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Air Force awards Globemaster support work

The company will continue to provide logistics support for the C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft.

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Navy plans ship combat systems upgrades

Raytheon Co. will be responsible for engineering the platforms needed for the Navy’s ship self-defense systems under a new contract.

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Naval Research Laboratory to get key support services

ITT Corp. will provide a variety of key support services to the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems within the Naval Research Laboratory under a new contract.

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Obama announces new DOD appointees

Former Pentagon comptroller William Lynn III is one of four individuals that President-elect Obama plans to nominate to senior Defense Department posts.

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Marines ask industry for next-gen portable device ideas

The Marines Corps Systems Command wants ideas from industry on next-generation portable devices that can enhance maintenance workflow.

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Air Force awards F-16 training deal

L-3 Link Simulation and Training will furnish as many as 20 Block 40/50 F-16 mission training centers, the Defense Department announced Dec. 29.

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Army to upgrade Firefinder radar systems

A joint venture between Raytheon Co. and Thales Group will upgrade Army Firefinder radar systems under a new contract.

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Aircraft test squadron gets contract support

Aecom Technology Corp. will provide support to an aircraft squadron focused on research and development under a new task order.

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Marines get help with training to defeat IEDs

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Marine Corps learn the basics of how to defeat improved explosive devices under a new contract.

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Army Reserves to get SIPRnet cafes

The Army Reserves has hired STG to install sites that it will use to access the Secret IP Router Network.

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Boeing gears up for DOD intelligence demand

Boeing Co. has completed its acquisition of wireless surveillance technology provider Digital Receiver Technology Inc.

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Air Combat Command to evaluate training technology

Under the contract, Alion will htlp the command analyze modeling and simulation technologies and the training approaches used for warfighters.

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Army enlists logistics support for Fort Polk

The Army has awarded a five-year, $90 million task order to Northrop Grumman Corp. for logistics support at Fort Polk, La.

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DOD program to evaluate joint forces’ tactics

DOD will receive assistance from Science Applications International Corp. in administering the program under a 32-month, $10 million task order.

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Army awards information assurance contract

STG Inc. will provide information assurance services to the Army office responsible for such services under a new task order.

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National Guard enlists communications support

Under a contract that could be worth as much as $173 million, NCI will manage all IT and telecommunications equipment and systems used by the Army National Guard and Air National Guard in the National Capital Region.

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Navy extends Aircraft Division support work

The $10.7 million contract modification from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division calls for Booz Allen Hamilton to provide various technical and engineering services.

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Army work fosters new training and simulations partnership

Together with Creative Technologies Inc., Boeing plans to develop new training technologies for warfighters and law enforcement professionals centered on the Army’s Future Combat System Program.

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Marines get assist with logistics IT operations

Under a new contract, AT&T will provide help desk services, database management, and project management and application support to the Marine Corps Logistics Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) unit.

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Zumwalt-class destroyer passes mission systems test

The contractor responsible for the mission systems equipment on the Zumwalt-class destroyer has successfully completed a production readiness review.