Reporter: Business/Homeland Security
Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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ArmyAM General, Lockheed Martin, Oshkosh Prevail on JLTV
The Army last night awarded AM General, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Oshkosh (OSK) contracts totaling about $185 million for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of its planned family […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics To Modernize USS Comstock
General Dynamics [GD] NASSCO yesterday said it has been awarded a $104 million Navy contract modification to renovate and modernize the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). The company […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Taps BAE Systems To Produce More Vertical Launch Systems
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a $78 million contract modification to produce canisters for Mk 41 and Mk 57 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) on cruisers and destroyer battleships. This new […]
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Army
Accenture’s Army General Fund Business System Now Operational
Accenture Federal Services [ACN] yesterday said the company completed deployment of the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) in July, and the enterprise resource planning system is now operational. The […]
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CyberMajor Milestone For Army EMail Users Moving To Defense Service
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Army yesterday said they have established accounts for 500,000 Army users of DoD Enterprise Email. This is a major milestone towards moving […]
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Business/Financial
As US-VISIT Expands, DHS Seeks Operational Efficiencies
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) program that uses biometrics to verify the identities of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States continues to expand and grow in complexity, […]
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Army
Companies Prepare For Potential JLTV Contract Awards
Six competitors are awaiting the potential award of as many as three engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contracts for the planned Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The goal […]
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Army
BAE Systems To Provide More Army Gunner Protection, Shield, Kits
BAE Systems yesterday said it received an $11.4 million Army contract to provide 3,602 Gunner Protective Kits and 799 Gunner Shield Kits for M1151 and M1114 vehicles. “Providing products that […]
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Army
Kongsberg Awarded CROWS Framework Agreement Valued Up To $940 Million
Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen late last week said it’s Protech Systems was awarded a new, five year framework agreement valued up to $940 million from the U.S. Army for production, system […]
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InternationalU.K. Ministry of Defense To Slash 25 Percent of Top Posts
U.K. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday said the Ministry of Defense will have a new structure as of April 2013 to make the ministry less top-heavy and save about $5.9 […]