SAIC moves into third phase of anti-WMD tech development

Science Applications International Corp. has won a three-year, $23 million Defense Department task order to work on Phase 3 of the Integrated Weapons of Mass Destruction Toolset, developing technology specifically designed to reduce WMD threats.

Tom Davis offers warnings and hope for government contractors

The government is broke. Nevertheless, there is some good news for the government contracting community if you can help agencies save money, says former Congressman Tom Davis.

20 hot defense contracts for 2011 and beyond

Our annual roundup of defense contracts includes 20 contracts with ceilings that total $161 billion. Which ones will you pursue?

Harris unveils realignment of business units

Harris Corp. is realigning its operating business units, creating the Integrated Network Solutions unit to provide IT and managed services, among others.

Quartet of top tier contractors gain $204M in Navy work

Four of the nation’s largest government contractors have won Navy task orders under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $204 million over five years if all options are exercised.

CACI provides IT support to DOD's anti-IED offices

CACI International Inc. will provide mission support and IT services to two Defense Department organizations under a four-year, $20 million task order. The award falls under the $494 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Comprehensive Support Services contract that CACI won in August 2009.

General Dynamics, HP win $151M in Special Ops Command contracts

General Dynamics Corp. and Hewlett Packard Co. will provide network and data center services to the U.S. Special Operations Command under a pair of contracts that have a combined value of more than $151 million.

Navy's server freeze no harbinger of rough seas for contractors

The Navy's decision last week to reduce its IT infrastructure by freezing the purchase of servers and not building new data centers won't have an immediate -- or long term -- negative effect on the federal contracting community.

ManTech supplies Navy with technical, program management support

ManTech International Corp. has won a four-year, $45 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division for engineering and technical assistance.

ManTech to service Navy aircraft, weapons systems

ManTech International Corp. will provide engineering, technical and administrative support to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s naval aircraft and systems under a five-year contract worth $57 million.

CSC to prop up Air Force cybersecurity services

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide cybersecurity services to the Air Force 33rd Network Warfare Squadron under a three-year contract that has an estimated total value of $30 million.

Quartet of contractors team to pursue NGEN

Harris Corp., Computer Sciences Corp., General Dynamics Information Technology and Cisco Systems are teaming to pursue an anticipated five-year, Navy Department contract to provide network transport services for the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) initiative.

Will DOD's 2012 budget request answer industry's questions?

Contractors are anxious about the Feb. 14 Defense Department budget submission. What are they hoping to see in Gates' 2012 funding request?

SRA logistics support Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. will provide logistics and other support services to the Defense Department Special Operations Command under a five-year task order valued at $15.3 million.

GDIT boosts IT systems for Army HQ in Europe

General Dynamics Corp. will provide information technology to the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and its associated staff elements under a five-year Alliant contract task order worth $122 million if all options are exercised.

Alion puts Guard Dog through its paces for DARPA

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will conduct performance evaluations on the Graph Understanding and Analysis for Rapid Detection – Deployed On the Ground (Guard Dog) program, under a three-year, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

NCI supports Air Force wireless network expansion

NCI will help the Air Force upgrade its wireless network program under a Netcents contract worth approximately $17.3 million.

Raytheon powers up DOD missile defense systems

Raytheon Co. will continue creating software and other IT capabilities for the Missile Defense Agency under a $43 million contract modification.

Jacobs task order supports Marines Systems Command

Jacobs Technology Inc. will provide technical and sustainment support to the Marine Corps under a one-year task order worth $10 million.

CACI to help DOD fulfill budgeting requirements

CACI International Inc. will support the systems requirements of the Defense Department’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) under a new contract worth $34 million.