The Army will spend $2.1 billion on the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program so its installations can tie in to DISA's Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion program, said the service's CIO, Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a four-year, $52 million contract to provide technical support to the Defense Department's Biometrics Fusion Center, the company said today.
The Air Force wants off-the-shelf products for infrared technology for troubleshooting aircraft malfunctions and discrepancies. The Air Warfare Battlelab at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho is investigating using the technology in both back shop and flight maintenance environments to help find and repair electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, environmental and other malfunctions.
Cubic Corp. won a five-year, $95 million contract renewal to continue providing simulations and simulators to the Army's National Simulation Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
MONTEREY, Calif. ? Space has become one of the most powerful weapons in warfare, and the success of future wars is dependent on space systems, a high ranking Air Force general said.
EDS Corp. won a $458 million contract from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence to build a human resources system. The new system is expected to save nearly $1 billion over 10 years.
Stanley Associates Inc. of Alexandria, Va., won a $10.3 million contract from the Army Field Support Command to provide software support for two logistics systems that help the Army deploy weapons and equipment to the battlefield.
Harris Corp. won a one-year, $2.6 million contract from the Air Force Air Mobility Command to continue providing technical services to the command's Enterprise Security Support program, the company announced today.
NEW YORK ? Designing the Transformational Communications Architecture for the Defense Department's Global Information Grid over the next two decades is proving to be quite a challenge, the National Reconnaissance Office's Michael Regan said today at the Satellite Application Technology Conference and Expo.
NEW YORK ? The Army will invest about $11 billion between now and 2010 on a series of Air Force satellite launches, and its director of information operations for networks and space has asked for industry help in designing new types of antennas and IP waveforms "for the best throughput and link closure."
The Army is developing requirements for the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract and expects to release a request for information next month on the billion-dollar program.
BAE Systems North America Inc. today completed its $693.25 million deal to acquire DigitalNet Holdings Inc. BAE picks up capabilities in network services and information assurance solutions.
Science Applications International Corp. has bought Presearch Inc., a provider of services such as signal processing, software and hardware engineering, intelligence analysis and antisubmarine warfare and mine countermeasures.
<font color="CC0000"> (UPDATED) </font color> Two large companies and two small businesses will vie for $610 million worth of consulting, engineering and technical services with the Air Force Space Command over the next five years.
