McCaskill to head new contracting oversight committee

Sen. Joe Lieberman has tapped Sen. Claire McCaskill to chair a new subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses.

Cox expands telecom services for government agencies in Virginia

Cox Communications Inc. will extend telecommunications services to military and government customers in Virginia under a $57.8 million GSA contract.

No slowing down for biometrics

Biometrics and identity solutions programs will remain high on the government’s to-do list this year.

Halliburton to pay $559M over KBR

Haliburton has agreed to pay the U.S. government $559 million to settle corruption charges associated with its former subsidiary KBR Inc.

Eye on M&A

Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.

Partners in crime fighting

Harris, Interimage join forces on a case management system for Army CID.

Alion to assist DOD threat-protection agency

Alion Science and Technology will provide threat-protection technology assistance to the DOD under a $21.8 million contract.

Obama picks Raytheon exec for DOD deputy secretary

President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate Raytheon senior vice president and Pentagon comptroller William Lynn III to serve as deputy defense secretary.

SAIC to triage DOD health info system

SAIC will provide medical technology services to the Defense Department under a two-year contract worth more than $19 million.

Six to upgrade DOD management processes

BearingPoint will assist the Defense Department improve its management processes under a $260 million contract.

Boeing closes purchase of DRT

Boeing Co. has completed its acquisition of wireless surveillance technology provider Digital Receiver Technology Inc.

Vangent gets Military Health System work

Vangent will provide IT support to the Defense Department’s health system under a new contract award.

SAIC to advise DOD joint efforts

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Defense Department with a program that tests and evaluates joint forces tactics and procedures under a new task order.

DOD issues RFI for mobile TBI units

The request was short on details, but did indicate the military wanted units with a variety of tele- and face-to-face psychological and traumatic brain injury treatments.

NMT builds battlefield casualty system for Air Force

Noninvasive Medical Technologies will continue to provide medical information technology to the Air Force.