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Navy Awards $609 Million To $1 Billion In Cybersecurity Research And Technology Integration

Monday, September 19th, 2016

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Navy Awards $609 Million To $1 Billion In Cybersecurity Research And Technology Integration

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The Navy awarded seven companies separate three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts totaling $609 million to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering, and technology integration, the service said Thursday.Each contract also has a two-year option and, if all of the options are exercised, the total contract values would rise to over $1 billion. The seven selectees are Raytheon [RTN], Leidos [LDOS], Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. [BAH], Northrop Grumman [NOC], Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC], Scientific Research Corp., and Vencore Inc.The base and…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]