CACI to assist Army with counter-terrorism initiatives

CACI International Inc. will support multiple Army organizations that provide counter terrorism solutions and other services under a new $23 million contract.

Lockheed lands electronic warfare deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help the Navy develop surface electronic warfare technology under a new $9.9 million contract.

DOD open-source memo could change software landscape

DOD has issued guidance that clarifies the use of open-source software.

PSI attends to overseas military health care system

Planned Systems International Inc. will render information technology services to the Defense Department under a three-year task order with a total value of $8.3 million.

Insourcing benefits are all smoke and mirrors

The savings from insourcing that defense and civilian agencies are expected to report to Congress next February will be largely illusory.

Government to build $1.5B cybersecurity data center

Officials plan to build a $1.5 billion data center to bolster the cybersecurity capabilities of intelligence agencies, the Defense Department, and the Homeland Security Department.

Bandwidth demand will stoke Intelsat General growth

Intelsat General Corp. is seeking to jettison its reputation as a global satellite company and to make a name for itself as a total communications solutions provider.

Savi to furnish supply-tracking technology to DOD

Savi Technology Inc. will provide supply tracking technology to the Defense Department under new contracts totaling $6.6 million.

DOD forecast looks grim for new tech

Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.

Apptis wins IT services work with Defense Acquisition University

Apptis Inc. will provide network engineering, information assurance and other services to the Defense Department under a three-year contract worth a total of $28.4 million.

Companies join forces to deliver information-sharing package

Two companies that offer compatible technologies intended to improve the ways that law enforcement and intelligence agencies analyze and share critical data have joined forces.

DOD opens up to open source

Open-source projects at the DOD are building a community of users who share and collaborate on software projects.

DOD bill could revamp acquisition process

A defense task force has recommended the new acquisition process must be agile and capable of delivering IT systems in no more than 18 months.

Raytheon retools sensor displays for Army helicopter pilots

Raytheon will furnish additional prototypes of sensors for a high-tech helmet system designed to give Army helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness under a $13 million contract.

QinetiQ to furnish tech support to defense university

A QinetiQ North America unit will supply information technology services to the National Defense University under a five-year, $28 million contract.

GSA, DISA want advice on buying commercial satellite services

GSA and DISA are seeking input from industry for a joint acquisition program that they plan to establish to meet civilian and defense agencies' needs for satellite services.

Air Force activates new cyberspace defense unit

Combat communications wing supports new Space Command

Small-business contractors get bump from stimulus funds

As of Oct. 2, the government overall has awarded 26 percent of the economic stimulus law's funds to contracts for small businesses, an estimated $4 billion.

L-3 to deliver Viking UAS to Special Operations Command

An L-3 division will provide a long-range unmanned aircraft system to the Special Operations Command under a contract worth up to $250 million over five years.

DOD move to develop software stirs up storm

Readers are divided on apparent shift at the Defense Department from the previous allegiance to the notion of using commercial, off-the-shelf software whenever possible to using in-house software.