Petraeus could become CIA head

Rumors suggest that Gen. David Patraeus, America's top military man in Afghanistan, could become CIA director.

ManTech tasked with software services for Army Guardrail systems

ManTech International Corp. has received a two-year Army task order worth $22.6 million for a variety of software engineering services.

HP ramps up data center services for Special Ops Command

Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a four-year, $68.1 million data center services contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to support its worldwide missions.

New contracting era begins for U.S. Army

New policies are starting to be felt across the Army as the service adopts more cloud computing, mobile technology and social media to gain efficiencies and save money.

Recently retired Army exec plans new company, consulting career

Gary Winkler, who recently retired after more than four years as the Army program executive officer for Enterprise Information Systems, is planning to take a two-pronged approach to his new civilian career as a national security consultant.

Boeing's $323M intell system stalled by protests

Alleged missteps in the selection of Boeing Co. as prime contractor for a new intelligence-gathering aircraft system bound for Afghanistan have grounded the project until the Army can redress the issues.

Army wants better tech, but cheaper

Growth in Army capabilities must come without an increased price, an Army acquisition official says.

Modernization, IT efforts get spotlight in Army budget

Army's proposed budget emphasizes force maintenance and modernization.

Harris HF radios will warn Army of biological danger

Harris Corp. will assist the Army detect biological warfare agents as the result of a $9 million order for its high-frequency radios. They will be used by the Joint Biological Point Detection System, which detects and identifies biological warfare agents.

ManTech captures $488M contract to support mine-resistant Army vehicles

ManTech International Corp. will continue providing logistics sustainment and support for the U.S. military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected family of vehicles under a one-year, $488 million award.

General Dynamics, HP win $151M in Special Ops Command contracts

General Dynamics Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. will provide network and data center services to the U.S. Special Operations Command under a pair of contracts that have a combined value of more than $151 million.

Army halts insourcing initiatives

Proposals now must be fully documented and justified before they get senior officials' approval.

Vangent subcontract calls for expansion of Army learning programs

Vangent Inc. has been awarded a $95 million subcontract from Pragmatics Inc. to support the Army’s Classroom XXI Enterprise Classroom Program with a sophisticated learning technology infrastructure.

General Dynamics wins $2.8B contract for next phase of WIN-T

The Army has awarded the low-rate initial production of its next-generation tactical communications network to General Dynamics Corp. under a contract with a ceiling of $2.8 billion.

Harris tasked with modernizing Army medical centers’ IT networks

Harris Corp. will upgrade communications networks at 23 Army Medical Treatment facilities for the Army’s U.S. Information Systems Engineering Command under a one-year contract worth $10.6 million.

Army CIO watch: Nomination announcement expected soon

A formal announcement could come regarding the Army’s nomination for a new CIO.

DRC joins contractor trio to boost Army training program

Dynamics Research Corp. and three other contractors will share a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Army training contract that has a $30 million ceiling.

GDIT boosts IT systems for Army HQ in Europe

General Dynamics Corp. will provide information technology to the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and its associated staff elements under a five-year Alliant contract task order worth $122 million if all options are exercised.

Army PEO EIS gets new senior leader

Army Program Executive Office gets a new senior leader, promoted up through the ranks.

Army IT strategy for intell includes key role for cloud computing

The Army intends to push vast amounts of the intelligence data it collects to a cloud environment.