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Battelle Wins $5 Billion Successor Defense Department Cybersecurity Contract

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

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Battelle Wins $5 Billion Successor Defense Department Cybersecurity Contract

Battelle was awarded a $5 billion five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide technical cybersecurity work for the Defense Technical Information Center Cyber Security and Information Systems Technical Area Tasks (CS TAT), the company said last Thursday.Originally awarded in December 2015, the contract is a successor to a previous $2 billion contract Battelle held for Software Networks Information Modeling and Simulation at DTIC. The new contract entails similar work, the company said.DTIC’s method for awarding contracts changed in…

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]