DHS planning electronic-bidding option to replace paper

In an effort to keep contractors' wallets fatter and streamline their focus, DHS wants to replace paper bids with Web portals for proposals.

Women In Technology awards nominations open

Honorees are recognized for their talent within the field of technology.

Citizant devises energy-measurement system for HUD

When completed the data-monitoring system will track and report on how grant funds are being used for energy conservation.

Guident wins GSA award for database, data warehouse support

Among other things, the award will strengthen the Business Objects platform for the Federal Acquisition Service's Office of the Chief Information Officer.

CSC tasked with hosting GSA apps infrastructure

Contractor will help GSA modernize its IT infrastructure by transitioning it to a technical framework and move to the cloud.

SRA will operate all facets of HHS health care data bank

Five-year contract calls for system and software development, call center operations, document processing, security and more.

Contractor fired after criticizing USAJobs

An Oracle manager loses his job a few days after his comments appear in a newspaper.

Harris team will improve VA computer net management

The contractor and its subs will develop and deploy a system that provides a unified, federated view of VA data repositories throughout the United States.

Harris team will recode VA health care system to meet HIPAA deadline

Harris Corp.’s new five-year, $5.3 million contract from the Veterans Affairs Department will help the VA’s Health Administration Center comply with the new international medical coding standards and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

CGI picked for California's construction management system

The $13.7 million contract is to transform California's Transportation Department construction management system.

Neustar adds caller ID provider to its services orbit

The telecommunications company and former subsidiary of Lockheed Martin will pay $650 million in cash to acquire TARGUS Information, a provider of caller-identification services.

ICF continues data aid as CDC wages fight against AIDS

ICF International will continue to provide data management services to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Data Coordinating Center for the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System.

Accenture upgrades business software for energy commission

Accenture Federal Services has won a five-year, $10.8 million contract from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to provide Oracle's PeopleSoft application support and hosting services.

Florida awards HP $172M medicaid extension

Hewlett Packard wins contract renewal from Florida to steamline compliance and move the state's Medicaid program toward managed care.

IBM goes on record with $243M National Archives win

The National Archives and Records Administration has closed the book on development of the Electronic Records Archives -- for now.

Lockheed locks up purchase of VA medical services provider

Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of QTC Holdings Inc., a provider of outsourced medical evaluation services to the Veterans Affairs Department. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CGI upgrades IT systems at Canadian justice ministry

CGI Group Inc. will overhaul Quebec's Department of Justice IT systems under a five-year contract valued at $24.5 million.

Unisys updates Michigan's child welfare IT system

Unisys will provide Michigan with a new child welfare information system under a 5-year contract that could be worth as much as $47 million.

ManTech names ex-NRO officer senior VP of advanced tech unit

ManTech International Corp. has appointed Deborah Thurman senior vice president and group deputy in the Systems Engineering and Advanced Technology group. She formerly served as senior vice president of contracts responsible for all contract-related functional areas within the company.

Committee finds manual processes in automated systems

“Agencies employ a tangled web of disparate manual processes to generate the data,” according to the House committee.