When a homemade bomb explodes in downtown Baghdad, its reverberations are felt as far away as Fort Polk, La., where U.S. soldiers train for duty in Iraq. The lessons learned on the ground about how insurgents use improvised explosive devices are transmitted immediately to Fort Polk's Joint Readiness Training Center.
Science Applications International Corp. won a 12-year, $219.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center, Mission Planning Systems Group, to provide systems engineering and integration support for the Joint Mission Planning System.
Konarka Technologies Inc., a developer of power plastics that convert light to energy, signed a $1.6 million contract with the U.S. Army as part of a program to deliver power to soldiers.
Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $10.6 million from the Army to provide scientific and technical support services for the service's biomedical research program.
A public military report on an investigation into the shooting death of an Italian security agent includes blocks of classified data that can be deciphered as easily as copying and pasting text.
Engineered Support Systems Inc. received a $14.8 million contract to produce 1,388 Field Deployable Environmental Control Units for the Air Force's Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources program.
GAO's report on how federal contracts were awarded to private companies to provide military support services in Iraq, did not take into account the severe battle conditions at that time.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Corp. and Rockwell Collins Inc. were awarded a $153.9 million contract modification to accelerate development of the Integrated Computer System into the Army's Current Force.
L-3 Communications will help aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. to modernize systems for eight South Korean Navy maritime patrol and reconnaissance planes.
General Dynamics Corp. won two contracts totaling $2.7 million from the Army to develop and equip an advanced combat-helmet system for vehicle crewman.
CACI International Inc. won a five-year, $9.4 million prime contract to provide command and control support services for the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division.
BAE Systems North American Inc. won two contracts from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide technical services for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division.
