Northrop Grumman wins Air Force network security deal

The aim of a new contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. is to increase security of networks through which the Air Force sends both classified and unclassified information.

Anteon lands Marine radar systems work

Anteon International Corp. won a three-year, $19.8 million contract from the Marine Corps to support development for radar systems.

CACI secures Navy maintenance system deal

CACI International Inc. won a $21.6 million contract from the Navy to continue supporting Navy maintenance information systems throughout the Pacific fleet.

NCI lands Army National Guard logistics deal

NCI Information Systems Inc. will develop a wireless interactive logistics maintenance system for the Army National Guard under a new task order.

DOD to test contactless cards, readers

The Defense Department is setting up a lab to test contactless smart cards and readers for industry standard compliance and interoperability.

Panel recommends DOD acquisition reforms

A Defense Department acquisition panel has concluded that the department has no reliable method of determining what items need to be procured for its programs, what they will cost, when they will be delivered or how they will perform.

KEI wins logistics work

KEI Pearson Inc. won a three-year, $3.2 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide customer relationship management services.

ITT Industries nabs Army overseas communications deal

ITT Industries Inc. won a five-year, $681 million contract to operate and maintain the U.S. Army's communications and information systems in Asia and Africa.

Ciber wins Army reserve IT outsourcing deal

Ciber Inc. has won a contract from the Army's 63rd Regional Support Command to assume responsibility for all of the mission-critical IT services needed by the unit.

ESS wins Army portable communications subcontract

Engineering Systems Solutions Inc. won a $7.8 million subcontract from Technical and Management Services Corp. for its work with the Army Communications Electronics Command's Rapid Response Program.

Data Systems Analysts wins DISA software, systems engineering work

Data Systems Analysts Inc. of Fairfax, Va., has won a $44 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency for software and systems engineering services.

Defense seeks industry input for authentication infrastructure

The Defense Department is seeking industry input to help the agency establish and deploy an authentication infrastructure that will support a variety of IT devices, including desktops, domain controllers, routers, and Web and mail servers.

Northrop Grumman lands Air Force network protection deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a five-year, $24.8 million contract to develop network security applications that will give the Air Force early warning of information security threats.

General Dynamics to buy Anteon

In a blockbuster deal involving two of the largest IT players in the government market, General Dynamics Corp. today announced it was acquiring Anteon International Corp. for $2.2 billion.

Multimax wins pair of Netcents tasks

Multimax Inc. has been awarded two task orders worth $75.7 million for communications support, testing and IT security services under the Air Force's Netcents contract.

Army deal points out priority of high-tech training

High-tech training will remain a priority for the Army, based on a new contract it signed with Universal Systems & Technology Inc.

Six firms win Army contracts for education, training support

Under the five-year contract vehicle, contractors will provide a range of distance training services ranging from online, interactive courseware to traditional classroom instructional materials.

DISA seeks collaboration tools for NCES program

DISA is looking for collaboration tools that are scalable, accessible from any commonly used desktop configuration and available through a Web browser interface to support its Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.

Dialing up dollars

At $4 billion, the Infrastructure Modernization program is one of the biggest Army opportunities of 2006 ? and one of the biggest federal government telecommunications awards as well.

Inside track

The Army needs small businesses to provide onsite IT support, including coordinating and managing the program manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems.