Northrop, Raytheon get GPS control systems work

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have each won contracts from the Air Force to upgrade the Global Positioning System's Next Generation Control Segment System.

No. 6: San Antonio

Although San Antonio is best-known for the ill-fated 19th-century battle at theAlamo, the city has a vibrant and rapidly growing 21st-century military- andfederal-contractor presence.

No. 16: Phoenix

The federal contractor and IT presence includes Motorola Inc., Honeywell Aerospace, Phelps Dodge Corp. and STMicroelectronics N.V. of Switzerland. With 15,000 municipal employees, Phoenix is one of the Southwest's biggest employers.

No. 22: Miami

Think Miami, and beaches, palm trees and sun come to mind. But the city has the third-largest number of DHS employees in the nation, after Washington and Los Angeles.

No. 23: Kitsap County, Wash.

Located on the western shore of Puget Sound, Kitsap County, Wash., is the second most densely populated county and home to Naval Base Kitsap, the area's major defenseinstallation.

Services play lead in GTSI turnaround

GTSI Corp.'s transformation from an IT reseller to an IT services and solutions provider continues to show signs of success as the company reported a profit in the last quarter.

Agencies face new foe in data storage fray

Contractors make a play for piece of booming market.

ACS wins Idaho prescription management award

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will provide pharmacy benefits management services to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Medicaid program.

GTSI's new business plan pays off

GTSI Corp.'s transformation from an information technology reseller to an IT services and solutions provider is showing signs of success.

Northrop pipes aboard Szemborski

Northrop Grumman Corp. has hired Stanley Szemborski as vice president of corporate strategy.

Air Force struck by Northrop's Litening

Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the Air Force Materiel Command to provide upgraded data links that can be incorporated in an onboard advanced targeting system called Litening.

Chenega to upgrade DOD computing

Chenega Federal Systems Inc. has won a DOD contract to provide specialized telecommunications and related services to the agency's High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office.

Avineon to support information security at Mint

Avineon Inc. has won new contract from the U.S. Mint to provide functional and technical engineering information security services.

SAIC gets Navy technical support work

Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide engineering and technical support services at NSWC's Small Arms Weapons Division in Crane, Ind.

ICF buys air transport consulting firm

ICF International Inc. will pay $51 million cash to acquire Simat, Helliesen and Eichner Inc.

QinetiQ names Cambone strategy VP

QinetiQ North America has hired Stephen Cambone as senior vice president for strategy.

Global Analytic gets Army telecom work

Global Analytic IT Services Inc has won $3 million worth of Army contracts to perform telecommunications work at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., home of the Army Intelligence Center.

No stopping now

The $5 billion target is just the beginning of Sloane's plan for SRA.

Brother, can you spare a new hire?

Competition for new employees will heat up in 2008.

Harris sells radios to Latvian military

Harris Corp. has received a contract from the Latvian Defense Forces for Falcon II tactical communications systems.