Bandwidth demand will stoke Intelsat General growth
Intelsat General Corp. is seeking to jettison its reputation as a global satellite company and to make a name for itself as a total communications solutions provider.
Savi to furnish supply-tracking technology to DOD
Savi Technology Inc. will provide supply tracking technology to the Defense Department under new contracts totaling $6.6 million.
DOD forecast looks grim for new tech
Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.
Apptis wins IT services work with Defense Acquisition University
Apptis Inc. will provide network engineering, information assurance and other services to the Defense Department under a three-year contract worth a total of $28.4 million.
Companies join forces to deliver information-sharing package
Two companies that offer compatible technologies intended to improve the ways that law enforcement and intelligence agencies analyze and share critical data have joined forces.
DOD opens up to open source
Open-source projects at the DOD are building a community of users who share and collaborate on software projects.
DOD bill could revamp acquisition process
A defense task force has recommended the new acquisition process must be agile and capable of delivering IT systems in no more than 18 months.
Raytheon retools sensor displays for Army helicopter pilots
Raytheon will furnish additional prototypes of sensors for a high-tech helmet system designed to give Army helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness under a $13 million contract.
QinetiQ to furnish tech support to defense university
A QinetiQ North America unit will supply information technology services to the National Defense University under a five-year, $28 million contract.
GSA, DISA want advice on buying commercial satellite services
GSA and DISA are seeking input from industry for a joint acquisition program that they plan to establish to meet civilian and defense agencies' needs for satellite services.
Air Force activates new cyberspace defense unit
Combat communications wing supports new Space Command
Small-business contractors get bump from stimulus funds
As of Oct. 2, the government overall has awarded 26 percent of the economic stimulus law's funds to contracts for small businesses, an estimated $4 billion.
L-3 to deliver Viking UAS to Special Operations Command
An L-3 division will provide a long-range unmanned aircraft system to the Special Operations Command under a contract worth up to $250 million over five years.
DOD move to develop software stirs up storm
Readers are divided on apparent shift at the Defense Department from the previous allegiance to the notion of using commercial, off-the-shelf software whenever possible to using in-house software.
DynCorp deal targets new markets
DynCorp plans to acquire Phoenix Consulting Group in a move that will bring new capabilities and customers to the company.
Company ethics programs OK, but still room to improve, IG says
Some Defense Department contractors and DOD itself have made progress with ethics programs, but improvements are still needed, GAO reports.
OPM cuts security-clearance processing time
The investigation period has been decreased from a year to just under 40 days, according to testimony given by OPM Director John Berry before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee. But some still say more can be done.
Companies enlisted to fight IEDs
Science Applications International Corp. and A-T Solutions are among the contractors chosen to help the U.S. military fight improvised explosive devices.
Contractors lament death of partnering
While it has been several years in the making, government contractors say the ability to form partnerships with their customers has hit a new low.
EF Johnson wins two DOD radio contracts
EF Johnson Technologies Inc. will provide two-way radios and accessories to the Defense Department under two contracts worth nearly $10 million.
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