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Article: Lockheed Martin Expands Health IT Business with $170 Million in New Health & Human Services Contract Awards.
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- Defense & Aerospace Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has been awarded $170 million in new Health & Human Services (HHS) information technology contracts, all geared toward improving efficiency in our nation's health systems.
The new contracts include $142 million for task orders under the HHS Program Support Center ID/IQ contract, and $28 million for the National Institutes of Health's Office of Computer and Communications Systems (OCSS) Software Support Services.
"The transformation of our health care system is a priority for this nation," said Steve Lubniewski, vice president, Lockheed Martin Health Solutions. "For Lockheed Martin, it's a challenge of human security: How are we ...