Navy awards $3 billion contract

A second round of companies has been awarded spots on the Navy's $3 billion Training Systems Contract II.

Titan wins military task order

Titan Corp. will build an enterprisewide information technology system that will allow U.S. military personnel and their families to get assistance services via the Internet, e-mail and telephone.

DOD reveals biometrics plan

The Defense Department will use biometrics in its systems to improve physical and cyber security by 2010.

Air Force IT chiefs ponder outsourcing, wireless

One way to gauge IT trends in the Air Force is to listen to what the service calls its MAJCOM SCs. Translation: Top information systems officers at the major commands.

Second lot tapped for $3B Navy systems deal

A second round of companies has been awarded spots on the Navy's $3 billion Training Systems Contract II.

Boeing, SAIC choose subcontractors for Future Combat Systems

Boeing Co. and Science Applications International Corp. have picked a core team of subcontractors for the $14.9 billion Future Combat Systems contract, Boeing announced today.

Air Force seeks new command and control system

The Air Force is looking for new types of long-range wireless communications capabilities for its aircraft in Afghanistan.

Joint Forces Command gives Lockheed tech support deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a task order from the U.S. Joint Forces Command, under which it will provide technical and engineering support for the Joint Concept, Architecture and Requirements System.

Northrop Grumman gets follow-on deal from Navy

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won its second follow-on contract with the Navy to provide tactical communication, network, test systems and services that assure that tactical data-link systems operate effectively and efficiently.

Northrop Grumman racks up Army digital map work

Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, has won a 10-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, possibly worth $100 million, to supply digital maps to Army commanders, the company announced Aug. 19.

Navy work goes to BearingPoint

BearingPoint Inc. won a $17 million contract to analyze the interoperations of four Navy supply systems, the Defense Department announced Aug. 18. Electronic Data Systems Corp. and IBM Corp. are subcontractors.

Northrop Grumman team will conduct Defense identification credentialing test

A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. will test a Department of Defense prototype system for cross-credentialing ? recognizing and authenticating the identity of visitors to military and defense industry facilities, officials of the Los Angeles-based firm announced today.

L-3 wins $70 million Army-Marine work

L-3 Communications Holdings won a contract, worth potentially $70 million, to build a next-generation tactical surveying system for the Army and the Marine Corps, the company announced this week.

Micro Warehouse wins $40 million DLA deal

Micro Warehouse Gov/Ed has won a blanket purchase agreement worth up to $40 million from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Army battlefield net development begins

The Army has begun the development and demonstration phase of its $10 billion Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project.

LogMod offers new business model

As the first phase of the Army's new logistics systems rolls out, both the service and prime contractor Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif., are realizing the benefits of using commercial software to get the job done.

Wireless services

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, is planning blanket purchase agreements for wireless services. Prospective contractors need to submit rate plans that include a complete description of their wireless services and charges. Wireless services for personal digital assistants should be included. Responses to the RFP are due Aug. 21. Details can be found on fedbizopps.gov, solicitation no. N0025303R0034.

Navy display systems

The Naval Sea Systems Command wants a contractor to manufacture and support new display systems, including next-generation workstations and the Littoral Combat System. The contract will have five production years and five award-term years. A draft RFP is expected during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, and will be available for download at www.eps.gov and www.neco.navy.mil. More information can be found on fedbizopps.gov, solicitation no. N0002403R6312.

Team wins $2.7 billion contract

A joint venture of Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., and General Physics Corp., Elkridge, Md., has won a contract worth up to $2.7 billion to support an Air Force flight testing center.

Small biz gets big AF contract

The Air Force Space Command's 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., awarded the $429 million Western Range Operations Communications and Information contract to InDyne Inc. It is one of the largest federal IT contracts ever for a small business.