9 companies to watch in 2011

The New Year brings challenges and opportunities for many companies. Editor Nick Wakeman picks nine companies worth following in 2011.

HP comes up ACES with $2.5B NASA win

HP Enterprise Services won a $2.5 billion contract to manage NASA's IT services across all the agency's centers. Who did they beat to win the contract?

Lockheed Martin wins NASA SEISS contract

Lockheed Martin's Space Systems Company will provide systems engineering for the Dextre robotic system.

Former Lockheed VP joins SRA to boost business development

SRA International Inc. has named Robert Davis vice president of business development for its National Security Sector. He will report to sector Senior Vice President Jeffrey Rydant.

Lockheed’s EIG renamed The SI Organization

The Enterprise Integration Group, which became an independent company after its formal divestiture from Lockheed Martin Corp. last week, has been renamed The SI Organization Inc., following its purchase by the private equity investment firm Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash.

Lockheed finalizes $815M sale of EIG division

Lockheed Martin Corp. completed the sale of its Enterprise Integration Group business to Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash. What drove the company to divest such a large business unit?

Lockheed finishes census contract on time and under budget

Lockheed Martin Corp. announced that it had completed the 2010 census technology contract on schedule and under budget.

Industry increases cloud initiatives

IBM is ready to offer the Federal Community Cloud, a secure cloud environment designed for federal agencies. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Starfire Mission Ready Cloud based on pre-integrated, pretested technology.

Record $30B FBI IT services contract awarded

46 contractors will compete for task orders under the FBI’s eight-year, $30 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services contract, known as IT Triple S.

Lockheed's Air Force win marks 2 decades of IT support

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a $65 million information technology task order from the Air Force that marks 20 years of the defense company’s IT support to the military branch.

Lockheed, General Dynamics protest $2.6B DHS award

Rivals want the General Services Administration and Homeland Security Department to rethink their decision to award Northrop Grumman the contract to build the infrastructure for the new DHS headquarters campus.

Lockheed Martin hangs on to profits with civilian agency help

The corporation reports progress in being leaner in its third-quarter report, but sees tougher profit outlook ahead.

Veritas Capital buys Lockheed Enterprise Integration Group

Lockheed Martin Corp. is selling its Enterprise Integration Group business to Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash, a decision based on the government’s increased concerns about perceived organizational conflicts of interest.

Lockheed wins $356M extension for FAA flight services

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a three-year, $356 million contract option from the Federal Aviation Administration to continue serving the general aviation community under the Automated Flight Service Stations contract. The option begins Friday, Oct. 1.

Northrop tops rivals to capture $2.6B prize

General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin were among other bidders that Northrop Grumman prevailed against. But speculation is high that protests will be filed.

Lockheed 600: Stars or deadwood?

Reaction to the large number of executives leaving Lockheed Martin as part of a buyout program has ranged from "good riddance" to "send me your résumé."

Are you one of the Lockheed 600?

Lockheed Martin's executive buyout program will have a broader impact on the market than just thinning the ranks at one company, says Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman.

600 execs take Lockheed buyout

An executive buyout program has enticed 600 people, or about 25 percent of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s executives, to leave the company.

Lockheed Martin to upgrade Air Force intell workstations

Lockheed Martin Corp. will upgrade workstations for the Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System under a new task order.

Contractors embrace social media, but where's the ROI?

Companies are embracing social media, but quantifying the return on investment remains a challenge.