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BAE to craft software tools for DARPA

BAE Systems will help develop software designed to improve the effectiveness and reduce the cost of developing complex software systems for military needs under a new contract.

NCI tasked with USAF technical support

The company will provide technical oversight support to the U.S. Strategic Command's Global Command and Control System Program Management Office.

Former troops answer new call

Wounded veterans form rich labor pool for government contractors.

MTC to support C4I at Fort Bragg

MTC Technologies Inc. will provide command, control, communications and computers systems services to the Technology Networks and Airborne Branch at Fort Bragg, N.C.

SGIS wins Army training support award

SGIS has won a Artillery and Chemical Training Life Cycle Contractor Support award from the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.

SAIC gets Army biometrics award

Science Applications International Corp. has won an Army contract to provide biometrics services for the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems.

The future looks bright for M&A in '08

Next year, the industry should continue to benefit from many of the positive factors from 2007, including significant liquidity available to strategic and financial buyers for acquisitions and greater competition for deals.

Pulling no punches on Army acquisition

The October report from the Special Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations contains a set of recommendations that will require collaboration from the Army, DOD and Congress.

Centurum wins $84M Navy contract

Centurum Inc. has won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego to provide in-service engineering agent support for the center's multiple radio frequency and satellite communication programs and projects.

Planned Systems to aid military health

The Military Health System has picked Planned Systems International Inc. to develop and implement a provider database.

ESN to support Defense SBIR program

Engineering Services Network Inc. will assist DOD's Small Business Innovation Research program under a new contract.

NCI gets $97M ITES task order

NCI Inc. has won a task order under the Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract to provide enterprise mission support services.

Six win SPAWAR contract modifications

Six government contractors have been awarded contracts by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego for modification work on command and control, communications, computers and intelligence systems.

Lockheed, Sanmina-SCI join forces for VIS-X

Lockheed Martin and Sanmina-SCI have signed a teaming agreement to pursue a multibillion-dollar Army program to upgrade military vehicles with digital communications systems.

Audit: DOD limits procurement competition

The audit found that 48 DOD contract actions had no justifications for going to NIH, and 62 actions had inadequate reasons for the decision.

McDonald Bradley wins Force Protection Assessment deal

DIA hired McDonald Bradley to develop an online Force Protection Assessment system to provide knowledge management and real-time updates on operational security analyses.

LGS gets pair of Army network upgrades

LGS will conduct two network upgrade projects for the Army at military facilities in Stuttgart, Germany.

Sigcom to support Missile Agency teleconferencing

Sigcom Inc. will provide video teleconferencing support to the Missile Defense Agency under a new contract.

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