Annapolis firm gets Army order for satellite terminals

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has been awarded a $60.8 million order to provide satellite terminals to the Army in two stages in 2012.

Army's 2012 plan emphasizes innovation, frugality

The service's 2012 Modernization Plan puts focus on using technology to maximize resources amid dwindling funds.

ITT drafts retired Army general to build Hill, DOD ties

ITT Corp. has named retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Durbin vice president of government relations for its ITT Defense & Information Solutions segment.

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Senate outlines $6.4B in cuts to defense spending

The Senate Armed Services Committee is calling for $6.4 billion in defense spending cuts as it pushes forward its proposed DOD authorization for full Senate consideration.

QinetiQ will aid Army Aviation in developing new tools and technologies

QinetiQ North America will provide software development for the Army under a five-year contract worth a maximum of $39.8 million.

General Dynamics to shutter its APG operations

General Dynamics Corp. will close its Aberdeen Proving Ground operation this summer.

Army names top builders of virtual worlds

One of the winners named in the Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge is NonKin Village, in which trainers can create a virtual foreign village to help U.S. troops explore interactions with people of other cultures.

Senior Army acquisition official resigns

Michael O'Neill abruptly resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition.

NCI wins Netcom planning and engineering work award

NCI Inc. will provide mission planning and engineering to the Army's network command under a three-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth approximately $58 million.

Millions for Army e-mail project at risk

A House subcommittee hesitates to fund e-mail migration until the Army shows its homework.

Bin Laden's encrpyted data may be unreadable

One expert says good encryption could keep Osama bin Laden's data unreadable, but others say the Navy SEALs were prepared for extraction.

35 firms to divvy up $2.5B Army contract

Thirteen large contractors and 22 small businesses have been named to the Army’s $2.5 billion Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services prime contract, known as OPTARSS II.

Attain gains spot on $240M Army ERP award

Attain LLC has secured one of three spots on its largest prime contract win to date, a five-year award worth up to $240 million to support the Army's Enterprise Systems Integration Program.

Shutdown impact on DOD uncertain, but ominous

The Defense Department is closely studying its authorities to determine how to keep department functioning if the government shuts down.

Petraeus could become CIA head

Rumors suggest that Gen. David Patraeus, America's top military man in Afghanistan, could become CIA director.

ManTech tasked with software services for Army Guardrail systems

ManTech International Corp. has received a two-year Army task order worth $22.6 million for a variety of software engineering services.

HP ramps up data center services for Special Ops Command

Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a four-year, $68.1 million data center services contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to support its worldwide missions.

New contracting era begins for U.S. Army

New policies are starting to be felt across the Army as the service adopts more cloud computing, mobile technology and social media to gain efficiencies and save money.

Recently retired Army exec plans new company, consulting career

Gary Winkler, who recently retired after more than four years as the Army program executive officer for Enterprise Information Systems, is planning to take a two-pronged approach to his new civilian career as a national security consultant.