The Government Accountability Office and the DHS Inspector General are raising warning flags on several big-ticket IT projects at the Homeland Security Department.
General Dynamics Corp. has won a three-year, $36 million contract from the Air Force to provide centrally managed logistics support for the Combat Information Transport System.
Nortel Networks Federal Solutions division won a $20 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to improve the control and responsiveness of the Defense Switched Network.
Pointsec Mobile Technologies Inc., a provider of security software for such devices as personal digital assistants and mobile phones, will supply its security technology for the Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care.
SRI International Inc. won a two-year, $12 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop an automated medical treatment system for the battlefield that does not require onsite medical personnel.
Artel Inc. won a four-year, $12.5 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency for satellite services to the U.S. Central Command for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
General Dynamics Corp. won a $27.8 million contract from the Navy to provide integration and design agent services for a system that gives commanders an integrated view of the battlefield.
Heidi Shyu, a Raytheon Co. electrical engineer, to take over the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, an independent group that provides technical advice to the service.
The Pentagon intends to shift to a more centralized "global force management" model so it could quickly expand available troops anywhere in the world, according to the department's new National Defense Strategy.
