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SAIC Responds to Possible TRICARE Information Compromise

SAIC Responds to Possible TRICARE Information Compromise

On July 20/07, SAIC went public with the news that the personal information of certain uniformed service members, family members, and others was found at risk of potential compromise while being processed by SAIC under several health care contracts for the Department...

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POP Goes the Navy: EO Upgrade from IAI

POP Goes the Navy: EO Upgrade from IAI

MiniPOP(click to view full) Israel Aerospace Industries' Tamam Division has won a $15 million contract to supply electro-optical observation systems to the Israeli Navy as part of a comprehensive upgrade. The systems are based on the POP (Plug-in Optronic Payload) and...

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$20.6M for SQQ-89 UWS Upgrades

$20.6M for SQQ-89 UWS Upgrades

AN/SQQ-89A(v)15 suite(click to view full) Lockheed Martin announced 2 U.S. Navy contracts worth $20.6 million to provide integration engineering and engineering support to Navy ship upgrades installing the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. Under the terms of...

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Service-Disabled Veterans Face Contracting Opportunity, Challenges

Service-Disabled Veterans Face Contracting Opportunity, Challenges

According to Federal Sources, Inc., registered service-disabled veteran-owned businesses have doubled from 3,200 to 6,400 since October 2004, when President Bush signed an executive order that required agencies to implement a strategy designed to reach the government-wide 3% goal for contract awards. Yet obstacles remain….

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Boeing Contracted for UAV Services in Iraq

Boeing Contracted for UAV Services in Iraq

ScanEagle launch(click to view full) The Boeing Co. in St. Louis, MO received a minimum guaranteed $10.5 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services utilizing an unmanned aircraft system in...

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US DoD: $10.9M to Recycle Electronics

US DoD: $10.9M to Recycle Electronics

Global Investment Recovery in Tampa, FL won a maximum $10.9 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity, total set aside contract with an 18 month base and 3 more 12-month options for "electronic equipment de-manufacturing services." The firm...

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Bagram: Building a Better Weapons Mount

Bagram: Building a Better Weapons Mount

The Price is right(click to view full) Allied Trades Section engineers display their creativity and inventiveness by making new tools to help warfighters in the field. Michael Price, shop supervisor with Allied Trades at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and a retired...

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FCS Phase 1 Spinouts Prepare for Production

FCS Phase 1 Spinouts Prepare for Production

FCS Constellation(click to view full) "FCS Spin-Out Plans Detailed" has covered the US Army's revised approach to the $160+ billion Future Combat Systems program, which would deliver a number of elements for use by non-FCS units in up to 4 spin out phases. The FCS...

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