Army Picks 4 Companies for $250M ISR Analytic Software R&D Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 10, 2016 — The U.S. Army has selected Applied Research Associates, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), EOIR Technologies and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) to provide research and development services under a $249.8 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance analytic software R&D...
Vencore to Integrate Enterprise Systems for US Agency Under $400M Deal; Mac Curtis Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2016 — Vencore has secured a $400 million contract from a U.S. government agency for enterprise systems engineering and integration services, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said May 2 it will work to support the development and fielding of enterprise systems to facilitate their interoperability. Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore and an inductee into...
Booz Allen Lands $400M DIA Contract for IC ITE Support
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 6, 2016 — Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will provide enterprise management and help desk services to support the Intelligence Community's information technology organization under a potential $400 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency works to drive efforts to establish...
Integrated Dell-EMC Company to do Business as Dell Technologies
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 5, 2016 — The future Dell-EMC enterprise information technology company will operate as Dell Technologies following the completion of all requirements to close the $67 billion merger, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. EMC said Monday the integrated company's enterprise segment will be called Dell EMC while the client solutions segment will inherit the Dell brand. "Our vision...
Engility Names Susan Balaguer SVP, Chief HR Officer; Lynn Dugle Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2016 — Engility (NYSE: EGL) has hired Susan Balaguer, formerly senior vice president of human resources at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), to serve as SVP and chief HR officer, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Balaguer brings experience from her previous work at companies such as CACI, ASRC Federal and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Engility said Monday. "Her experience and...
Lockheed-Northrop JV Lands $117M Contract for Fire Control Radar Systems
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 3, 2016 — A joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will deliver fire control radar systems under a $116.7 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Longbow LLC will provide the Longbow Fire Control Radar system to the U.S. Army as well as to India under the foreign military sales program, the Defense Department said Friday. The...
L-3 Division to Support AFRL Warfighter Readiness, Training R&D Under $200M Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 2, 2016 — A subsidiary of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) will provide research services focused on warfighter readiness and training approaches under a $200 million U.S. Air Force contract, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the award to L-3 Link Simulation and Training covers research and development, evaluation and validation support to...
Leidos' Roger Krone: Most of Lockheed IS&GS SETA Contracts Previously Shifted to Vencore
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 29, 2016 — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) CEO Roger Krone has told investors that the majority of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) systems engineering and technical assistance contracts under the information systems and global solutions unit merged with Leidos has been spun off to the company now known as Vencore, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. "Where Lockheed had positioned...
Raytheon Lands $104M Navy Contract for Surveillance Radar O&M; Dave Wajsgras Comments
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2016 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will provide radar operations and maintenance services to the U.S. Navy under a potential $104 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the contract is in support of the service branch's Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar system, a long-range surveillance radar designed to track ships and aircraft. Dave...
Navy Picks 12 Firms for $800M Contract on Multifunction RF Systems
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 27, 2016 — The U.S. Navy has named 12 companies to its $800 million Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Command and Control contract to develop, evaluate and demonstrate radio-frequency systems, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the following companies won spots to compete for task orders under the contract in support of electronic warfare,...
US Approves $1B Sale of Raytheon-Made Missiles to Australia
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 26, 2016 — The U.S. government has cleared the potential $1.22 billion foreign military sale of Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN) AIM-120D medium-range air-to-air missiles to Australia, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the proposed sale includes 450 AIM-120D missiles and other major defense equipment for a total of $1.08 billion, and...
HP Enterprise to Provide IT Support to Stratcom Under $443M AF Contract
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 25, 2016 — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) will provide information technology support to U.S. Strategic Command under a $443.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the award is part of the Information Technology Capabilities Contract II vehicle. HP Enterprise will perform work through June...