Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of Stasys Ltd., a U.K. technology and consulting firm that specializes in network communications and defense interoperability.
DRS Technologies Inc. received a $21.3 million order to provide rugged computer systems for the Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below program.
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $142 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency for systems engineering, planning and logistics support for its Airborne Laser boost-phase missile defense program.
Computer Sciences Corp. has won a $199 million blanket purchase agreement to integrate the Army's field logistics system with its national logistics system.
President Bush has designated Raymond F. DuBois, former deputy Defense undersecretary for installations and environment, as acting undersecretary of the Army.
Despite investors' concerns over slower defense and IT spending, President Bush's fiscal 2006 IT budget request to Congress asks for a 7 percent increase, better than the 0.9 percent request in 2005 ? subsequently revised to 3.9 percent by the Office of Management and Budget ? and better than the increase I was expecting.
When U.S. tanks rolled into Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq, one of the command vehicles was outfitted with cyclone antennas to establish a link with orbiting satellites. The satellite connection gave life to an onboard collaboration system that let commanders in the tank share audio, video, data and applications with command centers just about anywhere.
In a move the Army said reflects changes in how it provides equipment to warfighters, the service has realigned three communications and electronics organizations at Fort Monmouth, N.J., to form the Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.
In a move the Army said reflects changes in how it provides equipment to warfighters, the service has realigned three communications and electronics organizations at Fort Monmouth, N.J., to form the Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.
The Defense Department inspector general will take a closer look at eight contracts that fell under the authority of Darlene Druyun, the former Air Force acquisition manager and Boeing Co. executive recently convicted of conspiracy.
Lockheed Martin Corp. is planning to buy the Sytex Group Inc. for $462 million. Sytex offers IT solutions and technical support services to the Defense Department and other federal agencies.
General Dynamics Corp. won a $44.6 million contract modification from the Naval Sea Systems Command to support a system for submarines to processing underwater data.
