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General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a contract to support Naval Medical Logistics Command and U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery investigational research programs and centers. The five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Investigational Research Omnibus contract has a potential value of $49.9 million to all awardees. Through this contract, General Dynamics will provide physicians, scientists, nurses and technical staff to support research and development and clinical ... read more

DynCorp International (DI) announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) will award DI the prestigious Nunn-Perry Award for its outstanding Mentor-Protégé team formed with its small business partner, CenterScope Technologies, Inc (CSTI). ... read more

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) will showcase its industry-leading aerospace and defense products and services at the 2012 Singapore Air Show Feb. 14-19 at the Changi Exhibition Centre. “The Singapore Airshow is the leading aviation and aerospace event in ... read more

The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies welcomes Todd Harrison, the senior fellow for defense budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, as the next guest speaker at the upcoming Mitchell Hour. This Mitchell event will take place on Friday, February 17, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at AFA's national headquarters at 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, next to the Key Bridge Marriott. The presentation will be in AFA's fourth floor boardroom. Harrison's presentation will ... read more

We are pleased members of both the House and Senate recognize the dangers that draconian cuts pose to our nation's security and America's skilled workforce, threatening more than one million middle class jobs. It is imperative that Congress and President Obama quickly agree to a path forward that avoids sequestration and automatic reductions in defense and domestic spending. The effects on DOD, FAA and NASA are potentially devastating. The aerospace and defense industry is comprised of highly skilled and dedicated workers ... read more

Vovici™, a Verint® Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) company and leading provider of Voice of the Customer and enterprise feedback management solutions, today announced the results from its newly published Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey, “Don’t Be in the 4%: New Research Reveals That ... read more

CSC (NYSE: CSC) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 ended December 30, 2011. The financial summary for the third quarter is as follows: Revenue was $3.76 ... read more

Cox Communications and Communications Test Design Inc. (CTDI) will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new, 72,000 square foot distribution center on February 8, 2012. The program and tour will begin at 9:30 a.m.; the facility is located at 2601 Indian River Rd., in Chesapeake, VA. "Our relationship with CTDI is a great partnership. We have a long-term agreement with CTDI to assist us with our supply chain activities. We couldn't be more pleased to ... read more

Obsidian is very pleased to announce that Japan has joined the growing list of countries including the United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico and Australia to issue a patent to Obsidian under Patent Application No. 2008-521757 (International Application No. PCT/CA2006/001161) for: A Method to Extend ... read more

Today, LightSquared asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop receiver reliability standards for unlicensed GPS devices to ensure they perform reliably and take into account licensed users in nearby bands. While the company's request is specifically focused on commercial GPS receivers designed to receive signals in the 1559-1610 MHz band, company officials reinforced on a call with reporters that receiver reliability standards would create a level playing field across the entire U.S. spectrum. Two rounds of testing by independent and ... read more

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) hosted the 2nd Annual VSE Small Business Supplier of Choice awards recently. The ceremony honored six small business teaming partners, who have made significant contributions to company revenue, and the overall quality of support to Federal customers. Applicants were judged on quality ... read more

CSC (NYSE: CSC), a leading global IT services company, announced today that Mike Lawrie, 58, has been appointed president and chief executive officer, and will join the company no later than March 31, 2012. Lawrie succeeds Michael W. Laphen, 61, who previously announced his plan to ... read more

Learning Tree International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRE) announced today its revenues and results of operations for its first quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended December 30, 2011. In its first quarter of fiscal year 2012, Learning Tree reported revenues ... read more

President Obama highlighted the efforts of team members, teachers and parents from a Presidio, Texas, school that worked to raise funds to participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) contest in remarks at the second White House Science Fair. Lauding the initiative and creativity of all the students at the fair, the president mentioned that the Presidio High School team, from one of the poorest school districts in Texas, had even sold a goat as part of its fundraising ... read more

CDYNE Corporation, a leading provider of Communication and Data Quality Web Services, announced today the launch of PAV-I, an international postal address verification API (Application Programming Interface) which validates addresses for over 240 countries. With the business challenge of capturing accurate data, PAV-I takes the guesswork out of the many address formats and foreign characters that exist worldwide. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090701/PH40278LOGO ) This offering complements CDYNE's existing U.S. CASS Certified(TM) offering, CDYNE PAV, which now fully validates Canadian addresses. Current PAV customers ... read more

IT employment reached an all-time high with an increase of 13,300 jobs in January. January's record surpasses the previous all-time high set in September 2008 when IT employment reached 4,088,600. The number of IT jobs grew 0.3 percent sequentially last month to 4,107,700, according to TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers. On an annual basis, IT employment grew by 3.4 percent in 2011 and 1.5 percent in 2010. These latest numbers are based ... read more

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Cleversafe, Inc. have formed a new technology alliance that will facilitate collaboration between the two companies to support a new level of storage capacity beyond traditional capabilities. These Secure, Distributed Storage Cloud offerings will enhance the performance of Active Archive, Data Security, Still Imagery, Full Motion Video (FMV), SharePoint Storage Enhancement, and Distributed Computing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b ) "Our Alliance allows Lockheed Martin and Cleversafe to deliver Mission On Demand(TM) Storage Clouds to our customers around ... read more

Integrated Global Services (IGS), www.integratedglobal.com, an industry leader in the development and application of solutions for erosion and corrosion problems in challenging operating environments, is pleased to announce that George W. Bennett has joined the Company as Vice President of International Sales, effective February 1, 2012. ... read more

The 60 Plus Association (60 Plus) today sent a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the proposed merger between Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions, two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that administer prescription benefits for many health plans, including some Medicare Part D plans. 60 Plus is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group, with over 7.1 million supporters. In the letter, 60 Plus detailed the group's concerns about the impact of an approved merger on our nation's ... read more

QinetiQ North America today announced the appointment of John Sutton as general manager and executive vice president of its Mission and Information Solutions Business Unit. In this role, Sutton will be responsible for revenue and profit generation, customer satisfaction, and employee health and welfare for the business unit. The Mission and Information Solutions Business Unit delivers services and solutions to the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and federal civilian agencies. Sutton first joined QinetiQ North America as the ... read more