Navy to spend $95 million on jamproof communications

The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command has awarded a pair of delivery orders for multifunctional information distribution system terminals.

Satellite firms think long term

The Defense Department, which relies heavily on commercial satellite services to carry communications around the world, is drafting a plan to change the way it buys satellite services.

Accenture's U.S. Visit award draws fire

The Homeland Security Department and two congressional supporters are rallying around Accenture Ltd. and defending the decision to award the U.S. Visit contract to a company headquartered outside the United States.

A winning secret: distributor dynamics

When Daly Computers Inc. was preparing to bid on Virginia's statewide computer and peripherals contracts, it called one of its distributors, Ingram Micro Inc., for help -- not that it was expecting much. "When we used to go to our distributors for help, they would usually just throw a list of products at us," said company president <b>Ryan Yu</b>. Not this time.

Out-of-scope contracts run out of time

Federal agencies may soon get new restrictions on how they buy products and services as part of a crackdown against out-of-scope contracting.

Three picked to design weather satellite sensor

Three companies have won two-year, $20 million contracts from NASA to design an advanced sensor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

CAE USA racks up two Navy deals

CAE USA Inc. won a contract worth potentially $75 million to develop two tactical operational flight trainers and two weapons tactics trainers for the Navy.

Army taps Anteon for battle lab work

Anteon International Corp. has won a five-year, $29.2 million deal from the Army Combined Arms Support Command Battle Lab for support services.

SRA to help military families move

SRA International Inc. won a contract from the Defense Department's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command.

EDS and Unisys win TSA Registered Traveler contracts

Unisys Corp. and EDS Corp. today won contracts to implement the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program.

Amsec wins Navy support work

Amsec LLC won a 10-year contract to provide engineering and logistics support to the U.S. Navy's Fleet Technical Support Center Atlantic.

L-3 wins Australian F/A-18 training system subcontract

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a $26.4 million subcontract from Raytheon Australia to provide training equipment for the Royal Australian Air Force.

NCI wins several homeland security, intelligence contracts

NCI Information Systems Inc. of Reston, Va., has won six contracts worth a total of more than $7 million in the intelligence, defense and homeland security arenas.

L-3 wins multibillion dollar Naval Sea Systems deal

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a 15-year contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide a wide array of support services.

Unisys wins defense financial management contract

Unisys Corp. has won a contract from the Defense Department's Finance and Accounting Service to provide desktop services worth a potential $83.5 million.

Raytheon debuts mini radio for Defense Department

Raytheon Co. has introduced a pocket-sized, software-defined radio that it hopes to integrate into Cluster 5 of the Defense Department's Joint Tactical Radio System.

ManTech lands Naval Air Warfare Center work

ManTech International Corp. won a $49.8 million contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to provide engineering support services.

Indus nabs Health and Human Services IT deal

Indus Corp. has won a $26 million, multiyear contract to provide information technology support services to the Health and Human Services Department.

Kentucky taps Network Appliance for Internet security

Network Appliance Inc. has won a contract from the Kentucky Governors' Office for Technology to provide Internet security solutions.

BAE Systems nabs Navy high frequency transmitter deal

BAE Systems has won a $35.4 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to provide high frequency transmitters for a phased array antenna system.