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Registered Traveler set to go nationwide
07/24/08 -- 02:12 PM The Transportation Security Administration will expand Registered Traveler to all U.S. airports beginning next week and eliminate a TSA-conducted screening that it considers duplicative.

Meyerose: Enterprise software to drive info-sharing
07/24/08 -- 10:02 AM A new enterprise software licensing program will help knock down barriers to information sharing, while saving agencies money, said ODNI’s associate director of national and CIO.

Stanley to continue support for Transportation Command
07/24/08 -- 09:44 AM Stanley will provide technical and analysis services for the Sealift, Intermodal, Rail and Airlift Analysis Support program.

Nimble contractors stand to gain in tight times
07/24/08 -- 09:25 AM With the changes in Congress and the presidency, and a tougher budget environment ahead, companies will have to be even more flexible and agile to maintain growth during the coming years.

E-Verify rule brings new compliance requirements
07/23/08 -- 03:12 PM The politically charged issue of illegal immigration has entered the federal procurement arena, and the result likely will be a new compliance obligation for many contractors, along with workforce turnover for those employing illegal aliens.

Driesse named Louisiana CIO
07/23/08 -- 02:14 PM The state of Louisiana has named Edward Driesse as its new chief information officer.

CACI gets Air Force medical logistics work
07/23/08 -- 10:43 AM CACI International will assist the Air Force and some Army units with their medical logistics operations under a new contract.

Master Key Consulting locks down Justice award
07/23/08 -- 10:06 AM Master Key Consulting has won a management and software services contract from the Justice Department.

GAO to GSA: Rely on pre-award audits for contract cost stability
07/23/08 -- 09:42 AM To keep prices stable on its Multiple Award Schedules contracts, GSA should continue to rely on pre-award audits as much as pricing policies, GAO officials told a Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel this week.

Boeing chases growing UAS market with Insitu buy
07/22/08 -- 04:40 PM Boeing has purchased Insitu Inc. to boost its capabilities in the area of unmanned aerial systems used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance.

McCann named to lead EDS government sales
07/22/08 -- 03:07 PM EDS names Andy McCann vice president and geographic sales leader of its U.S. Government and Public Sector business.

L-1 wins border-crossing card deal
07/22/08 -- 02:17 PM L-1 Identity Solutions has won a contract from the State Department to issue border-crossing cards as part of an expansion to the U.S. Passport Card program.

Translation services firm gets boost from In-Q-Tel
07/22/08 -- 01:24 PM The CIA’s investment arm is investing in a translation technology that will help intelligence officers analyze foreign-language documents.

Unisys wins U.K. county outsourcing award
07/22/08 -- 11:52 AM Unisys Corp.’s British unit will build and run a public information network and security service for England’s Kent County Council under a $63 million contract.

ABSG Consulting wins Coast Guard tech work
07/22/08 -- 10:25 AM ABSG Consulting Inc. will assist the Coast Guard Research and Development Center under a new contract.

Vangent to support DOD health information systems
07/21/08 -- 03:12 PM Vangent Inc. will help DOD’s Force Health Protection and Readiness Program Office manage and enhance its automated information systems.

Alion to assist NOAA with radio spectrum services
07/21/08 -- 02:17 PM Alion Science and Technology will supply radio frequency spectrum services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under a new $7 million contract.

TopOff 5 competition raises possible conflict of interest
07/21/08 -- 12:34 PM Two senators have alleged that FEMA officials are ignoring a potential conflict of interest and other possible ethics violations with regard to the multimillion-dollar contract.

SAIC to do nuclear analysis for DOD
07/21/08 -- 11:21 AM SAIC has won a $26 million contract to support the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters.

Boeing to complete GPS tech demo for Navy
07/21/08 -- 10:17 AM Boeing Co. has won a $153.5 million contract from the Navy to complete a technology demonstration of the high-integrity Global Positioning System.

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