CSBJ Daily

Gov. Bill Ritter will give the keynote address during the Colorado Counties, Inc. 100th Annual Conference in Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
The conference will be held Nov. 27 and 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2888 S. Circle Drive.
Gov. Ritter is expected to discuss healthcare, transportation and education.
On Nov. 28, there will be a 9 a.m. […]

The United States has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against the Lockheed Martin Corp. that alleges that one of the company’s vendors violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the government for tools.
Department of Justice officials said that during 1998, Tools & Metals Inc. won a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics […]

The $471 billion Defense Appropriations Act that outlines the budget for 2008 Pentagon programs was given final approval by Congress and is headed to President Bush’s desk for signature.
As much as $224 million is earmarked for military programs in Colorado.
The Pikes Peak region will see a $3.2 million upgrade to the Cheyenne Mountain U.S. […]

AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected for eight project management awards totalling $21.7 million at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The awards amount to two stream restoration projects through the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment and six building renovation projects through the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency.

The T Square Logistics Services Corp. of Colorado Springs has been awarded a $6.2 million contract to provide logistics services at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

Lockheed Martin-Integrated Systems and Solutions of Colorado Springs has been awarded a contract installment of $25.5 million based on a longer-range 15-year contract valued up to $2.5 billion.
Each year, up to $110 million is allocated toward the total contract, according to Peterson Air Force Base purchasing officials.
The defense contractor is responsible for providing mission critical […]

Intelligent Software Solutions has been a awarded an additional $17.5 million task under its $49.9 million Secure Information Access Analysis and Dissemination contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York.
The award includes a number of tasks to be completed during a 12-month period and is expected to result in additional employment opportunities […]

City officials have awarded the reconstruction contract for the Cimarron Street bridge to Lawrence Construction, which is also working on the Austin Bluffs Parkway and Union Boulevard overpass.
The Cimarron Bridge replacement project is estimated to cost $6.5 million.
Work is expected to begin sometime this month – on the heels of the opening of the Bijou […]

Aleut Global Solutions, formerly TekStar, Inc., of Colorado Springs has been awarded a $6.5 million cost-plus-award-fee contract for continued maintenance services at the U.S. Naval Activity base in Puerto Rico.
The work will include preparation for base closure. The estimated contract amount after exercise of this option will be $62.9 million. Work will be performed in […]