Top 100 firms rely on M&A to fuel growth
Of the 99 deals that closed during 2010, 37 involved companies on the Top 100 list. Who were the big dealmakers?
Boeing's SBInet contract gets the axe
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Boeing's virtual fence can't meetin security objectives. New strategy includes a mix of new technologies at the border.
Boeing shuffles its IT organization leadership
Boeing Co. names puts a new executive in charge of its IT organization and promotes another to run its new Information Solutions division.
SBInet contract gets another 30 day extension
The SBInet electronic border surveillance system under construction in Arizona is getting another 30-day extension.
Experts warn: Government ill-prepared for cyberattacks
An overwhelming percentage of security experts say cyberattacks against companies and government are increasing but neither group is properly equipped to protect itself, according to a cybersecurity survey released today.
Product interoperability effort is showing promise
The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium demonstrates the first products and programs that meet its interoperability standards.
Defense titans team to pursue $850 million DOD contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. have joined forces to pursue the Missile Defense Agency’s Objective Simulation Framework competitive contract, a modeling and simulation contract that has an estimated value of $850 million.
M&A activities slowed by pickier buyers
Experts say M&A activity is continuing throughout the recession, but having fewer dollars to spend makes buyers more particular and focused.
Boeing gets $182M contract for additional wideband satellite
Boeing Co. has won a $182 million follow-on contract from the Air Force as part of the continuing Wideband Global Satcom program.
Boeing wraps up Argon ST purchase
Boeing Co. has completed its $775 million acquisition of Argon ST Inc., a Fairfax, Va., developer of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems as well as combat systems.
Defense giants get ready for tough times
The age of portfolio shaping has begun as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Boeing all make moves to protect their business and focus on growth markets.
DHS told to increase control over border-fence contractors
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must improve how it oversees contractors hired to build an IT-enabled, security fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, an audit finds.
Boeing snaps up Narus
Boeing continued its expansion into the cybersecurity realm this week with the acquisition of Narus Inc., a provider of real-time network traffic and analytics software.
Boeing to take C4ISR provider Argon ST under its wing
The Boeing Co. will acquire Argon ST, of Fairfax, Va., a C4ISR and combat systems provider, in an all-cash tender offer worth approximately $775 million.
Boeing faces prospect of scaled-back SBInet
The Homeland Security Department's SBInet border surveillance system is likely to be reduced in scope once the first initial 53 miles of construction is completed, the system's chief said today.
Boeing pilots data-rich path
Boeing focuses its growth on areas that are rich in building and protecting systems that move mission-critical information and data for government customers.
Three contractors win billions in FAA NextGen contract
The Federal Aviation Administration today named Boeing, General Dynamics, and ITT to engineer key parts of its next generation air traffic control system.
Boeing tackles software support for soldier radios
Boeing Co. will furnish software support for the military’s next-generation network of tactical radios under a contract potentially worth $54.9 million over five years.
Boeing, DHS defend work on SBInet
Two days after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano froze some spending on the SBInet virtual fence system at the Arizona border, Boeing and DHS officials say the system is providing needed capabilities.
L-3 will put more AF pilots in the virtual driver’s seat
The Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications LLP a $20.9 million contract option to build another technologically advanced F-16 Mission Training Center.
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