QinetiQ quartet of Marine Corps task orders is worth almost $80M

Under four newly awarded task orders with a combined value of almost $80 million, QinetiQ North America will continue to provide the Marine Corps Systems Command’s Communications, Intelligence and Networking Systems Product Group with a range of life-cycle support services, including engineering, logistics, acquisition and information technology support.

SAIC will test and evaluate Air Force information center ops

Science Applications International Corp. will provide test and evaluation services at the Air Force Joint Electronic Warfare Center in Nevada under a task order that has a total value of more than $14 million.

Northrop teams with Air Force to pump up HART

Northrop Grumman Corp. will help the Air Force further develop its net-centric architecture system that enhances warfighters’ awareness of the battlefield environment under a four-year, $46.3 million contract.

Stanley wins pair of DOD forensic support contracts

Stanley Inc. has won two Defense Department contracts for biometrics assistance and operational support worth a combined $8 million to support the U.S. Army Intelligence Center Language Technology Office at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Google's LA cloud turns into a summer squall

Google Apps misses a key deadline on a $7.25 million contract to install a communications cloud for all Los Angeles municipal workers when the LAPD expresses concerns about security and delayed e-mail messages.

SAIC wins $80M award for support work at NASA center

Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to NASA under a five-year subcontract from Primus Solutions Inc. valued at more than $80 million.

DRC sells components unit to concentrate on fed sector

Dynamics Research Corp. has sold its Metrigraphics Division to private equity firms Clarkston Merchant Partners LLC and New England Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction, which took effect July 19, were not reported.

Northrop headquarters move a fiscal move as well

Northrop Grumman Corp.’s decision to buy rather than lease its new corporate headquarters in Falls Church, Va., wasn’t based primarily on that old real estate axiom "location, location, location." It was more likely accounting, accounting, accounting.

Unisys wins $150M contract for rural development programs

Unisys Corp. will provide applications modernization and end-user support services to the Agriculture Department under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $150 million.

Prior departs ManTech for new EVP position

Lawrence Prior III, whose resignation as president and chief operating officer of ManTech International Corp. was announced today, is joining BAE Systems as executive vice president, according to a BAE announcement today.

Prior resigns as ManTech president, COO

Lawrence Prior III has resigned as president and chief operating officer of ManTech International Corp. A brief ManTech statement today said only that Prior had submitted his resignation and ManTech had accepted it.

Harris antennas will greatly accelerate NOAA weather data processing

Harris Corp. has won a 10-year, $130 million contract to build a ground antenna system for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that will enable the agency to receive and process weather data 40 times faster than today, as well as deliver weather images directly to end users.

Raytheon wins $250M award to upgrade IT in Navy Ospreys

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology support for Navy V-22 Osprey aircraft under a five-year, $250 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

SAP again extends $5.8B tender offer for Sybase

SAP AG, through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Sheffield Acquisition Corp., has again extended the expiration of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Sybase Inc. because certain conditions to the offer are not yet satisfied.

SRA acquisition bolsters energy offerings

SRA International Inc. has acquired Sentech Inc., an energy management consulting company with expertise in renewable energy, distributed generation, energy efficiency and advanced transportation technologies.

Acquisition Solutions changes name to highlight services

Acquisition Solutions Inc., a provider of performance management solutions to the federal sector, is changing its name to ASI Government effective Sept. 1.

Harris will continue to help tell FAA which way the wind blows

Harris Corp. will continue to maintain the Weather and Radar Processor system it developed for the Federal Aviation Administration under a six-year, $97 million contract.

Raytheon adds defense expert to lead government relations unit

Raytheon Co. has hired Mark Esper as vice president of government relations reporting to Thomas Culligan, chief executive officer of Raytheon International Inc.

SAS’ second recent acquisition builds intelligence sector

SAS has made its second major purchase within two months with the completion of its acquisition of Vision Systems & Technology Inc., a provider of analytic intelligence solutions to the U.S. intelligence community. Financial details were not released.

MCR buys Alion's Navy research business

MCR LLC has acquired a portion of Alion Science and Technology Corp.’s business that provides expert program management and technical services to the Office of Naval Research. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.