Lockheed Martin Named for National Archives Project

Lockheed Martin has won a $308 million, six-year contract to build the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The ERA system will capture and preserve the federal government' electronic records, regardless of format, ensure hardware and software independence, and provide public and governmental access. NARA said Lockheed Martin was chosen "based on the technical merit of the solution it proposed, the excellence of their system and software engineering methodology, and the quality of their project management." Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, "I am indebted to those who acted decades and centuries ago to ensure that the records of our past were preserved for use today… T...