Quadrennial reviews expected from the Defense and State departments might offer insights into the role contractors will play in helping the departments fulfill their missions.
The companies benefiting from large Defense Department contract awards in November included Science Applications International Corp., ManTech International Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp.
The federal public-key infrastructure has seen a quickening pace of activity in recent months as the government has begun allowing more options for contractors and state and local agencies to participate in the system.
QinetiQ North America has hired Austin Yamada as senior vice president for business acquisition in the intelligence, security and space sector within the Mission Solutions Group.
SAIC will provide a wide range of scientific and technical assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency under a contract potentially worth $19 million over five years.
L-3 Services Inc. will provide imagery analysis services to the Special Operations Command under a contract potentially worth $155 million over five years.
Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has established a task force to move new techniques and technologies for combating improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan more quickly to the front lines, reports Greg Grant at DOD Buzz.
Catapult Technology will provide a range of information technology services to the Defense Department under a 30-month, $27 million e-business enhancement and management project.
