Jacobs will provide technical support to Marine Corps

Jacobs Engineering will provide the Marine Corps with technical and other support services under a task order worth $7.3 million.

CBP seeks program assistance for SBInet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for a contractor to help manage the SBInet virtual fence and other border surveillance projects.

Lockheed to upgrade Navy workstations

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide logistics and other technical support to the Navy under a six-year contract that could be worth as much as $72 million.

DHS considers unmanned vehicles for SBInet

DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.

ITT gets new order for counter-IED devices

The Naval Sea Systems Command has placed a $317 million order with ITT Corp. for more vehicle-mounted jammers to block the detonation of improvised explosive devices.

Management Services to assist Navy with computer platform

Management Services Group Inc. will provide software and hardware services to meet new Navy computer platform requirements under a contract worth $95 million.

Army issues sources-sought notice for missile technology

The Army Space and Missile Defense Command envisions a five-year, multiple-award contract with a combined ceiling of $15 billion.

Merged AeA and ITAA organization has new name

TechAmerica is the new name of the merged AeA and Information Technology Association of America.

Divide and conquer

A collection of new software tools can beat configuration management problems.

Contract watch

Boeing is protesting the award of a $1.1 billion contract for weather satellites to Lockheed Martin Corp. Meanwhile, Science Applications International Corp.’s nearly $100 million sale of nonintrusive inspection systems to the Army is proceeding apace.

GAO rejects Marinette protest over Deepwater cutter

The Government Accountability Office has rejected a bid protest from Marinette Marine Corp. over a Coast Guard ship-building contract awarded to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

Northrop Grumman, Global Security team on alert systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. is teaming up with Global Security Systems Corp. to fulfill the requirements of a federal alert and public warning system that communicates with cell phones, computers, GPS, wireless devices and other consumer devices.

Marines seek electronic maintenance devices

The Marines Corps Systems Command wants ideas from industry on next-generation portable devices that can enhance maintenance workflow.

SAIC gives Constellation program a boost

Science Applications International Corp. will support NASA’s Constellation program under a new contract.