Army to heavily fund force integration in '08

The Army will spend as much as $2.3 billion on its Future Combat Systems initiative in fiscal 2008 and hundreds of millions more on initiatives designed to better integrate its forces, a top Army official said.

General Dynamics unit lands new Navy work

The Navy's Sea Systems Command has chosen General Dynamics Information Technology to support its intelligence and temporary alteration programs.

Griffon tapped for C-17A communications systems

Griffon Corp. has won multiple contracts from Boeing Co. to deliver radio systems that will be used on the Air Force's C-17A Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft.

CACI scores Navy supply systems deal

CACI International has won a contract from the Navy to provide technical and engineering services for the Naval Supply Systems Command's Readiness Based Sparing program.

Feeling the need for speed

More agencies kick tires on in-memory technologies that boost database efficiency.

A school without borders

Blackboard and National Defense University team to provide training anywhere.

Not just a pretty place

Puerto Rico looks to lure more federal contractors.

Networx casts big shadow

Contract isn't mandatory, but few telecom services options exist.

Integral Systems recovers its orbit

Scandal rocks company, but planning and communication keep satellite firm on track.

The face of an opportunity

The ID management business sparkles with high expectations, but is it still in a hurry-up-and-wait mode?

What, me worry?

Top concerns of government CIOs

United Industrial to supply Army with video terminals

United Industrial Corp. has won a contract from the Army to provide hand-held terminals that enable soldiers to receive live video and position data.

SAIC lands $394M Pacific Air Forces deal

SAIC will deliver engineering and technical support services to the U.S. Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, under a contract worth up to $394 million.

Coast Guard moves to strengthen acquisition

The Coast Guard is embarking on an 18-month initiative to consolidate and improve its acquisition functions.

Yerks to lead CSC's new defense division

CSC has named Austin Yerks president of its newly formed Defense Division.

Serco battens down Navy IT services pact

Serco Inc. has won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to continue providing engineering and installation services for C4ISR systems.

Appian to open the way into DKO portal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has selected Appian Corp. to provide enterprise portal technology and process-based services on a $267 million Army task order under the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions contract to develop Defense Knowledge Online.

Alion, AGEIA join forces for simulation work

Alion Science and Technology Corp. and AGEIA Technologies Inc., a maker of hardware-accelerated physics for computer games, have forged a partnership to pursue simulations and training opportunities with the military.

BAE to install Bradley advanced training systems

BAE Systems will deliver additional training systems to the Army for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle through a $12.6 million contract.

Coast Guard takes helm of Deepwater

The Coast Guard will take over the role of lead systems integrator role from Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the $24 billion Deepwater acquisition.