Air Force Contract Has Windfall Potential
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Eight government contractors are readying to vie for specific task orders to update the Air Force's communication systems under an umbrella contract worth up to $9B.-The Washington Post
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A Boeing subsidiary's legal woes bring to light one factor weighing on valuations for defense contractors.
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The US Air Force (USAF) is drafting Microsoft to help simplify its networks and software contracts, a move that could improve its computer security and deliver savings of $100m.
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The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it   awarded a series of contracts valued at up to $2.3 billion to   civilian airlines to provide emergency airlift services to the   military for the next year.
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Lockheed Martin Corp.  LMT.N has  received two U.S. Air Force contracts totaling $716 million to  continue work on its F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet, designed to be  the world's most capable, amid reports the $72 billion program  may be scaled back sharply, the company said Friday.
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THE REGION The Army passed over Raytheon Co. and awarded a $2.04 billion contract to rival L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, of Greenville, Texas, to supply up to 78 cargo planes for the Army and the Air Force. The contract is the first stage in a program that eventually could be worth up to $6 billion to the prime contractor, L-3 ...
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Former Air Force procurement official who admitted showing Boeing favoritism on contracts, may have influenced eight other contracts worth about $3B, including four awarded to other companies.
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A combination of National, Alamo, Thrifty and Dollar in a deal valued at more than $3 billion is being discussed.
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The Defense Department has picked five companies, four of them from the Washington area, for a contract to support the Pentagon's counter-narcoterrorism activities. The government may spend as much as $15 billion through the five-year contract.
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EADS NV, Europe's largest aerospace and defense firm, is considering legal action after a former Air Force procurement official admitted sharing the company's pricing data on an Air Force program with rival Boeing Co.
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The U.S. government may look to  financial institutions and other investors to help finance the  multibillion-dollar modernization of the air traffic system, a  senior Bush administration official said on Thursday.
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A search for investing opportunities in military and defense.
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Faced with the challenge of expanding the U.S. Army in wartime, the military is testing an incentive program that pays enlistees up to $40,000 toward a home or a startup business after their commitment
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If Northrop Grumman Corp. gets the multibillion-dollar contract to secure America's borders, the sky above the Rio Grande would be thick with drones.
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By John Nolan Staff Writer  FAIRBORN -- Computer Sciences Corp.'s contract to do a worldwide modernization of the Air Force's computer systems for logistics, acquisition, personnel and supplies management is both a gold mine and a challenge for the region.
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The Air Force signed a deal with Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. for software services that could be worth $500 million over six years, Microsoft officials said today.
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By Timothy R. Gaffney, Dayton Daily News, Ohio  Sep. 14--DAYTON -- Last week's $628 million contract to Computer Sciences  Corp. is just part of the huge database modernization effort at  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, senior managers said Wednesday.