One of the most stealthy, lethal and persistent weapon platforms in the Navy's arsenal is the submarine. But it has one fatal flaw: Communications is virtually impossible when the vessel is submerged and cruising.
Science Applications International Corp. won a one-year, $11.9 million contract from the Military Sealift Command to supply ashore IT and operations support services.
CACI International Inc. won a five year, $14.4 million recompeted prime contract from the Army National Guard to continue developing a software application for military construction.
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The 20-year, multiple-award Field and Installation Readiness Support Team program to supply logistics support services to the Army and other Defense Department operations around the world now carries an estimated value of $36 billion.
Viisage Technology Inc. won a $10 million contract with the Defense Department for multimodal biometric devices that incorporate iris, finger and facial recognition technologies.
The Congressional Budget Office said the Army should consider alternatives that would scale back the ambitious Future Combat Systems program and cut its costs by nearly $5 billion
Stanley Associates Inc. won a $34.8 million contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to render support for management of technical directive modification kits.
The Air Force has awarded eight companies a five-year, $800 million blanket purchase agreement to provide management, operational and support services, studies, analyses and evaluation, and engineering and technical services.
General Dynamics Information Technology won four five-year contracts from the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to deliver services and support for command, control, communications and intelligence initiatives.
The Pentagon has cleared the way for defense industrial workers who are facing delays in renewing their security clearances to remain on the job, Rep. Rob Simmons, R-Conn., said last week.
The Air Force Medical Support Agency selected four companies to deliver technology and consulting services under a five-year, $95 million blanket purchase agreement.
General Dynamics Information Technology has won a contract worth up to $20 million over five years to support the National Guard Bureau in a range of personnel, financial, planning and logistics functions.
Staff writer Roseanne Gerin will moderate an online forum <b>Thursday, Aug. 3,</b> from <b>noon to 1 p.m. ET</b> featuring <b>Input Consulting Group member David Borland and Input business analyst Megan Gamse</b>, who will be available to field questions about hot Defense Department contracts in 2006.
CACI International Inc. will deliver support services for aviation logistics to the Marine Corps Forces-Atlantic through a five-year contract worth $15.6 million.
