L-1 supplies Army with portable recognition devices

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will supply the Army with handheld identification detection devices under a new contract.

Raytheon to maintain Patriot missile systems

Raytheon Co. will provide information technology and other engineering services for the Army’s air defense system under a new contract.

Army issues sources-sought notice for missile technology

The Army Space and Missile Defense Command envisions a five-year, multiple-award contract with a combined ceiling of $15 billion.

CACI assists Army with infrared and night vision programs

CACI International Inc. will support the Army’s infrared and night vision programs under a three-year task order worth an estimated $40 million.

Cubic to supply Army with ground combat simulators

The Army plans to purchase a large quantity of ground combat trainer systems from Cubic Corp. under a new contract.

Unisys to spur innovation at Army logistics center

Unisys Corp. will provide information technology services to the Army Logistics Innovation Agency under a three-year task order that could be worth as much as $7.1 million if all options are exercised.

SAIC to help maintain Army biometric systems

SAIC will assist Sensor Technologies Inc. with maintenance support for the Army Communications and Electronics Command under a four-year contract worth more than $115 million.

SAIC to support Army records management system

Science Applications International Corp. wins a task order to support the interactive system that holds Army personnel information.

Alion trains troops to respond to IED attacks

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will use simulation technology as an Army training method under a $1.1 million contract.

EDS helps Army manage manpower

EDS Corp. will provide human resource assistance to the Army under a five-year, $44.5 million contract renewal.

SRA wins GSA task order for DOD

SRA International Inc. will provide communications and other support services to the Defense Department under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $200 million if all options are exercised.

ITT gets Army satellite support work

ITT Corp. has won a contract from the Army to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.

VSE wins Army program support deal

VSE Corp. will provide a broad range of technical support services to the Army required to sustain the family of vehicles used to remove improvised explosive devices.

iRobot wins more Army bomb disposal work

Troops use the robots to investigate suspicious objects from a safe distance.

BAE and Thales design new Army ID system

BAE Systems Inc. and its partner Thales North America Inc. will collaborate on designing combat identification solutions to reduce the risk of friendly fire.

DOD 2009 IT budget to rise modest 3 percent

The Defense Department’s fiscal 2009 information technology budget request of $33 billion represents a 3 percent increase over DOD’s enacted fiscal 2008 IT budget.

Northrop wins Army software engineering contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide software engineering support for U.S. Army Europe's command and control systems.

Verizon gets Army task orders

Verizon Business will begin upgrading voice and data networks at Aberdeen Proving Ground and other Army installations under multiple task orders.

Eye on M&A

Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.

Partners in crime fighting

Harris, Interimage join forces on a case management system for Army CID.