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Lockheed wins $376M Patriot upgrade deal

Lockheed Martin won a $376 million contract from the Army Aviation and Missile Command to provide hardware and related services for the next-generation of Patriot missiles.

CSC resumes AF expeditionary combat system work

Computer Sciences Corp. has started work again on the $628 million Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System task order awarded in September.

BearingPoint wins Army enterprise systems work

BearingPoint won a contract to provide consulting services to the enterprise solutions center operated by the Army Communications-Electronics Command.

Kerry bill would torpedo Deepwater program

The Coast Guard would be required to terminate its Integrated Deepwater Systems contract with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman when it expires in June under legislation submitted late last week by Sen. John Kerry.

Accenture, Booz Allen lead Navy picks for Sea Enterprise project

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>Four companies won slots as prime contractors this month to compete for nearly $200 million in contract opportunities to refine and improve business processes common to the various Navy components and commands.

Northrop Grumman wins DOD infrastructure work

Northrop Grumman will provide technology services to the OSD through a $9.7 million task order awarded to the company under the Encore I contract.

As costs rise, Future Combat System deal in question

GAO has weighed in on the Army's Future Combat System program, and finds plenty of areas that make this a high-risk acquisition.

DOD policies to address contractor award concerns

DOD is implementing new policies to address contractor performance awards.

NGA strategy underscores collaboration, analytics

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency this week published an updated statement of its strategy for the National System for Geospatial Intelligence.

Coast Guard charts new acquisition course for cutters

The Coast Guard has removed 12 patrol boats from its Deepwater contract held by a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Northrop wins $267M Army DKO task order

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a task order from the Army to develop Defense Knowledge Online, the project to consolidate the different military-service portals into one entry point.

QNA closes Analex buy

QinetiQ North America has completed its acquisition of Analex Corp.

Raytheon to upgrade Patriot capabilities

Raytheon Co. will make major hardware and software upgrades to reconfigure the Patriot Missile Air Defense System through a contract awarded by the Army.

DIA re-ups GTSI for Microsoft enterprise support

GTSI has won a three-year, $16.5 million Microsoft Enterprise Agreement contract renewal from the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Sentry duty

Vista view: Andrew Norris sees security as a selling point.

Code shopping

ITES awards raise small-biz questions.

Briefs

News, trends and tips for federal contractors.

Briefs

News, trends and tips for federal contractors.

It's a cryin' shame

When I saw the news that GTSI Corp. and World Wide Technology Inc. had won the small-business contracts under the Army's Information Technology Solutions Enterprise 2 Hardware program, I had to scratch my head.