Eight DOD contracts to get audits in wake of Druyun scandal

The Defense Department inspector general will take a closer look at eight contracts that fell under the authority of Darleen Druyun, the recently convicted former Air Force acquisition manager.

DOD awards personnel system training contract

SI International Inc. won a $1.9 million training contract to help users learn the new National Security Personnel System.

Alion lands Air Force technical services deal

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has won a five-year, $40 million contract from the Air Force to provide operational support services.

PKI providers picked by DOD

Two companies have been tapped by the Defense Department Public Key Infrastructure Program Management Office to provide digital certificate validation products to users worldwide.

Defense expects big IT spending boost in 2006

The Defense Department today unveiled a $419.3 billion budget that calls for raising IT spending by the largest margin in the past four years.

RFID embedded in supply chain

In its simplest form, radio frequency identification is a method to track what is inside a case, pallet or shipping container full of goods. But the evolving technology is more than a replacement for bar codes.

Tech Success: Electronic weather manual helps Navy plan missions

When planning a mission, Navy warfighters must factor in how weather and ocean conditions might affect their weapons, sensors and platforms.

Transformation champ leaves DOD

The Defense Department lost its chief champion for change when retired Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski stepped down Feb. 1 as director of the force transformation

Edmonds makes a deal

Edmonds Enterprise Services Inc., has acquired Logistics Applications Inc., a Defense Department contractor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Army launches IT buy

The Army has issued a request for proposals for a single integrator for its Army Knowledge Online-Enterprise Services program.

Lockheed-Titan: Lessons from a deal gone awry

When Lockheed Martin Corp. announced in September 2003 that it planned to buy Titan Corp. for $2.2 billion, the company talked about expanding its customer base and its capabilities.

ICF Consulting picks up Synergy

ICF Consulting acquired Synergy Inc. this week in a move to enhance its services and mission-critical analytical and technology-based solutions for the Defense Department and other clients.

CSC wins Navy test-range contract

Computer Sciences Corp. won a $762 million contract for operations and maintenance of the Navy's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center.

Cebrowski retires from his job as Defense transformation czar

The Defense Department lost its chief champion for change yesterday when retired Vice Adm. Arthur K. Cebrowski stepped down from his job as director of the force transformation ? but not before he finished and signed the Future Force Architecture document and shipped it off to Congress.

Rockwell Collins wins Air Force GPS contract

Rockwell Collins Inc. won a $59.3 million contract modification from the Air Force for more than 26,000 advanced global positioning system receivers and accessories.

Lockheed wins Aegis contract

Lockheed Martin Corp. will produce three Aegis Weapon Systems for the Navy under a $208.7 million contract.

AT&T wins Tennessee National Guard work

AT&T Government Solutions won a one-year, $940,000 contract to build a statewide high-speed network linking 96 Tennessee Army National Guard locations.

Trusted Computer Solutions helps with workstation program

Northrop Grumman Corp. has tapped Trusted Computer Solutions Inc. to help it support the Defense Department's Intelligence Information System Trusted Workstation program.

DRS picked for advanced display work

Defense technology company DRS Technologies Inc. won orders totaling about $30 million to supply and service advanced display systems to the Navy.

Army launches buy for knowledge management systems

The Army has issued a request for proposals for a single integrator for its Army Knowledge Online-Enterprise Services program.