Alion to help Navy open Strategic Mobility Office

Alion Science and Technology Corp. won a Navy contract to provide logistics management services for the new Strategic Mobility Office the Navy will open in Norfolk, Va.

SBInet off to inauspicious start

Software integration bedevils border-security plan.

Blackwater buys training company

Blackwater Worldwide LLC has acquired Backup Training Corp. of Couer d'Alene, Idaho.

SAIC to help Navy explore maritime corrosion problems

SAIC has won a $29 million contract to support research efforts at the Naval Research Laboratory's Center for Corrosion Science and Engineering.

President opposes new small-biz legislation

President Bush opposes new legislation that would update contracting programs for small-business contractors because some provisions raise constitutional concerns.

MTC gets Strategic Command program management deal

MTC Technologies will provide program management services to the U.S. Strategic Command under a new contract.

CSC lands NAVAIR range support work

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide technical support to the Naval Air Warfare Center's Aircraft Division at Patuxent River, Md., under a new task order worth up to $430 million.

QinetiQ buys secure-messaging company

QinetiQ Group announced it has completed its purchase of Boldon James Holdings Ltd., a U.K. provider of secure messaging solutions for military and government customers.

BAE, GD join forces on combat development

Two giants of the defense world have agreed to collaborate to help the Army's Heavy Brigade Combat team's modernize two of its primary combat vehicles.

Bearingpoint to tune up Missouri vehicle system

BearingPoint won a contract worth up to $50 million from the Missouri Revenue Department to design, implement and maintain a new motor vehicle system.

Accenture snaps up Gestalt

Accenture Ltd. intends to purchase Gestalt LLC, a provider of defense consulting services to the Defense Department.

C2 lands AF aircrew training mission

C2 Technologies has won a contract from the Air Force to provide aircrew training services, the Defense Department said this week.

CDW-G adds small-biz partners

Three small businesses have joined CDW-G's Small Business Partner Consortium, giving them a close relationship to the reseller.

Lockheed to supply Marines with convoy trainers

Lockheed Martin Corp. will develop a new generation of combat convoy simulators for the Marine Corps.

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DRC wins Eagle consulting services job

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a DHS task order to provide consulting services on capital planning, investment control and earned value management to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ACS inks Florida Medicaid services deal

Affiliated Computer Services has won a contract from the Florida Health Care Administration to develop best practices for prescription drugs provided through the state's Medicaid program.

Tyler wins software deal with Calif. city

Tyler Technologies has won a contract to provide financial software applications to Richmond, Calif.

General Dynamics gets Navy telecom work

Several Navy facilities will undergo major telecommunications upgrades under a task order awarded to General Dynamics.

Lawmakers fast-track border security technologies

Lawmakers on the House Science and Technology Committee are backing new legislation to expand funding for unmanned aerial vehicles, tunnel detection devices and anti-counterfeiting technologies for use in border security.