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Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) has won a $42 million order from an international customer to provide an information system for commanders to communicate with warfighters in the field, the company announced Tuesday. The Integrated Tactical Area Communications System contains Internet Protocol-based systems and is designed for telephony, video teleconferencing, messaging, …

Accenture has launched a new SAP center in Toronto, adding to the company’s global innovation centers for SAP solutions. According to an Accenture statement, the new center is meant to help Canadian businesses increase speed to market, improve business performance and enhance flexibility. The center will focus on accelerating the …

Lockheed Martin is partnering with a Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college for a intelligence training and education program at one of the college’s campuses in Ireland. The company’s security analysis center and Mercyhurst University will work to form partnerships with European institutions on educational ventures and establish a European base for …

Boeing executives are contemplating using the  supplier strategies of giant retailers to simplify contract negotiations and reduce product prices, according to an Aviation Week article. Executives hope that the “partnering for success” campaign will consolidate and manage supplier transactions. Dave Koopersmith, VP of attack helicopters, said they need this overhaul because …

The General Services Administration is planning to launch 10 strategic sourcing vehicles over the next two years for agencies to acquire products and services used throughout the federal government, the agency’s acting administrator said in a blog post. Dan Tangherlini said GSA is working with the Office of Management and …

Unisys Corp. has signed a $31 million contract extension with the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment to continue providing managed IT support services through Unisys’ Australian subsidiary. Scott Whyman, Unisys vice president and general manager of global managed services Asia Pacific for, said his company and TAFE Queensland have a 15-year partnership …

URS Corp.’s federal services unit has signed an agreement with a Maryland-based public university, where employees and their families can take classes or enroll in degree and certificate programs. Employees, spouses and dependents can take individual courses or enroll in any of 95 academic programs at the University of Maryland-University …

CACI International will compete to provide the U.S. Navy applications and hardware for battlespace awareness operations under a potential five-year, $899 million contract, the company said Monday. The Navy is also seeking to acquire tools for intelligence and information operations under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (click here for GovCon Wire‘s coverage of …

Information technology provider LRS IT Solutions has renewed its certification as VMware network partner in desktop virtualization and business continuity throughout 2013. LRS said VMware recognized the company’s work in data protection, disaster recovery, application and desktop virtualization and in the academic marketplace. “All of our sales specialists, account executives …

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd has acquired Monitor Co. Group Ltd Partnership for an undisclosed sum in a bid to strengthen Deloitte’s strategy consulting network. The two companies finalized the transaction following approval from the District of Delaware Bankruptcy Court on January 11, 2013, according to a Deloitte statement. “Our ability …

Hewlett-Packard has agreed to provide project management software to a government agency in Bahrain for managing eGovernment projects there, AMEinfo reports. Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority will use HP’s Project Portfolio Management software to implement an electronic system for managing the projects. The agency is aiming to automate its project management processes, …

Deloitte has replaced its Chinese joint venture with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Accountants LLP effective January 1, 2013, according to a company statement. Chris Lu, Deloitte China’s CEO, said that the company is excited to inaugurate its new partnership structure which represents a new era for the firm. “It will also …

New Hampshire and Florida missed the December 14 deadline to build a health insurance exchange system under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Washington Post article. N.H. passed a law which bars the creation of a state-based exchange in September, but they still have the option …

Dan Allen, president and CEO of CACI International, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Professional Services Council, a trade organization representing many federal government contractors. The company said more than 330 firms are members of the PSC, founded in 1972 to study legislative and regulatory …

SafeNet’s decision to sell its government solutions unit to Raytheon divests a piece of the customized government business that did not fit growth strategies for its federal data protection business, according to new SafeNet CEO Dave Hansen. ExecutiveBiz spoke with Hansen and Todd Moore, vice president of product development, to …