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Navy awards threat-simulation contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will continue to support the Navy’s threat-simulation activities under a new contract.

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Navy pushes ahead with information fusion

General Dynamics Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. have won contracts from the Navy to compete for nearly $200 million in research and development opportunities associated with information fusion.

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JTRS on track for milestones

Lockheed Martin Corp. officials said at the Surface Navy Association Symposium this week that the company is on track to meet key milestones of the Joint Tactical Radio System program.

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Navy plans ship combat systems upgrades

Raytheon Co. will be responsible for engineering the platforms needed for the Navy’s ship self-defense systems under a new contract.

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Opinion: C4 interop with NGOs key to future Navy ops

The Navy’s new maritime strategy places improving integration and interoperability as priority one; not only among its fellow DOD services, but also international organizations.

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Naval Research Laboratory to get key support services

ITT Corp. will provide a variety of key support services to the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems within the Naval Research Laboratory under a new contract.

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Aircraft test squadron gets contract support

Aecom Technology Corp. will provide support to an aircraft squadron focused on research and development under a new task order.

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Navy technician sentenced for computer theft

Victor Papagno sentenced to 18 months in prison and order to pay restitution for stealing 19,000 high-tech items from Naval Research Lab.

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C4ISR Contract Watch: Navy awards contracts for F/A-18 computers, CEC production

The Navy issues two contract awards, to General Dynamics and Raytheon business units.

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Profile: JITC puts the "joint" in JTRS and other DOD systems

Only one organization can put a Defense Department-approved seal of interoperability on an information technology or communications system: the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Interoperability Test Command.

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Navy stores metadata in multimedia files

The Navy Video News Service has a new approach to storing metadata, embedding the captions and other pertinent information directly on a photo or video.

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Navy extends Aircraft Division support work

The $10.7 million contract modification from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division calls for Booz Allen Hamilton to provide various technical and engineering services.

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Navy awards contract for acquisition, management support

The award from the Naval Sea Systems Command’s SeaPort-e contracting process calls for Paradigm to provide professional support services to the Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems 3.0.

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Zumwalt-class destroyer passes mission systems test

The contractor responsible for the mission systems equipment on the Zumwalt-class destroyer has successfully completed a production readiness review.

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Navy gets assistance with logistics automation

Under a new contract, Lockheed Martin will furnish maintenance and support services for the Navy’s Consolidated Automated Support System.

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Navy awards logistics contract modification

The Navy has awarded Honeywell Technology Solutions a contract worth $52.3 million to provide logistics services.

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Navy charts course for smooth project management

The Navy has hired Science Applications International Corp. to assist in managing projects and schedules under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $24 million.

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Navy contracts for price program support

Through the program, buyers can get detailed cost and price analysis, proposal evaluation reports and other technical analyses.

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Navy gets assist in deploying integrated ERP system

Science Applications International Corp. will help design and implement the enterprise resource planning tool for the Naval Sea Systems Command under a contract worth as much as $115 million.

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Navy awards $286M submarine work contract

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. will furnish engineering and technical support for the Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet under a contract that could be worth as much as $1.8 billion over five years.