Harris nabs $45M contract for DHS tactical communications networks

Harris Corp. has won a $45 million contract to support the Homeland Security Department’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical communications networks.

The contract was awarded through the department’s five-year, $3 billion Tactical Communications task order contract vehicle.

Exelis to run Army communications in Middle East

Exelis Systems Corp. has won a $127.2 million contract with the U.S. Army for the operation, maintenance and defense of Army communications in Southwest and Central Asia.

The contract is cost-plus-fixed-fee, the Defense Department said in a release. Work will be performed in Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar.

Funds in the amount of $30 million will be obligated at the time of the award.

Five bids were received for this contract.

CACI names new board member

CACI International has named Michael A. Daniels to its board of directors.

Daniels has spent more than 25 years building and growing profitable organizations, CACI said in a release.

He has served as chairman of Network Solutions, senior vice president at SAIC, and chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.

He still serves on the board of directors at the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and also serves as chairman of GlobalLogic, chairman of the Logistics Management Institute, and chairman of Invincea.

Contractors get second shot at $22.8B nuclear weapons contract

The Government Accountability Office has made a decision that will enable large contractors to have another shot at the $22.8 billion contract to maintain and secure the nation's nuclear weapons, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Northrop wins $24.6M contract to support Army Knowledge Online

Northrop Grumman has won a $24.6 million contract with the U.S. Army for operation and maintenance services that will support its web portal.

These services will be provided in support of the Army Knowledge Online – Enterprise Services. Work will take place at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Four bids were received for this contract.

Think your teaming agreement's a contract? Think again

Is your teaming agreement enforceable? Maybe not, according to a recent federal court decision involving local contractors.

Before we address the particulars of the case, take a look below at some standard teaming agreement provisions. How many of these terms are in your agreements? 

$10M energy IT infrastructure contract awarded

3e Technologies International has won a $9.9 million contract modification to deliver a functional and efficient critical infrastructure control and monitoring system to the U.S. Navy.

Under the contract modification, the company will design, develop, implement, test, deliver and install the system. It is meant to increase infrastructure readiness and optimize critical systems, including energy and other systems, the Defense Department said in a release.

No funding was obligated at the time of the award, and the contract modification value will expire at the end of fiscal 2013.

Work will be completed in Rockville, Md., and is expected to be completed by May 2014.

Four smalls win $10M contract for natural resource-related services

Four small businesses have won a $10 million task order contract to provide natural resource-related services at various Navy, Marine Corps and Defense Department installations.

The winners are:

• Southwestern Natural Resources (also known as MultiMAC JV)
• Noreas Inc.
• Geomorph Information Systems
• Vernadero Group

Lessons my mother taught me

I feel very fortunate to have the parents I do, and since Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching, I thought I’d talk about some lessons my mom has taught me over the years.

The first, of course, is about love. It might sound a little gross, but when we were kids, my mom used to say: “I would take the food out of my mouth to feed you.” My mom came to the United States from Greece when she was 20, so it helps to hear that line with the appropriate accent -- and hand gestures.

Score one for diversity and good business

Usually, appointments to corporate boards aren’t real big news. If the company is big enough, and if the person well-known enough, we might write about it, we might not.

But the appointment of Vincette Goerl this week to the board of advisors of FedBid is noteworthy because, not only is FedBid getting someone with stellar credentials, but she also represents a milestone for Women in Technology, a professional group for women in the IT industry.