BAE wins Navy target system subcontract

BAE Systems has won a subcontract to install new sensor technology into Raytheon's shared reconnaissance pod, a high-resolution targeting system that is being designed for use in the Navy's F-18 aircraft.

Northrop recruited for DOD identity management

Northrop Grumman won a contract from the Army Communications-Electronics Command to provide ID management and personnel data collection services to the center responsible for the managing the personnel data for active and retired U.S. military and their families.

House to DOD: Get moving on IT ID pilot

House lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to create a pilot project aimed at quickly assessing and injecting commercial IT into DOD operations.

Coast Guard wants its money back

The Coast Guard is seeking a refund for eight patrol boats under its Integrated Deepwater Systems procurement. The boats were built through a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Northrop to build specialized planes for Air Force

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a contract from the Air Force to produce five airplanes with specialized radar and intelligence processors.

Navy to issue Cyber program RFP

The Navy is looking for a contractor to support its Cyber Asset Reduction and Security Task Force program.

Military must improve battlefield communication

Warfighters conducting combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are often unable to get the crucial information they need, according to a report by DOD's Defense Science Board.

DOD has yet to meet veteran contract rule

Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.

Raytheon to deploy sensors for force protection

Raytheon Co. won a $10.1 million contract from the Army to provide towers arrayed with sensors to help protect U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Lockheed gets Hellfire depot extension

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $58.3 million contract from the Army to continue operating the Hellfire Missile Depot.

URS gets National Guard aircraft support work

URS Corp. has won a contract potentially worth $148 million from the Air Force to provide logistics support services for Army and Air National Guard aircraft.

Northrop to retool Air Force data management

Northrop Grumman won an $8 million contract to help manage the storage of technical data for weapons systems at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

No. 7: General Dynamics in full sprint

Fueled by a steady stream of major acquisitions, GD expects to win its share of contract trophies.

No. 4: KBR gets down to business

From laundry to logistics, Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. takes on tough tasks.

No. 3: Northrop Grumman rises to new challenges

Health care and biometrics provide deeper market penetration, workforce investments get top priority.

The 2.9% solution

Contractors are not deterred by the predicted flat growth in core government markets.

Leading by example

Abbas Yazdani, founder and CEO of Artel, could delegate the hunt for alliances to other officers. But he often chooses to lead the quest himself, as he did recently at the DISA Customer Partnership Conference.

Stan Soloway | Some missteps in the pursuit of transparency

Push for greater transparency could open can of worms.

Briefs

Despite an $893 million outlay on information-sharing networks in the past two years, the Homeland Security and Justice departments do not have effective networks in place, a GAO report states.

Lockheed wins Future Combat Systems subcontract

Lockheed Martin has won a subcontract from SAIC to manufacture a centralized controller that will be used for the Army's Future Combat Systems Class I vehicles.