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Lockheed Martin Secures $113M Navy Contract Modification for F-35A Components

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 11, 2015 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide long-lead time components of the F-35A fighter jet to the U.S. Navy under a $112.8 million contract modification, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the modification supports the low-rate initial production of the U.S. Air Force's Lot 10 F-35A fleet and the Netherlands' Lot 11 fleet....

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David Keffer to Serve as CFO of Combined SRA, CSC Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 10, 2015 — David Keffer, chief financial officer of SRA International, will hold the same role at the company resulting from the merger between SRA and Computer Sciences Corp.'s (NYSE: CSC) U.S. government business, GovCon Wire reported Friday. Keffer's appointment is part of the companies' business plan as they work to complete the merger and creation of CSRA by the...

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Doug Kitani: IAP's Purchase of DRS Aviation, Comm Units to Support Govt Portfolio

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 9, 2015 — IAP Worldwide Services has acquired DRS Technologies' aviation and logistics, and tactical communications and network solutions business units, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. IAP said Wednesday the acquisition works to supplement its national security programs unit and create a new aviation and engineering organization at the company. "The addition of...

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Northrop Grumman Gets Potential $224M Navy Shipyard Support Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 6, 2015 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will provide support services, including equipment repairs and technical documentation, at U.S. Navy shipyards under a potential $223.6 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract also covers hardware, spare and repair parts and modifications to missile launcher subsystems...

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Engility to Provide Comm Systems Lifecycle Support to Northcom; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 4, 2015 — Engility (NYSE: EGL) will provide life-cycle support for U.S. Northern Command's communications infrastructure under a three-year, $49 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the contract is part of Northcom's Deployable Communications Capabilities System project. "We are excited to serve this combatant command level of...

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Booz Allen Acquires SPARC's Software Services Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 3, 2015 — Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has acquired the software development services business of SPARC as part of Booz Allen's efforts to drive the use of Agile methodology, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Booz Allen said Monday the transaction works to help the company bolster the delivery of cloud, mobile and other mission requirements with modern methodologies....

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USAF Taps CACI, Ball Aerospace for Spectrum Warfare R&D Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 2, 2015 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and Ball Aerospace and Technologies (NYSE: BLL) contracts worth up to $49.5 million for research and development services, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract, which runs through October 2022, provides for R&D work on spectrum warfare applications....

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Lockheed to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to USAF for $76M

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 30, 2015 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will continue to provide Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb kits to the U.S. Air Force under a $76 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the follow-on contract includes the GBU-10 and GBU-12 guidance and tail assemblies. About Executive Mosaic: Founded in 2002, Executive Mosaic is a leadership...

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US Navy Awards Orbital ATK $426 Million Fuze and Fuze Accesories Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2015  Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) received a $426 million contract for testing and qualification and production of FMU-139D/B fuzes and fuze accessories. Orbital ATK will look to build on the success of its all-electronic FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF), and enhance the FMU-139 bomb fuze with it's FMU-139D/B. “FMU-139 D/B is a prime example of Orbital...

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Raytheon Gets $393M Contract to Maintain Air Force ISR System; Dave Wajsgras Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2015 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will provide maintenance and sustainment services to the U.S. Air Force under a $393 million contract for support on the Distributed Common Ground System, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday DCGS serves as an analysis tool for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data collected by various Air Force...

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Northrop to Build Long Range Strike Bomber for Air Force

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 28, 2015 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will manufacture up to 100 Long Range Strike Bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force as the winning bidder on the high-profile program, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The report said each plane is valued at $564 million in 2014 dollars, with a total cost of $21.4 billion in 2010 dollars for the engineering, manufacturing and...

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ASRC Federal Subsidiary Gets $130M NASA Research Education Support Services Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 27, 2015 — An ASRC Federal subsidiary will provide support services for NASA's competitive education program opportunities under a five-year, $130 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday. NASA said Saturday Arctic Slope Technical Services will support research and development, peer reviews, workshops and other activities related to the space agency's research and...

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