Politics, must-have technologies and major new contracts are front and center in 2007. Permeating these issues is the continuing war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Stanley Associates Inc. will provide systems to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center designed to consolidate command, control and intelligence functions.
Dynamics Research Corp. will continue supporting a system created to help the Joint Services Command manage and track operations and exercises of forces through a new contract.
BAE Systems will deliver system integration support for the weapon systems of the Navy's Trident II and nuclear-powered guided missile submarines through a new contract.
Digital Angel Corp. will supply the Army Corps of Engineers with passive integrated transponder technology for fish monitoring through a new $10 million contract.
The Defense Department organization in charge of transportation has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. to establish supply chain management solutions.
In an effort to prepare for possible chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive incidents the Defense Threat Reduction Agency awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corp. to work with existing modeling and simulation tools.
Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Air Force to conduct a system design review for the next-generation NAVSTAR Global Positioning System space segment program.
NCI Inc. won a contract potentially worth $31.3 million to supply IT services to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Northern Command.
L-3 Communications Corp. downgraded its financial projections today after it lost a major language translation services contract it held for the Army's Intelligence and Security Command.
Science Applications International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Applied Marine Technology Inc., a provider of products and services related to homeland security and the global war on terrorism.
A CSC-led joint venture that includes several first-tier systems integrators won a six-year, $422 million contract to supply mission support services to the White Sands Missile Range.