Northrop Grumman wins Army training work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $9.2 million follow-on contract from the Army for technical support for the Tactical Simulation intelligence training system.

Global Crossing targets U.S. market

Global Crossing Ltd., the financially battered telecommunications company that emerged from bankruptcy a little more than a year ago, has a challenging New Year's resolution: Grab more U.S. government business.

FCBS acquires Computer & Hi-Tech Management

FCBS Inc. of Fairfax, Va., is buying Computer & Hi-tech Management Inc. to create a $200 million a year government systems integrator. Both are former 8(a) firms. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

Summit wins R&D work

Summit Research Corp. won a $3.2 million contract from the Army Space and Missile Defense Command for advanced weapons, sensors and airborne sensor technologies research and development.

Apptis wins Air Force medical support work

Apptis Inc. won a four-year, $19 million contract to provide IT support services at four medical treatment centers of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command.

Anteon to support troops in Kuwait

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $48 million contract to support operations of the U.S. Central Command-Air Forces in Kuwait.

Anteon to support troops in Kuwait

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $48 million contract to support operations of the U.S. Central Command-Air Forces in Kuwait.

Anteon picked to aid Navy security

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $49.9 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for shipboard security services.

ManTech wins training contract

ManTech International Corp. won a contract potentially worth $76 million from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide training for command and control and other systems.

SBA: Awards to large firms counted as small-biz deals

About $2 billion in federal contracts were miscoded as going to small rather than large businesses in fiscal 2002, resulting in distorted procurement statistics, according to a new SBA report.

Report: Service-disabled contracting on the rise

Contracts set aside for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans will pull in nearly $2.8 billion in spending by fiscal 2009, according to a report issued this month by market research firm Input Inc.

MTC makes another deal

MTC Technologies Inc. is buying Manufacturing Technology Inc. in a $61 million deal that will bring MTC increased capabilities to support military electronics and other systems.

L-3's CFO and president to retire

Robert LaPenta, president and chief financial officer of L-3 Communications Corp., will retire April 1.

Gartner makes a deal for Meta

Global technology research firm Gartner Inc. has agreed to purchase its smaller rival Meta Group Inc. in an all-cash deal worth $162 million, or $10 per share.

L-3 tapped to aid Army intel command

L-3 Communications Corp. won a five-year, $209 million contract to provide intelligence, force management and information technology services to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.

Lockheed expands postal work

Lockheed Martin Corp. won two contracts collectively worth nearly $24 million from the U.S. Postal Service to manufacture systems that automatically process mail containers and reduce costs in dispatch operations.

ManTech to help Navy with training

ManTech International Corp. won a five-year, $39.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide training for command and control and other related Defense Department systems.

GD to build NSA procurement system

General Dynamics won a $5.8 million contract from the National Security Agency's Central Security Service to develop a wide area network procurement system.

SBA finalizes small business certification process

The Small Business Association is now requiring businesses to self-certify that they are still a small business when they acquire companies with set aside contracts.

SI completes Bridge deal

SI International Inc. has completed its purchase of Bridge Technology Corp. for $30 million in cash, adding defense intelligence agency customers.