Retired admiral tapped to steer CSC's pursuit of NGEN contract

CSC has enlisted a Navy officer with an illustrious 31-year career to lead CSC's pursuit of the Navy's multibillion-dollar Next Generation Enterprise Network contract.

Parsons makes $350M deal to pull services unit out of Cobham

Parsons Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sparta Inc. and its subsidiaries from Cobham plc for $350 million.

ITT Corp. makes it official: Defense, IS is ITT Exelis

ITT Defense and Information Solutions business officially will become ITT Exelis on October 31, a publicly traded stand-alone business.

Former Raytheon exec takes defense reins at Oshkosh

Oshkosh Corp. has named John Urias executive vice president and president of Oshkosh Defense to lead all aspects of the Wisconsin-based company’s global defense segment.

General Dynamics takes military command into the future

General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a two-year contract with a maximum potential value of $78 million for the continued development and enhancement of the Command Post of the Future system.

Harris provides network support to Air Force LA center

Harris Corp. has been awarded a 16-month, $9.7 million contract by the Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center to deliver network support services at Los Angeles Air Force Base in California.

Navy releases draft RFP for $14.5B NGEN contract

The Navy wants to open up a dialogue with industry before releasing final RFP.

SAIC provides engineering help to Navy center

Science Applications International Corp. will provide management and engineering assistance to the Navy under a three-year prime contract that has a ceiling value of more than $10 million.

Booz Allen hits trifecta with $70m in AF contracts

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won three research and development contracts from the Air Force that have a combined total value of approximately $70 million.

BAE to lay off almost 3,000 in Britain

BAE Systems today announced nearly 3,000 potential job cuts in its Military Air and Information and Shared Services businesses and at its headquarters at Farnborough, England.

SAIC continues systems support for Navy warfare center

Science Applications International Corp. has been tasked by the Navy with providing systems engineering and life cycle integration services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division under a five-year award that could be worth more than $38 million.

Lockheed wins $791M contract for AF combat systems IT

Work includes integrating commercial, open source and government software components.

SAIC provides mission-critical IT to Special Ops Command

Science Applications International Corp. will provide mission-critical IT to the Defense Department under a five-year contract that has a ceiling value of more than $35 million if all options are exercised.

CACI, 2 small firms will strengthen IT at DOD intell center

CACI International Inc. and two smaller contractors have won prime positions on a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Defense Department signals intelligence contract has a potential value of $40 million.

CACI completes $61.5M buy of cyberspace solutions provider

CACI International Inc. has wrapped up its $61.5 million acquisition of Paradigm Holdings Inc., a provider of cybersecurity and enterprise IT solutions that will expand its cyberspace solutions offerings.

Teledyne develops new missile testing technologies for DOD

A Teledyne Technologies subsidiary will provide new testing technology for the Missile Defense Agency’s Objective Simulation Framework under a five-year contract with a potential value of $595 million.

General Dynamics wins $3.7B Army procurement contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems Inc. will provide the Army with computer hardware and software procurement assistance under a five-year $3.7 billion contract, according to an Aug. 29 Defense Department announcement.

SAIC protests $850M Army contracts, defense publication reports

Science Applications International Corp. filed a protest Aug. 26 against the Army's award of Ground Combat Vehicle technology development contracts to two teams led by BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems.

A-T Solutions brings expertise to Navy ordnance disposal ops

A-T Solutions Inc. has won a four-year contract worth $21.9 million to provide explosive ordnance disposal experts and other technical expertise to the Navy.

Defense market woes lead to more Boeing layoffs

Argon ST unit makes cuts; cites market conditions and pressure from increased competition.