ManTech acquisition targets valuable Army customer

ManTech International Corp.'s purchase of Sensor Technologies Inc. brings with it a prime contractor position on the Army's Strategic Services Sourcing contract program.

Army, SAIC too cozy on Future Combat Systems, IG says

DOD's IG found that a company helped develop a contract and then bid on it.

Army mulls realignment to fortify cyber command

Army officials are weighing realigning networking and communications units to build a fully operational cyber component by October 2010.

Lockheed enters next phase of National Cyber Range project

Lockheed Martin Corp. will begin to implement Phase II of an Army program to develop the National Cyber Range under an $8,121,044 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The National Cyber Range program is a research and development testbed aimed at accelerating the deployment of new cybersecurity systems.

Capgemini will verify Army ERP systems

Capgemini Government Solutions LLC will provide independent verification and validation support to the Army under a five-year, $88 million contract.

CACI to continue Army battle command support

CACI International Inc. will continue furnishing technical, logistics and business support services for Army battle command systems under a new contract.

CSC extends information management services at Aberdeen

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue providing information management support and services at the Army’s Aberdeen, Md., Proving Ground under a five-year contract valued at $79 million.

Army kicks off consolidated buying season

The Army will open its semiannual consolidated buying program for desktop and notebook computers on Jan. 11, officials said today.

NCI to deploy array of IT services at Army garrisons

NCI Inc. has won a seven-year, $309 million task order to provide the Army with a wide array of information technology services at several military installations around the country.

Raytheon unit to advise Army on communications processes

A Raytheon unit will help develop a consortium for the Army to examine communication, information, and social and cognitive networks under a new contract.

CACI puts focus on clients, community and its expertise

CACI keeps focus on its customers and mission to weather tough economic times.

General Dynamics wins $200M Army combat training contract

General Dynamics C4 Systems will help the Army consolidate and improve the method by which it purchases products essential for combat training systems under a contract potentially worth $200 million over five years.

Joint Strike Fighter to get better targeting abilities

The stealth fighter plane will be fitted with new sensor technology.

STG lands Army award for information assurance services

STG Inc. will deliver information assurance services to the Army under a two-year, $39 million contract.

ManTech, Apptis partner to support Army information centers

ManTech International Corp. and Apptis Inc. are partnering on $132.9 million contract to provide information technology and engineering support services to the Army. ManTech, a subcontractor on the two-year, competitively awarded effort, can earn an estimated $40 million.

SAIC tasked with new engineering services at Redstone Arsenal

Science Applications International Corp. will provide additional professional and engineering services to the Army under a five-year task order that has a ceiling value of $848 million.

Harris to support Southern Command in Honduras

Harris Corp. will continue working with the Army to improve command security and operations in Central America under a five-year task order worth $38 million.

Counter-IED tactics MIA in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has established a task force to move new techniques and technologies for combating improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan more quickly to the front lines, reports Greg Grant at DOD Buzz.

ManTech to support Army testing of C4I systems

ManTech International Corp. will help the Army boost its command and intelligence capabilities under a new contract potentially worth $286 million over five years.

Alion to help advance LandWarNet strategy

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will provide technical support for the Army’s LandWarNet program under a new $3.1 million task order.