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General Dynamics reports $2.13B 4Q loss

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Army will keep tanks rolling out of Ohio plant

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General Dynamics acquires Fidelis Security Systems

The company will join the General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Division.

Tags: cybersecurity , cybersercurity , acquisition , indusry

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After cuts, defense contractors report record operating margins

With a tighter defense budget and the threat of sequestration, defense contractors say they may have to lay off thousands of workers and look for business overseas.

Tags: DoD Report , budget , sequestration , contracting , Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman , Washington Business Journal , Federal Drive

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First quarter mixed for top defense contractors

Three of the top five U.S. defense vendors — Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. — had lower sales in the first quarter of 2012, a trend that may continue as the Pentagon cuts its budget, according to a new report from Bloomberg Government.

Tags: Sopen Shah , Bloomberg Government , DoD , Federal Drive , contracting , Boeing , Raytheon , Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman

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Lockheed joins Northrop, HP for NGEN bid

Lockheed Martin will join a team of several other large companies in a bid for the Navy's forthcoming multibillion dollar Next Generation Enterprise Network contract.

Tags: Navy , technology , DoD , NMCI , Lockheed Martin , AT&T , Hewlett Packard , IBM , computer sciences corporation , Harris Corporation , Verizon , Shawn Hendricks , Jared Serbu , AT&T , Northrop Grumman

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Connecting People to People, Anywhere, Anytime, On Any Device

March 20th, 2012
This panel will discuss the leading trends to the adoption of Unified Communications, key benefits of moving to a UC platform and the acquisition process, considerations, risks and /or constraints agencies have to keep in mind as they move towards a UC platform.

Tags: technology , Mike Krieger , Tom Temin , Army , Veteran Affairs , Horace Blackman , John Walsh

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Justice IG finds IWN program provides little value

The latest report on the 10-year effort to build a nationwide interoperable communications system shows law enforcement agents are still using 15-year-old radios. DoJ's Integrated Wireless Network program has been a victim of budget shortfalls and poor governance.

Tags: technology , acquisition , management , DoJ , Integrated Wireless Network , telecommunications , Congress , oversight , Jason Miller

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Despite budget cuts, DoD contractors make solid profits

An uncertain spending budget at the Defense Department isn't stopping large defense contracting companies from turning a solid profit.

Tags: DoD Report , Defense Procurement News , Lockheed Martin , Boeing , Northrop Grumman , In Depth , contracting

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Navy works on unmanned, undersea vehicles

Capt. Duane Ashton, the program manager for unmanned systems in the Navy's program executive office for Littoral Combat Ships. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the new device and how it furthers Navy's trend toward using more unmanned vessels.

Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , Duane Ashton , DoD , Navy , Littoral Combat Ship , Federal Drive

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