DOD 2007 budget authorized

House and Senate conferees have authorized the Defense Department to spend $532.8 billion on its programs in fiscal 2007. Lawmakers reached agreement recently on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007.

CACI wins new Army S3 work

CACI International Inc. keeps adding to its tally of task orders under the Strategic Services Sourcing contract.

SGI gets $115M to fuel bankruptcy recovery

After filing for bankruptcy protection in May, Silicon Graphics Inc. now has an approved reorganization plan and financing in place, according to company officials.

Lockheed Martin closes PAE buy

Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of Pacific Architects and Engineers Inc.

Buy Lines: When it's time to change, you'll be glad for IPv6

Internet Protocol version 6 will be worth the pain. Change without warrant is for naught. But in technology, change is not only better, it's inevitable.

Abacus launches into Air Force communications work

Abacus Technology Corp. won a five-year, $15 million contract from the Air Force to furnish IT support services to F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

SRA wins pair of military IT support deals

SRA International Inc. won task orders from the Army National Guard and Defense Department that could be worth more than $200 million.

GSA re-ups Perot Systems for building design apps

Perot Systems Corp. won a five-year, $7 million contract from the General Services Administration Public Building Service to deliver system maintenance and support for users of the agency's Computer-Aided Drawing Library Project.

BBN Technologies snares DARPA research deal

BBN Technologies won a new round of funding to continue building a system to send and receive data reliably, even when stable end-to-end paths do not exist.

ICF to start up Air Force combat training program

ICF International Inc. won a five-year, $8 million contract to deliver training support services for Air Force officers at the Expeditionary Operations School.

Marines to get battle ready with VirTra simulator

VirTra Systems Inc. won a contract from the Marine Corps for its small-arms training simulator that should pave the way for continued procurement of the devices, company officials said.

Quantum Research wins $449M Army missile deal

Quantum Research International Inc. will support the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command under a contract that could be worth more than $449 million over 10 years.

Multimax to tackle Air Force financial management work

Multimax Inc. won a four-year, $9.5 million task order to maintain the Air Force's global financial management system.

Raytheon nabs Army data communications integration deal

Raytheon Co. won a five-year, $48 million contract from the Army to standardize and integrate its communications systems.

Navy taps Teradata for data center support

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a 12-month recompete contract to Teradata, a division of NCR Government Systems LLC, for support services to a naval logistics data center.

CSCI signs on for Army supply system work

Computer Systems Center Inc. won a five-year, $10 million contract from the Army to deliver a range of IT and technical support services.

ManTech wins support subcontract for Army base

ManTech International Corp. won a four-year, $47.9 million subcontract to supply an array of technical support services to the Army's Central Technical Support Facility.

Flying eyes

Tiny unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are just one way the Defense Department stays ahead of the game.

Air Force chooses Lockheed as integrator for Air and Space Operations Centers

Lockheed Martin will be the weapon systems integrator for the worldwide Air and Space Operations Centers.

Northrop Grumman signs on for battle command work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a five-year, $110 million contract to continue supporting the Army's Battle Command Training Branch program.