Cubic Applications Inc. will furnish support for joint training and exercises conducted by the U.S. Africa Command under a contract worth roughly $30 million.
The Defense Department needs systems engineers who have a deep understanding of the IT systems in their charge, although they don’t need to actually write the software lines of code, an official said.
Seasoned players such as General Dynamics Corp., ITT Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and SAIC maintained a steady pipeline of defense contracts in June.
Two European communications companies are seeking to increase their share of the U.S. government market by touting the benefits of their videoconferencing and mobile satellite offerings.
The hot button issue of insourcing is creating unease, especially in the Defense Department, where weak guidance has produced a sense of confusion among the various components.
QinetiQ North America will provide a range of support services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $17.4 million.
The Future Combat System did not reflect the anti-insurgency lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an acquisition decision memorandum released June 23.
The director of NSA will lead the U.S. Cyber Command, which will be a subunit of the U.S. Strategic Command and will reach initial operating capacity in October.
General Dynamics Corp. will provide support services to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract with a potential value of $101.9 million.
The Defense Department is seeking an increase of 18.4 percent, or $870 million, in funding for unmanned systems in fiscal 2010 over the amount spent for such systems in 2009, Defense Update reported.
The Defense Department has too few trained acquisition employees to keep up with the increasingly expensive operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, commission states.
The Defense Department wants information from providers of commercial satellite services regarding their ability to support future military communications requirements.
SRA International will provide new communications infrastructure for the Joint Staff Information Network under a 31-month contract could be worth as much as $63 million.
The fiscal 2010 information technology budget request and the 60-day cybersecurity review reveal how the Obama administration regards information technology as a key factor in moving its agenda forward.
Defense agency spending for engineering and integration, data-sharing networks, and communications transmission services dominated contract award news in May.
