Mike Lawrie, CSC Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has appointed Mike Lawrie president and CEO, effective no later than March 31, CSC announced Tuesday. Lawrie, currently CEO of UK-based financial services software firm Misys, will also join CSC’s board of directors, effectively immediately. Lawrie will succeed Michael Laphen, who announced his... 

The TRICARE Management Activity has issued a request for information to solicit advice from government contractors on how to best develop an electronic health record pharmacy for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments. For more details on desired system characteristics, check ExecutiveBiz‘s story, here. Unnamed industry sources who spoke... 

Eight large businesses and 17 small businesses have been awarded positions on a maximum $4.7 billion multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the U.S. Air Force, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The companies will compete for task orders to provide: Management and professional support services Studies, analyses and... 

James Sheaffer, CSC The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) a task order to provide engineering support and matrixed systems engineering support to 19 different program and project offices within MDA. The task order, which has a one-year base period and a one-year option, has an estimated total two-year value of... 

The U.S. Navy has awarded Kings Bay Support Services, a joint venture of Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) and the Shaw Group (NYSE: SHAW), an eight-year contract to provide base operations support services. The contract is worth up to $270 million if all options are exercised. ItInformation Technology includes one base year, four one-year options... 

Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has released financial results for the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2011. The company reported itInformation Technology won $6.6 billion in new business awards this quarter and that its half-year total is 13 percent greater than the first half of its 2011 fiscal year. CSC said new business... 

The U.S. Navy has awarded Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) a $30,562,096 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of Navy Cyber Forces’ operation and maintenance of the OCONUS Navy Enterprise Network outside the continental U.S. The contract contains options, which could bring the contract value to $144,674,426. CSC... 

Mike Gaffney, CSC Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has received a $41 million contract modificationTypes: Administrative Change : A unilateral contract change that does not affect the contractual rights of the parties. Change order: A written order, signed byBudget Year the CO, directing that the contractor to make a change authorized byBudget... 

  Alan Weakley, CSC Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has named retired Navy Rear Adm. Kenneth W. Deutsch as a vice president and lead executive in its pursuit of the Navy’s multi billion-dollar next generation enterprise network contract. Deutsch will lead CSC’s NGEN strategy, transition and execution and report directly to Alan Weakley,... 

Michael Laphen, CSC Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) announced today that Chairman, President and CEO Michael Laphen will retire from his posts byBudget Year November 2012. The company said in its release that Laphen will continue to serve until a successor is named and will stay on through the transition. CSC has retained executive recruiting firm Heidrick...