EnhancedView program Jan. 26. GeoEye said the GeoEye-2 satellite will be fully operational by 2013. Carl Alleyne, GeoEye’s vice president of engineering, said NGA’s approval means the company’s system […] More

The role of the chief information officer for government contracting firms has grown to inhabit critical roles inluding budgeting and strategy, while continuing to require the same balance of serving clients with high demands inside the government and the company. For its winter winter edition, the staff at GovCon Exec magazine caught up with some […] More

In its 2011 winter issue, GovCon Exec Magazine published its annual list of government contracting executives and government officials who are poised to shape the industry in the upcoming year. Below, you’ll find the 12 members of the private sector who were awarded positions on the “15 to Watch in 2012”. For their public sector counterparts, check […] More

On Dec. 20, ExecutiveBiz reported that ITT Exelis and Northrop Grumman will partner to compete for an upcoming contract to improve radio communication within Army vehicles. In today’s Washington Post, Marjorie Censer writes that the team can expect stiff competition for the award as “contractors are lining up for a rare opportunity to win a spot on a military […] More

It has become evident of recent that agencies are beginning to refocus much of their spending toward cybersecurity related activity. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, for example, plans to increase cybersecurity research spending by 50 percent over the next five years, according to an ExecutiveGov report  As the government is making moves to spend […] More

The U.S. Army has increasingly tested communications networks as it looks to upgrade its capabilities, and three contracting firms have helped the service branch conduct exercises. ITT Exelis, recently spun-off from former parent ITT Corp., is currently demonstrating several communications at the Army’s Network Integration Exercise, according to a company release. Exelis is demonstrating the […] More