DOD issues RFI for next-generation intranet

The Defense Department has issued a request for information to determine the availability of companies to build and operate an intranet capable of serving as many as 8 million users in the department.

DOD plans rapid integration facility

The Special Operations Command has issued a preliminary request for proposals to identify contractors capable of managing and staffing a new facility designed to integrate classified information.

Boeing to pilot Navy's unmanned aircraft program

Boeing will continue to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for the Navy's unmanned aircraft program.

Harris to supply Marines with battle-tested radios

Harris Corp. will supply the Marine Corps with radios under a new contract that could be worth as much as $350 million.

SAIC to supply National Guard with IT learning tools

Science Applications International Corp. will provide distance learning to the Army National Guard and Reserve under a new contract.

Lockheed cost controls deficient, DCMA says

Lockheed Martin failed to implement a large share of its required cost controls for its major aeronautics contracts with DOD, according to a 2007 Pentagon report.

Boeing locks onto Navy UAV effort

Boeing Co. won contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to help provide unmanned aerial vehicles offering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services.

SAIC to assist Navy with C5ISR

Science Applications International Corp. will provide support for command and control and related technologies to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center under a new contract.

Fidelity to support Navy flight training

Fidelity Technologies will provide classroom and simulation training for naval aviators and flight officers under a new contract with the NAVAIR Training Systems Division.

Navy rolls out 340 Seaport-e awards

The Navy has awarded contracts to 340 contractors that will compete for a variety of command task orders that could be worth $5.3 billion a year.

SAIC to help protect military installations

SAIC will help protect DOD installations from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack under a new contract worth as much as $500 million.

Time running out for DOD's best-value authority

Yet the Defense Department has not used its temporary authority to conduct public/private competitions for information technology services on a best-value basis.

Raytheon builds intel system for military

Raytheon Co. will continue to develop a Web-based system that will enable military analysts and the intelligence community to share intelligence with combat troops in war zones.

QinetiQ readies more robots for battle

QinetiQ North America will supply an unspecified number of additional Talon robots and replacement parts for use in Iraq and Afghanistan under a new Navy contract.

Raytheon to continue infrastructure support in Iraq

Under a subcontract, Raytheon will continue to design, develop, install and maintain state-of-the-art command and control, communications and computing facilities in Iraq.

Harris to furnish satellite terminals to Navy

Harris Corp. will provide support for Navy shipboard satellite communications systems under a new contract.

Help for injured vets goes beyond the hospital

With Memorial Day on our minds, it is fitting to look at how technology is benefiting our warfighters returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. All veterans - but wounded troops in particular - face a multitude of physical, emotional and professional challenges when returning to civilian life, not the least of which could be unemployment.

SRC wins SPAWAR technology services deal

Scientific Research Corp. will provide advanced technology services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C.

Lockheed gets Navy information assurance work

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide information assurance technical support services for the Joint Medical Information Systems under a five-year contract.

GAO: More monitoring needed of potential conflicts of interest

Thousands of former Pentagon employees are working for defense contractors without strong oversight of their potential conflicts of interest, according to a new report.