Latest News Mentioning Department of Defense

SAIC Inc. (NYSE: SAI) has won a $32.8 million contract to support Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Defense Department said work will would support the distributed common ground system mission of the Air Force’s 480th ISR Wing. Work under the firm-fixed-price, time-and-material contract will occur at Lang...

ATK (NYSE: ATK) won a $68.4 million U.S. Army contract modification to provide the branch with ammunition cartridges, the Defense Department announced Monday. The Arlington, Va.-based aerospace and defense firm will provide the branch with the 30-millimeter, M789 dual-purpose ammunition cartridges under an existing contract. Work under the firm-fixe...

Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has won a $80.3 million recompete contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop an electronic health record system, NextGov reports. The Melbourne, Fla.-based contractor will develop software to integrate the VA’s and the Defense Department’s electronic health record systems, the report said. The ...

BAE Systems’ specialty defense systems unit won a potential $108, 493, 311 Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide tactical vests and repair kits, the Defense Department announced Thursday. The U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps will use the outer tactical vests and kits. The Pentagon received five responses to its Web solicitation for th...

General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) NASSCO subsidiary won a $359, 750, 000 U.S. Navy contract modification to design and construct a mobile landing platform ship. The Defense Department said NASSCO will provide detail design and construction for a third ship. NAASCO will perform 58 percent of the work in San Diego and the rest at various sites...

The SI Organization Inc. has agreed to acquire strategic communication services provider PhaseOne Communications Inc, the SI announced Tuesday. The SI did not disclose terms of the transaction. The SI will integrate Los Angeles-based PhaseOne into the SI’s system acquisition and intelligence operations. PhaseOne has offices in McLean, Va. and ...

SAIC Inc. (NYSE: SAI) appointed Calvin Harris general manager of the company’s enterprise and mission solutions business unit, SAIC announced Friday. Harris will report to Tom Baybrook, president of SAIC’s defense solutions group. Baybrook said Harris’ domain knowledge and experience will help the company deliver information technology...

Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) won a $106, 454, 603 U.S. Navy contract modification to produce two radar transmitter groups and one missile fire control system. The Defense Department said the AN/SPY-1D(V) transmitter groups and MK 99 Mod 14 fire control system are for the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System. Raytheon will perform 80 percent of work in...

Whitney, Bradley and Brown Inc. and federal management consulting firm NetStar-1 have merged their business operations, effective immediately, according to a joint release. The new company will operate as WBB, employ more than 500 employees and expects to generate more than $130 million in revenue. The merger follows a major investment in WBB by th...

PAE appointed Paul “Whit” Cobb general counsel and senior vice president, effective Feb. 13, PAE announced Tuesday. Cobb will be responsible for all of PAE’s legal matters and PAE’s compliance environment. Cobb told GovCon Wire this is an interesting time for him to join PAE as it spun off from Lockheed Martin in April and c...