DRC wins option to extend work under Veteran Affairs contract

Dynamics Research Corp. has won an option with the Veterans Affairs Department that extends the period of performance of a previously awarded contract through May 10, 2014.

The option was awarded under the Veterans Relationship Management Portfolio Monitoring and Coordination contract, which was awarded to DRC’s subsidiary, High Performance Technologies in May 2010.

Lockheed Martin and U.S. Army commission first microgrid

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have commissioned the first Defense Department grid-tied microgrid which integrates both renewable resources and energy storage.

The project was funded by the Defense Department’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, Lockheed said in a release.

John Hillen no longer CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions

Sotera Defense Solutions CEO John Hillen is stepping down as chief executive officer, and will serve in the new role of vice chairman of the company's advisory board. The company did not release information on why Hillen is stepping down as CEO.

As vice chairman, Hillen will continue to be involved in the strategic management of Sotera, and will represent the company's interests within key industry organizations, including his current term as the chairman of the Professional Services Council, the company said in a release.

CSC agrees to pay $97.5M to settle class-action lawsuit

Computer Sciences Corp. has reached a $97.5 million agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit over alleged false statements about accounting and about the company’s performance on a multibillion dollar contract, Bloomberg Businessweek reported.

Inside Catapult's growth strategy

It was last July that Catapult Technology was acquired by the private equity firm  D.C. Capital Partners, causing the company to undergo a shift in its executive management and to begin shaping a new identity.

Sevatec wins $117M contract with Federal Highway Administration

Sevatec Inc. has won a $117 million, single-award contract with the Transportation Department to provide it with  nationwide IT services to the Federal Highway Administration.

This contract is known as the Information Technology Support Services II, or FITSS II contract.

BAE wins $37.8M naval air contract

BAE Systems has won a $37.8 million contract modification to provide engineering and technical services and supplies for full life cycle support of systems in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, BAE will provide services in support of communication-electronic platform, equipment, systems and subsystems in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Special Communications Requirements Division, the Defense Department said in a release.

Jacobs nabs Air Force contract for engineering, acquisition services

Jacobs Technology Inc. has won a $14.4 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with engineering and technology acquisition support services.

Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable contract, the company will provide engineering services and support, technical support, provisioning and logistics, modeling and simulation, configuration and data management, architectural support, test and evaluation, security engineering and certification, capability-based planning, commercial-off-the-shelf integration, integrated master plans and scheduling and technical reviews.

Serco, Virginia complete negotiations for $355M contract

Serco Inc. and Virginia’s Transportation Department have completed final negotiations on a $355 million contract under which Serco will integrate and operate the department’s transportation operation centers and manage its Safety Service Patrol.

The company will also develop and implement a statewide advanced traffic management system.

Serco announced the potential contract last week, but at the time, final negotiations had yet to be completed.

Uncertain budgets hit small businesses hard

Budget cuts, gridlock in Congress, regulatory burdens, rising corporate costs and a climate of fiscal uncertainty are proving more troublesome for smaller government contractors, a panel of chief executives officers said today in Washington.

“The impact of this is largely felt most on the small businesses,” said John Jumper, chairman and chief executive officer of Science Applications International Corp., speaking today at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on the future of government contracting in an era of sequestration.