Navy CIO Robert Carey talks Web 2.0

The Navy needs Web 2.0 technologies to communicate and collaborate with those outside of the military, says Navy CIO Robert Carey.

Argon furnishes military with ground surveillance systems

Argon ST will provide the U.S. military with equipment to support ground surveillance at forward operating bases under a new contract.

SAIC to assist Navy with modeling and simulation

SAIC has won a task order worth up to $249 million over five years to support Navy modeling and simulation activities in the Washington, D.C. area.

Northrop will provide program support to Marine Corps

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $7 million task order from the Navy to provide business operations and program management support to the Marine Corps.

Lockheed to boost Navy helicopter data pipeline

Lockheed Martin Corp. will enhance the data transmission capabilities of Navy MH-60R helicopters under a $14.7 million contract.

General Dynamics wins Navy IT services contract

General Dynamics Information Technology will provide information technology and engineering services to the Navy under a five-year, $18.6 million contract.

Joint Strike Fighter to get better targeting abilities

The stealth fighter plane will be fitted with new sensor technology.

Alion will standardize DOD's threat assessment information system

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has won a $2.8 million award to upgrade a system it developed for the Defense Department to collect critical information on threat vulnerabilities.

Raytheon to develop software for Zumwalt systems

Raytheon Co. will provide additional software that uses open architecture standards for the Zumwalt-class destroyer under a $241 million contract.

Cubic assists Naval War College with wargames

Cubic Corp. will provide wargaming and analytical support to the Naval War College under a contract worth $6.5 million over five years.

Raytheon keeps working on Navy amphibious transport ships

Raytheon Co. will furnish engineering and related support services for the Navy’s next-generation amphibious warfare ships under a contract worth $197 million over five years.

General Dynamics to assist Navy with meteorological system

General Dynamics awarded $22 million contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Sabre continues to steer Naval Academy's technology services

The U.S. Naval Academy will receive additional information technology support from Sabre Systems Inc. under a new three-year, $3.6 million contract.

Lockheed lands electronic warfare deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help the Navy develop surface electronic warfare technology under a new $9.9 million contract.

CACI expands DOD financial management support

CACI International Inc. will provide financial management support to the Defense Department under a four-year task order worth $29 million.

SAIC wins Navy shore management deal

The Navy organization that manages shore installations awarded SAIC a new contract to provide program management and related support services.

DOD open-source memo could change software landscape

DOD has issued guidance that clarifies the use of open-source software.

When disaster strikes social media to the rescue

The Navy has commissioned a private-sector study to explore how new technology can facilitate disaster response.

Navy grapples with 'relentless pace' of technology change

Wennergren, Carey outline the Navy's progress toward implementing various information technology policies and systems that will shape the force’s interoperability and improve capabilities in defending against cyber threats.

SAIC to assist Marines with counter-IED training

Science Applications International Corp. will train Marines to defeat improvised explosive devices under a new Navy task order valued at $32 million over three years.