Legislation this year may force the Defense Department to speed its process for granting security clearances to private contractors and government personnel who need access to classified information on the job.
EDS Corp.'s federal government revenue increased 20 percent in the first quarter of 2004, but the huge Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project still drains the Plano, Texas, company's finances, according to company statements.
Five companies have on a share of a five-year contract to provide research and development, integration and evaluation support to test sensor systems for the Naval Air Systems Command's avionics department.
Raytheon Co. won a $36.8 million contract modification from the Naval Air Systems Command to significantly upgrade the software that controls unmanned aerial vehicles.
John P. Stenbit, a former assistant secretary of defense, has been appointed to the board of directors at SI International Inc., the company said today.
The Defense Department plans to study how airborne contaminants move around and inside the Pentagon to develop better systems for protecting against attacks.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $7.8 million research and development contract from the Army to develop software for aircraft, specifically helicopters and other rotorcraft.
The Air Force released a request for proposals for its $10 billion Network Centric Solutions program last Friday after several months of delay. The program will be a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity acquisition to provide a wide variety of IT products, solutions and services.
