Kratos wins $11.5M UAV contract

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Solutions division has won $11.5 million contract for specialty products to support unmanned aerial system and other programs.

The company could not name its customer or be more specific about the products being sold.

The division produces unmanned aerial systems and drones, electronics, avionics, ground control and support products and equipment.

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Lockheed wins $146M contract for simulation system

Lockheed Martin has won a five-year, $146 million task order contract to design an advanced simulation-based training system for the U.S. Army.

The system will ensure Army, joint and coalition leaders are prepared to act in an evolving operational environment.

The Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability system will support training exercises that replicate operational scenarios. Read More

VA’s Roger Baker picks Agilex for next career chapter

If you’ve spent four years as the CIO of a government agency with a $3.5 billion IT budget, and during that time, you've built a reputation for making some groundbreaking decisions about how you manage that budget, then you’d have plenty of choices among the biggest contractors in the market for your next job

NAVMAR Applied Sciences gets $17M order for technical services

NAVMAR Applied Sciences has won a $17 million order for engineering, integration, and other services for the ongoing development of sensors and systems in support of the Special Operations Command’s naval aviation missions.

Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee order, the company will provide engineering, integration, system maintenance/repair services and training, according to a Defense Department announcement.

Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pa., and is expected to be completed by March 2015.

Roughly $7.1 million in funds will be obligated at the time of the award, and $4.4 million will expire at the end of fiscal 2013.

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Lockheed names three execs to Australian board

Lockheed Martin has named three new members to its Lockheed Martin Australia board of directors as part of the company’s international growth strategy.

One of the appointments is Sondra Barbour, the new executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions. She took over the post after Linda Gooden stepped down on April 1. Gooden retires on May 1.

New version of IT reform gets on the right track

The crabby budget negotiations, or lack of negotiation, make it seem as if everything in Washington is at an impasse. But some earnest back and forth among stakeholders in, and the authors of, the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, have resulted in a new draft with significant changes.

CSC scores $29.9M task order for technical and engineering services

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a $29.9 million task order contract to provide technical and engineering support to a Marine Corps support center and to forces worldwide with continuous support of tactical C4 programs.

Under the firm-fixed-price contract, CSC will provide these services to the Marine Corps Tactical systems Support Activity Operating Forces Tactical Systems Support Center. Read More

Who won March's biggest contracts?

March marked the onset of sequestration, but looking at the dollar values of this month's top 10 contract awards, you'd hardly know it.

To make this month's list, you had to have won a contract with a value greater than $200 million, with the top contract coming out with a ceiling of $22 billion.

Lockheed wins $65M modernization option for Japan's Aegis system

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s mission systems and training business has won $65 million option from the U.S. Navy to modernize Japan's Aegis weapon system.

The Aegis system is produced by Lockheed Martin, and uses computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets. It is used by the U.S. military as well as allies.

CDW-G pays $5.7M to settle False Claims Act allegations

CDW-Government LLC is paying $5.7 million to resolve false claims allegations involving a General Services Administration contract.

Between 1999 and 2011, CDW-G allegedly improperly charged for shipping, sold products to the government that were manufactured in China and other prohibited countries, and under-reported sales to avoid paying GSA industrial funding fee, the Justice Department said in March 29 statement.