BAE Systems plc won an Air Force contract to support a variety of systems for F-16 fighter jets. The contract might bring in $10 million a year through 2009.
BAE Systems plc won a five-year contract from the Army to build 484 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures and Common Missile Warning Systems that provide missile warning and directable jamming capabilities to defend aircraft.
PEC Solutions Inc. won a one-year, $2.3 million contract from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a one-year, $4.8 million task order from the Homeland Security Department.
U.S. elections have always been controversial, especially when it comes to deciding who gets to vote and how votes are counted, said Larry Bird, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
A hot issue ? public-private competitions for federal work ? for federal contractors and for politicians on both sides of the aisle isn't going to get less controversial. But its direction could change dramatically.
Raytheon Co. acquired Photon Research Associates Inc. of San Diego in a move that strengthens the defense company's capabilities in missile defense, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and homeland security.
With the publication of an interim procurement rule in today's Federal Register, federal policy for the first time explicitly permits telecommuting by contractor employees.
Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $120 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to support the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems.
The Defense Department will be able to award 8(a) contracts to small businesses on behalf of the Small Business Administration for an additional year. The partnership extension is effective today.
The companies now will compete against each other for work under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity five-year contract, awarded by the Naval Shipbuilding Support Office to support the Naval Sea Systems Command and Fleet-sponsored maintenance programs.
The dealmaking continues at BAE Systems North America as it announces its second acquisition of the month. BAE Systems will buy Burlington, Mass.-based Alphatech Inc. for $88.4 million, officials BAE Systems said today.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a contract to develop an integrated public safety system for Oklahoma City. The six-year contract is worth about $18.8 million.
Future Technologies Inc. of Fairfax, Va., won a five-year, $21.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to support the Aegis Weapon System, Combat System and Computer Center; and the Integrated Warfare System Laboratory.
And then there were 51. After a competition that involved more than 400 small companies, 51 businesses won spots on the Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation contract.
The Office of Management and Budget is evaluating proposals that would have federal agencies share services for financial management and human resources, a move that could create significant integration and outsourcing opportunities for contractors.
