The hottest topic in government contracting right now centers on massive defense contract modifications and ceiling increases for critical missile defense and secure satellite communications systems. Leading the pack are multi-billion-dollar awards and modifications to RTX (Raytheon) for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)  and Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) programs , underscoring the Department of Defense's (DoD) and Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) intense focus on bolst