Seventeen companies won spots on DHS's $6 billion cybersecurity contract, and many think the contract will change how the government buys cybersecurity products and services; however, there are still some significant unknowns, and DHS's relative silence on the program isn't helping anything.
IBM apparently has lost its contract with Customs and Border Protection to its former teammate Lockheed Martin. Big Blue has filed a protest to hang onto the work it has held since 2001.
Accenture makes a deal to buy ASM Research in an effort to add more firepower in the government practice, as it pursues what executives describe as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to capture health IT projects.
FEMA has a contract in the works for an online training contract that will support its Center for Domestic Preparedness, including prep work for terrorist attacks.
The procurement agency might not always have all the answers, but officials see contracts such as OASIS and the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative as ways for GSA capture more federal spending.
Cloudburst Security, a women-owned small business, has won a $6 million contract with the U.S. Mint to improve its information technology security, including audit and compliance, security requirements and mission support.
ICF International has won a $72 million contract with the Health and Human Services Department to support the Electronic Research Administration grants management program.
CollabraLink Technologies has won a $50 million contract with the Education Department to support its web-based development activities, including programm management, design, analysis and information assurance.
SAIC has agreed to pay a sum of money to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act through a contract that GSA awarded the company back in 2006.
The General Services Administration has set a date for the release of the request for proposals for the $10 billion OASIS contract for professional services, including small business and full-and-open portions.
ManTech International has won a $16 million contract to provide IT support, strategic planning and training services to the Justice Department's civil division.
IntelliDyne has won two contracts with the Defense Department to provide IT consulting services in support of the department's Health Affairs and TRICARE Management Activity.
