Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a prime contract by the Navy to develop new command and control software for the Defense Department.
The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting contractors to submit white papers on revolutionary information technologies that can advance the integration of command and control capabilities across cyber, air and space domains.
The U.S. Army will establish a Mission Command Center of Excellence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to prepare leaders for battle command and associated functions, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.
L-3 Communications will continue to provide systems engineering and technical support to the Navy under a five-year contract renewal that could be worth as much as $187.4 million.
The Army has awarded a contract to Boeing Co. to outfit its a brigade combat team with networked gear designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the battlefield.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Teri Takai, chief information officer for the state of California, will become DOD's next CIO.
The Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization will employ high-tech communications devices and make use of interoperable, networked communications systems and applications.
The Navy is expected to award initial technology development contracts to two contenders for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, a key part of the service's strategy to streamline its C4ISR systems and acquisition programs.