Northrop-Cobham team lands Army intercom deal

Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC will supply the Army with an enhanced vehicular intercom system that is designed to take advantage of digital communications technology under a contract potentially worth $2.4 billion over 10 years.

How DOD's certification program works

DOD published a manual describing various job categories, including technical and management positions, and the different certifications that meet the training requirement. Here are a few examples.

Mandatory cyber certification: What good is it?

A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.

QinetiQ NA will ship first-responder robots to Navy

QinetiQ North America will supply military first-responder robots to the Navy under a $56.4 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

Another private equity deal hits the government market

GTCR and Six3 Systems make their first acqiusition as part of a strategy to build a new national security focused company.

Alion team will upgrade Navy Sea Systems Command

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Naval Sea Systems Command Information Officer under an $84.7 million task order.

General Dynamics boosts SPAWAR network communications

General Dynamics has won a $51 million contract to provide network communications services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.

ManTech, Eagan McAllister vie for Navy command and control work

Eagan McAllister Associates Inc. and ManTech International Corp. have won Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to furnish command and control support services.

Boeing delivers second WGS satellite to Air Force

Boeing Co. has handed off control of the second Wideband Global Satcom satellite to the Air Force, company officials said June 15.

SAIC wins $284M technical services contract with Joint Forces Command

SAIC will provide engineering and technical support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract valued at $284 million.

DOD requests $5.4B for unmanned systems budget

The Defense Department is seeking an increase of 18.4 percent, or $870 million, in funding for unmanned systems in fiscal 2010 over the amount spent for such systems in 2009, Defense Update reported.

Navy seeks cyber research proposals

The Office of Naval Research said today it plans to award more than $14.5 million for research on software engineering, networks, social networks and critical infrastructures.

GD boosts technology at Marine Corps combat ops centers

A General Dynamics unit will enhance capabilities of Marine Corps combat operations centers by installing a new software-based system to improve information sharing and speed of network communications under a contract modification.

ITT wins $363M Army radio system deal

ITT Corp. will furnish continuing support for the Army’s Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System.

Deepwater can't shake DOJ's watchful eye

The Justice Department has declined to intervene to date but continues to examine allegations raised in the Deepwater False Claims Act lawsuit.

Alion provides Navy with logistics and data management support

Alion Science and Technology’s $8.6 million modification award will support the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program office.

General Dynamics provides IT services for Army at Fort Belvoir

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a five-year, $20 million contract to provide the Army with program management and IT services.

Jacobs expands IT services for Marine Corps

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide information technology services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a potential value of $9.9 million.

SRA will upgrade DOD Joint Staff IT functions

SRA International will provide new communications infrastructure for the Joint Staff Information Network under a 31-month contract could be worth as much as $63 million.

Deepwater whistle-blower 'has a conscience,' attorney says

The engineer who blew the whistle on alleged shoddy practices in the Coast Guard's Deepwater project took action because of his own conscience, his attorney said today.