NMCI chief promises 'a different animal'

EDS Corp. and the Navy yesterday signed two contract modifications on the $8.82 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet program that reduce the number of service-level agreements and allow EDS to begin billing 100 percent for each seat in the huge project.

Geospatial agency ramps up remote sensing

Orbimage Inc. of Dulles, Va., won a four-year, $500 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to supply tools for gathering high-resolution images from commercial satellites.

Eight win Netcents awards

The Air Force awarded eight contracts to small and large businesses under its $9 billion Network Centric Solutions program.

Army goes with two WIN-T contractors

In revised acquisition strategy for $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program, Army picks General Dynamics Corp. as the prime contractor and Lockheed Martin Corp. as major subcontractor.

Eight vendors on Defense engineering contract list

Contractors will compete for task orders under a $4.7 billion engineering services contract awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity.

Boeing, Lockheed vying for radio systems

The Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. recently won contracts totaling $105 million and the chance to battle it out in the presystem development and demonstration phase of the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System.

NRO awards Harris communications work

The National Reconnaissance Office has chosen Harris Corp. to provide operations, maintenance and support services for the agency's global communications and information systems.

Contractors awarded SPAWAR contracts

Four companies will compete for task orders under a four-year Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command program management contract.

Air Force builds $490m comm infrastructure

The Air Force has hired several companies under a $490 million contract to build a communications infrastructure for deployed personnel.

Army prepares WIN-T award for two contractors

Army is expected to pick General Dynamics as prime contractor and Lockheed Martin as principal subcontractor for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.

General Dynamics gets Army radio contract

Army picks General Dynamics team to provide software-programmable radios.

Defense awards small-business support contract

Houston Associates Inc. of Arlington, Va., won a $70 million to support the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Air Force picks five for transformation initiatives

Contractors to share in task orders worth $498 million to provide IT products and services to speed Air Force transformation initiatives.

Defense comptroller moving to private sector

Acting defense comptroller Larry Lanzillotta will join Northrop Grumman Corp.

Navy mandates major changes to NMCI

EDS Corp.'s embattled Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project is undergoing significant changes to improve its management and operation. But despite the criticism leveled at EDS by Congress and its customers on the $8.8 billion program, Navy brass remain committed to it.

Army seeks to speed selection of WIN-T contractor

The Army wants to expedite the process of choosing a contractor for its more than $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project.

Hanlon on NMCI: 'EDS was not prepared'

Marine leader notes points of friction with the $8.82 billion Intranet contract.

NMCI 'has not been a perfect process'

Navy Secretary England says officials are still working out the bugs in the portal and that things will improve over time.

Army looks for single AKO portal contract

The Army plans to award a single contract by the end of summer to maintain its Army Knowledge Online portal.

Geospatial agency set to fund new research

Contractors and universities sought to form teams and compete for awards in several highly specialized research areas.