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Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has secured a potential $255 million contract from an undisclosed customer to provide systems engineering and technical assurance services for space-related missions within the continental U.S. The company said Thursday it will develop mission-planning tools with a model-based system engineering platform as part of the contract. …

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) posted $4.46 billion in revenue for the full fiscal year 2018 that ended June 30, up 2.6 percent from $4.35 billion in FY 2017. The company said Wednesday it recorded a net income of $301.2 million for fiscal 2018 and $340.7 million in FY 2018 operating …

Chemring‘s sensors and electronic systems business has landed a $92.5 million U.S. Army contract to provide an explosive detection system designed for use on the battlefield. Under the firm-fixed-price contract, the company will deliver Husky Mounted Detection System units, as well as spare and repair parts, to the Army, the …

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has agreed to purchase a General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business unit for approximately $80 million, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. Sources said the transaction involves CSRA’s former systems engineering and acquisition services unit that performed work for Naval Sea Systems Command and was acquired by General …

Fifteen companies have landed spots on the unrestricted full-and-open track of a potential nine-year, $28 billion contract vehicle for technology research and development services to the Defense Department. DoD said Tuesday this group of contractors may vie for at least $15 million in task orders under Pool 1 of the Defense Technical Information Center’s Information Analysis …

Kavitha Prabhakar, a principal at Deloitte’s consulting business, has been appointed to lead the civil government practice of the professional services company. She will oversee the unit composed of more than 3,000 practitioners who support 22 federal agencies and succeeds Diane Murray, who has taken a new role as delivery excellence leader for Deloitte, …

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential $2.93 billion contract to design and build three missile warning satellites that would succeed the service’s current Space Based Infrared System. Lockheed’s space systems business will also analyze requirements, procure critical path flight hardware and conduct risk reduction efforts ahead of a system critical …

Charles Cosgrove, former chief financial officer of information technology services contractor STG, has been appointed to the same position at IAP. The three-decade financial management veteran will work at IAP’s office in Alexandria, Va., and oversee its financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, program financial control, internal audit and government compliance functions, the company said …

Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) reported $793 million in revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 that ended June 30, reflecting a 17 percent increase from the prior year period. The company said Tuesday its Q1 2019 pro-forma revenue rose 2 percent to $1.04 billion compared with the same period in …

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has landed a potential $154.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to update, repair and maintain systems of a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. NASSCO will provide workforce and facilities needed to coordinate, integrate and complete requirements for the USS Cowpens ship’s fiscal 2018 modernization period availability, the …