Obama vows to reform government contracting

President Obama wants more oversight of no-bid contracts and to have agencies review their existing contracts to expose waste.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lockheed to support logistics for Special Operations Command

The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a 10-year contract to provide various support services to maintain military equipment and information technology infrastructure.

  • By William Welsh

SRA captures DOD logistics work

SRA International Inc. will provide policy development, program management and other strategic planning services to the U.S. Transportation Command.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD awards $50 million contract for digital radios

The contract calls for Project 25-compliant radios that are designed to be interoperable among various groups.

  • By Doug Beizer

Senate bill targets DOD cost overruns

Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain introduced a bill this week aimed at curbing the cost and scheduling overruns on large defense contracts.

Vangent to build health care solution for MHS

Vangent Inc. will work with the Defense Department’s Military Health System to create a new clinical health IT tool under a $14.1 million task order.

  • By David Hubler

SAIC to assist Joint Forces Command

Science Applications International Corp. will provide various types of technical support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command through a new task order.

  • By William Welsh

GTSI to help DOD protect sensitive data

GTSI Corp. will provide a number of solutions and services to help the Defense Department minimize the risk associated with critical data loss under a new agreement.

  • By David Hubler

McCaskill to head new contracting oversight committee

Sen. Joe Lieberman has tapped Sen. Claire McCaskill to chair a new subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Cox expands telecom services for government agencies in Virginia

Cox Communications Inc. will extend telecommunications services to military and government customers in Virginia under a $57.8 million GSA contract.

  • By David Hubler

No slowing down for biometrics

Biometrics and identity solutions programs will remain high on the government’s to-do list this year.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Halliburton to pay $559M over KBR

Haliburton has agreed to pay the U.S. government $559 million to settle corruption charges associated with its former subsidiary KBR Inc.

Eye on M&A

Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.

Partners in crime fighting

Harris, Interimage join forces on a case management system for Army CID.

  • By David Hubler

Alion to assist DOD threat-protection agency

Alion Science and Technology will provide threat-protection technology assistance to the DOD under a $21.8 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Obama picks Raytheon exec for DOD deputy secretary

President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate Raytheon senior vice president and Pentagon comptroller William Lynn III to serve as deputy defense secretary.

  • By William Welsh

SAIC to triage DOD health info system

SAIC will provide medical technology services to the Defense Department under a two-year contract worth more than $19 million.

  • By David Hubler

Six to upgrade DOD management processes

BearingPoint will assist the Defense Department improve its management processes under a $260 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Boeing closes purchase of DRT

Boeing Co. has completed its acquisition of wireless surveillance technology provider Digital Receiver Technology Inc.

  • By William Welsh

Vangent gets Military Health System work

Vangent will provide IT support to the Defense Department’s health system under a new contract award.

  • By David Hubler
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