Six Defense Department projects landed on Inputs list of the top 20 IT projects for 2007. The McLean, Va., consulting and research firm selects the featured projects based on total value. Of the Defense projects, four are Army efforts; one, Air Force; and one, Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Interestingly, two dont even expect awards before 2008.
Program: Armys OPTARSS II
Value: $30 billion
Award Planned: January 08
Contract Length: 5 years
Input Rank: 2
Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services II covers warfighter support in 12 functional areas; multiple contracts
Program: Air Forces IATAC
Value: $750 million
Award Planned: May 08
Contract Length: 10 years
Input Rank: 10
Operation of the Information Assurance Technical Analysis Center; incumbent: Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean, Va.
Program:
Armys SETAC-07
Value: $605 million
Award Planned: June 07
Contract Length: 10 years
Input Rank: 11
Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance R&D Recompete includes services in seven categories to support space and missile defense research; multiple contracts
Program: DFAS DFISS III
Value: $475 million
Award Planned: March 07
Contract Length: 5 years
Input Rank: 13
Financial Integrated Systems Services supports more than 200 financial systems; multiple contracts
Program: Armys MTS II
Value: $400 million
Award Planned: July 07
Contract Length: 8 years
Input Rank: 14
Movement Tracking System lets Army track and communicate with vehicles worldwide; incumbent: Comtech Telecommunications Corp. of Melville, N.Y.
Program: Armys ICIDS IV
Value: $250 million
Award Planned: September 07
Contract Length: 5 years
Input Rank: 18
Integrated Commercial Intrusion Detection System allows physical intrusion monitoring and detection; incumbent: Radian Inc. of Alexandria, Va.