A program encouraging the private sector to compete with federal employees for work that is considered commercial is essentially dead for now, according to Rep. Tom Davis.
The U.S. Joint Forces Command and Northern Command are planning a series of computer-based disaster drills with four states this year as part of their Noble Resolve 2008 preparedness exercises.
Harris Corp. will provide operations and maintenance support to the Air Force 50th Space Wing's satellite control network under a contract that could be worth as much as $410 million.
The European Union's joint defense ministry has signed an agreement with a consortium of European defense contractors to develop a strategy for integrating UAVs into European airspace by 2015.
Defense officials and contractors in the U.S. and U.K. recently endorsed standards for secure e-mail circulated by the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program.
DOD has issued several new contracting rules, including one that restricts lead systems integrators with a financial interest in an acquisition from working on it.
Areas such as health care, energy, environment and education will probably see new government initiatives that require new IT and service programs to support them.
CACI International Inc. will provide professional services and technical support for logistics operations at Fort Bliss, Texas, under a new task order from the Army.
DOD's new road map for development of unmanned systems cites a need for more integration of systems. Estimates show the combined global market for such systems could reach $19 billion by 2020.
Though the White House's primary concerns have little to do with procurement, several acquisition changes are on hold after the president's veto of the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill.
Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to provide telecom services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a deal that could be worth as much as $613 million.
Raytheon Technical Services Co. will provide several IT systems for the V-22 Osprey aircraft under a new $12 million award from the Naval Air Systems Command.
The Air Force wants input on how to construct a command and control system that would support defensive and offensive operations in the event of an all-out attack on the U.S. IT infrastructure.
BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.
SGIS, a small contractor, will provide technology support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston under a new contract worth as much as $157.8 million.
