House to consider expanding biometrics at sea

The House will vote today on whether to expand a Coast Guard program that screens fingerprints of suspected illegal migrants and terrorists caught at sea.

DataPath to supply Army with satellite equipment

DataPath Inc. will help upgrade Army satellite communications systems under a $12 million delivery order.

Harris to provide Seabees with satellite radios

Navy Seabees will deploy rugged multiband satellite terminals for global communications.

General Dynamics wins $341 million Canadian Army contract

General Dynamics Canada will provide the Canadian Army with digital communications support under the contract.

Qinetiq wins Air Force space support work

Company will provide $250 million worth of space operations technical support.

ITT gets Army satellite support work

ITT Corp. has won a contract from the Army to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.

Alion to help Navy find new technologies

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Navy identify and explore new and emerging technologies under a new task order.

Navy command wants to upgrade GPS

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific wants input from contractors on the availability of modern technologies associated with Global Positioning System equipment.

Boeing wins extension on TSAT contract

Satellite technology will provide Internet–like connectivity for airborne vehicles, company says.

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.

DataPath to build kits for battlefield satellites

DataPath Inc. has won a large contract from the Army to manufacture and integrate conversion kits that will enable battlefield satellite terminals to operate using the Wideband Global Satcom system.

GeoEye wins more satellite work

GeoEye will provide ultra-high-resolution commercial satellite imagery to NGA under a new contract valued at $150 million.