Although San Antonio is best-known for the ill-fated 19th-century battle at theAlamo, the city has a vibrant and rapidly growing 21st-century military- andfederal-contractor presence.
The North Texas metropolitan area is home to a large number of IT services companies, all with large government businesses. And others are in the region to support militaryprojects.
Located on the western shore of Puget Sound, Kitsap County, Wash., is the second most densely populated county and home to Naval Base Kitsap, the area's major defenseinstallation.
General Dynamics C4 Systems has won its first task order to begin deploying a broadband network and satellite capabilities for U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total value of the contract could be up to $1.4 billion.
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the Air Force Materiel Command to provide upgraded data links that can be incorporated in an onboard advanced targeting system called Litening.
Chenega Federal Systems Inc. has won a DOD contract to provide specialized telecommunications and related services to the agency's High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office.
With two strokes of his pen, President Bush drew a line in the sand on the fiscal 2008 appropriations bills. He signed the DOD bill, but vetoed the Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies spending bill.
BAE Systems Inc. has won a new contract from the Navy to continue providing technical support for computing and telecommunications facilities in the Pacific region.
Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide engineering and technical support services at NSWC's Small Arms Weapons Division in Crane, Ind.
Global Analytic IT Services Inc has won $3 million worth of Army contracts to perform telecommunications work at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., home of the Army Intelligence Center.
After less than 10 minutes of debate, the House passed the defense spending bill for fiscal 2008 that contains a resolution to continue funding the government through Dec. 14.
