ASRC snags $40M satellite contract

ASRC Federal Services has picked up a $40 million Naval Research Laboratory contract to provide satellite systems services at Blossom Point.

Update on GD-Lockheed fight for Army contract

Lockheed is fighting hard to keep its contract with the Army IT Agency, a customer it's had since 2006. General Dynamics won the competition in February, but a Lockheed protest has forced the Army to re-evaluate.

Three companies awarded $119M USPTO contract

Three companies will take part in a five-year, $119 million contract to support the Patent and Trademark Office’s IT initiatives.

Hygeia Solutions Partners captures $66.3M contract for NIH security systems

Hygeia Solutions Partners has won a $66.3 million task order to support the National Institutes of Health.

Lockheed wins $93M option to produce Aegis system in Poland

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has won a $93 million option to produce Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System in Poland and to provide funding for Aegis Weapon System MK 7 equipment sets.

CenturyLink wins $1.7M contract protected fiber-optic system

CenturyLink has won a $1.7 million contract to provide a fiber-optic system to DISA that is buried in concrete and steel.

Lockheed, GD battle for Army IT contract

Lockheed Martin scores a victory with a bid protest, but it only means it gets to keep fighting with General Dynamics for an Army IT contract.

GD's CEO challenges contractors to do more for their community

General Dynamics chairman and CEO Phebe Novakovic issued a challenge to her fellow contractors: Get involved in your community.

SECAF names finalists for 6th Annual Government Contractor Awards

The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum has just selected the finalists for its Sixth Annual Government Contractor Awards, honoring small and emerging government contractors as well as industry players that rely on small business.

Lockheed taps former VA exec as VP, health and life sciences

Lockheed Martin has tapped Horace L. Blackman to be the new vice president of health and life sciences for the company’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business.

Abt Associates nabs $48.6M contract to improve competitiveness for West African businesses

Abt Associates has won a $48.6 million contract with USAID to increase regional trade competitiveness in West Africa, improve food security and reduce poverty under USAID’s Trade Hub Network.

Navy searches for geospatial intel software

The Naval Special Warfare Command released a sources sought notice for geospatial intelligence software, as it gauges what industry could provide via commercial off-the-shelf products.

ICF taps new VP of ICF SH&E

ICF International has named Vivek Saxena vice president for ICF SH&E, where he will head up and strengthen ICF SH&E’s consulting work in the operations and supply chain practice and enhance its five decades of successfully assisting airline, aerospace and travel companies.

QinetiQ North America names new unit director of strategic programs

QinetiQ North America has named Luke Lucas director of strategic programs in the company’s Mission Solutions business unit, where he will lead the company’s Patuxent River operations and support business development efforts.

InDyne wins $30.8M contract to support Vandenberg Air Force Base

InDyne Inc. has won a $30.8 million option to support the Air Force’s launch facilities, launch control centers and test facilities for the 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Opinion

2014 forces demand action, not waiting

As challenging as 2013 was, 2014 has many of the same forces that make for tough market conditions and put downward pressure on companies. How do you pull your company out of a negative glide path?

Drexel, GMU to join cyber physical system security research

The Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA), a private, non-profit research consortium, announced today that it will partner with Drexel University and George Mason University to shore up cyber physical system security in infrastructure and medicine.

Poor integration blamed for many defense acquisition woes

A new study from Booz Allen Hamiton shows near-universal frustration with the defense acquisition process. Experts say integration and communication between contractors, customers and users of technology is key to fixing the process and improving U.S. defense capabilities.

Seven win $50M contract for anti-submarine work

Three small business and four large have won spots on a $50 million contract with the Naval Air Systems Command to support anti-submarine warfare sensor systems.

Big data critical to health care industry, feds not quite prepared

Big data could have a significant impact on health care in the coming years, potentially improving population health management and preventative care, but federal agencies are still wading around in the early stages of adoption, according to a recent MeriTalk report.