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Cyber

Navy Adds Companies To CANES Mix, Awards Contracts

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, January 8th, 2015

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Navy Adds Companies To CANES Mix, Awards Contracts

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy identified two more companies on Thursday that are now eligible to compete for the production of its ship-based information technology system known as CANES, and awarded each, CGI Federal and DRS Laurel Technologies, a contract that allows them to provide at least one system.The two companies will join Northrop Grumman [NOC], General Dynamics [GD], BAE Systems, Global Technical Systems and Serco, the five companies originally awarded contracts in August for the full production of the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise System. Proposals by CGI and…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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