VSE wins Army program support deal

VSE Corp. will provide a broad range of technical support services to the Army required to sustain the family of vehicles used to remove improvised explosive devices.

iRobot wins more Army bomb disposal work

Troops use the robots to investigate suspicious objects from a safe distance.

BAE and Thales design new Army ID system

BAE Systems Inc. and its partner Thales North America Inc. will collaborate on designing combat identification solutions to reduce the risk of friendly fire.

DOD 2009 IT budget to rise modest 3 percent

The Defense Department’s fiscal 2009 information technology budget request of $33 billion represents a 3 percent increase over DOD’s enacted fiscal 2008 IT budget.

Northrop wins Army software engineering contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide software engineering support for U.S. Army Europe's command and control systems.

Verizon gets Army task orders

Verizon Business will begin upgrading voice and data networks at Aberdeen Proving Ground and other Army installations under multiple task orders.

Eye on M&A

Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.

Partners in crime fighting

Harris, Interimage join forces on a case management system for Army CID.

Contract watch

Boeing is protesting the award of a $1.1 billion contract for weather satellites to Lockheed Martin Corp. Meanwhile, Science Applications International Corp.’s nearly $100 million sale of nonintrusive inspection systems to the Army is proceeding apace.

DataPath to build kits for battlefield satellites

DataPath Inc. has won a large contract from the Army to manufacture and integrate conversion kits that will enable battlefield satellite terminals to operate using the Wideband Global Satcom system.

4 contractors named to Army RFID award

Four contractors have won a RFID Army contract worth almost $430 million.

12 win Army biometrics work

Twelve companies will compete for biometrics technologies and support services tasks with the Army under a multiple award contract.

AT&T builds Army data network in Germany

AT&T Government Solutions will build an advanced data network for the Army in Germany under a new contract.

SAIC to boost Army mobile inspection systems

SAIC will provide the Army with advanced mobile inspection systems under a new contract.

Joint venture to upgrade Army radar

A joint venture between Raytheon Co. and Thales Group will upgrade Army Firefinder radar systems under a new contract.

STG gets Army Reserve network services deal

STG Inc. will provide assistance to the Army Reserve to facilitate its use of a network that transmits classified information under a new contract.

Army gives green light to Cisco wireless package

The Army has listed the Cisco Unified Wireless Network package on its Information Assurance Approved Products List.

Army gives green light to Cisco wireless package

The Army has listed the Cisco Unified Wireless Network package on its Information Assurance Approved Products List.

DOD issues RFI for mobile TBI units

The request was short on details, but did indicate the military wanted units with a variety of tele- and face-to-face psychological and traumatic brain injury treatments.

CACI to continue supporting Army intelligence systems

CACI will continue supporting Army intelligence systems under a five-year, $452 million contract.