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Booz Allen Acquires SPARC's Software Services Business

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 3, 2015 — Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has acquired the software development services business of SPARC as part of Booz Allen's efforts to drive the use of Agile methodology, GovCon Wire reported Monday. Booz Allen said Monday the transaction works to help the company bolster the delivery of cloud, mobile and other mission requirements with modern methodologies....

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USAF Taps CACI, Ball Aerospace for Spectrum Warfare R&D Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 2, 2015 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded CACI International (NYSE: CACI) and Ball Aerospace and Technologies (NYSE: BLL) contracts worth up to $49.5 million for research and development services, GovCon Wire reported Friday. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract, which runs through October 2022, provides for R&D work on spectrum warfare applications....

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Lockheed to Supply More Laser-Guided Bomb Kits to USAF for $76M

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 30, 2015 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will continue to provide Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb kits to the U.S. Air Force under a $76 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the follow-on contract includes the GBU-10 and GBU-12 guidance and tail assemblies. About Executive Mosaic: Founded in 2002, Executive Mosaic is a leadership...

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US Navy Awards Orbital ATK $426 Million Fuze and Fuze Accesories Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2015  Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) received a $426 million contract for testing and qualification and production of FMU-139D/B fuzes and fuze accessories. Orbital ATK will look to build on the success of its all-electronic FMU-167/B Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF), and enhance the FMU-139 bomb fuze with it's FMU-139D/B. “FMU-139 D/B is a prime example of Orbital...

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Raytheon Gets $393M Contract to Maintain Air Force ISR System; Dave Wajsgras Comments

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2015 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will provide maintenance and sustainment services to the U.S. Air Force under a $393 million contract for support on the Distributed Common Ground System, GovCon Wire reported Wednesday. The company said Wednesday DCGS serves as an analysis tool for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data collected by various Air Force...

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Northrop to Build Long Range Strike Bomber for Air Force

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 28, 2015 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will manufacture up to 100 Long Range Strike Bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force as the winning bidder on the high-profile program, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The report said each plane is valued at $564 million in 2014 dollars, with a total cost of $21.4 billion in 2010 dollars for the engineering, manufacturing and...

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ASRC Federal Subsidiary Gets $130M NASA Research Education Support Services Contract

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 27, 2015 — An ASRC Federal subsidiary will provide support services for NASA's competitive education program opportunities under a five-year, $130 million contract, GovCon Wire reported Monday. NASA said Saturday Arctic Slope Technical Services will support research and development, peer reviews, workshops and other activities related to the space agency's research and...

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Lockheed Martin is Awarded Contract From U.S. Air Force for Sniper Pods and Upgrade Kits

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $176.1 million contract to provide new Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and upgrade kits to covert Sniper (ATP) to Sniper (ATP-SE) grade. Paul Lemmo, vice president of Fire Control/SOF CLSS at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control commented that "with the purchase of new Sniper ATP-SEs and the continued...

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Pentagon Taps Lockheed for Long Range Discrimination Radar Development

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 23, 2015 — The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $784 million contract to develop, evaluate and operate a long range discrimination radar in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System program, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the work will occur in two locations through January 2024. About Executive Mosaic:...

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Noblis SVP Roger Mason Appointed to DigitalGlobe Board

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 22, 2015 — GovCon Wire reported Wednesday on DigitalGlobe announcing Roger Mason, Noblis senior vice president of national security and intelligence, being elected as a member of the company’s board of directors. DigitalGlobe said Mason is a graduate of business and engineering physics with expertise in intelligence, operations research and systems integration, and was...

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SAIC to Provide ARMDEC Aviation Software Engineering Support Under OASIS

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 21, 2015 — The U.S. Army has picked Science Applications International Corp. to help support ARMDEC’s software engineering directorate under a $109 million task order via the OASIS vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. SAIC said the work will include service provisioning in the field of software development and aviation systems engineering for a period of one year,...

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Raytheon Receives $200M MDA Software Maintenance, Simulation Support Follow-on

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 20, 2015 — Raytheon has received a $200 million follow-on to an IDIQ contract to provide software and equipment maintenance services to the Missile Defense Agency, GovCon Wire reported Monday. The Defense Department said Thursday the work also includes test planning and analysis of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, with an ordering period of two years....

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