Ocean Systems Engineering Corp. has won an $11.7 million task order to provide the Marine Corps with a range of technical support for its Marine Air Ground Task Force systems.
The Naval Sea Systems Command has placed a $317 million order with ITT Corp. for more vehicle-mounted jammers to block the detonation of improvised explosive devices.
The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.
The Navy has awarded a contract potentially worth $50 million to Science Applications International Corp. to provide professional support services to the Commander of the Navy Reserve Forces Command.
Under a five-year, $95 million contract, General Dynamics will lead a team that will create an enterprise information technology center for the Marine Corps.
BAE Systems Inc. and its partner Thales North America Inc. will collaborate on designing combat identification solutions to reduce the risk of friendly fire.
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2009 information technology budget request of $33 billion represents a 3 percent increase over DOD’s enacted fiscal 2008 IT budget.