Alliant Techsystems Inc. will acquire Swales Aerospace Inc., a provider of satellite components and subsystems, and engineering services to the government and commercial sectors.
Alion Science and Technology will help develop the next generation of torpedoes for the Navy under a contract awarded to the company by the Naval Sea Systems Command.
Computer Sciences Corp.'s Federal Sector business unit signed 62 previously unannounced information technology contracts and subcontracts during its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter.
Cubic Corp. won a $19.9 million subcontract from Science Applications International Corp. to help operate and maintain the battle command training center at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Lockheed Martin has won a $260 million contract from the Navy to install next-generation Aegis Weapon Systems onboard three Australian destroyers and a Spanish F-100 class frigate.
SRA International Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $33.3 million contract from the Marine Corps to provide information technology services for a digital work environment.
Serco has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide engineering and technical services for integrated surveillance and intelligence systems that protect ships and infrastructure at Navy ports through a new contract.
Northrop Grumman has received a follow-on contract from the Military Health System for continued support of the Defense Department's Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application electronic health record system.
The business environment for federal IT services companies continues to be challenging, with the companies largely reporting lackluster fourth-quarter results and outlook for 2007, with a couple of exceptions.
The Accountability in Contracting Act appears to be on the fast track. But the measure's not yet law, so it's a good time to provide members of Congress with an industry perspective.
