Ontario’s Liberal government has secretly offered contract extensions to almost all of the key education unions in a move that would buy the ruling party support from teachers and a degree of labour peace during an election. Extensions would mean opening the treasury to ensure most public high school teachers, ... Read More »
New York City’s Department of Education on Monday recommended renewing its contract with Pearson PLC, a six-year deal worth up to $13.4 million in which the education company would continue providing entrance exams for the city’s specialized high schools. Every year about 30,000 eighth-graders take the admissions test in the ... Read More »
Offshore rig company Transocean revealed it started on a new contract for drilling in the deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, though at a reduced day rate. The company issued its latest fleet status report, showing one of its rigs, Sedco 702, was held for sale, while its ... Read More »
Boeing Co (BA.N) is set to win a 2-billion-pound ($2.92 billion) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for new Apache helicopters, the Telegraph reported. The MoD has decided to give Boeing a 50-aircraft contract, including servicing, and the announcement could come as early as July, the newspaper said. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 12 —Defense aviation firm Pratt & Witney have landed a $1.03 billion deal to build a slate of new propulsion systems for the U.S. and international variants of the F-35 Lighting II fighter jet. Under the terms of the deal, a modification to a previous procurement pact reached ... Read More »
ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 4 —British oil services company Wood Group said it was given a contract extension by a Middle East company to continue operations in the North Sea. The Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., known also as TAQA, extended a contract for Wood Group by two years. “Under the ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 4 — A Lockheed Martin-led team has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to build the 13th Freedom-class littoral combat ship. The award — the exercise of an earlier contract option — includes funding for seaframe construction, systems integration and testing. The vessel, LCS 25, will be built ... Read More »
ARLINGTON, Va., March 29 —Geospatial analytic support services are to be provided to the U.S. Special Operations Command by CACI International. The contract issued to the company has a one-year base performance period with four one-year options. The prime contract carries a total value of $180 million. “CACI has a ... Read More »
