9 win awards for $2B in DOD tech support work

Nine government contractors will now compete for work under the the Defense Department’s Software, Networks, Information, Modeling and Simulation Technology Support contract.

HP's $1B data center investment sets stage for growth

Hewlett-Packard Co. will spend $1 billion to automate data centers and other company functions of its Enterprise Services business, a move analysts say will affect some 9,000 employees between now and about 2013.

KBR, L-3 lock down logistics awards

KBR Inc. and L-3 Communications have nailed down Defense Department logistics contracts with a combined worth of $38.6 million.

Northrop lands FAA communications maintenance award

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide maintenance services and logistics support to the Federal Aviation Administration under a five-year, $32 million contract.

CSC takes on Navy network services work abroad

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide network services to the Navy under a five-year contract that could ultimately be worth $25 million.

General Dynamics to lead DOD divisions’ BRAC redeployment

General Dynamics Corp. will assist with Base Realignment and Closure activities under a three-year, $146.2 million contract from Defense Department’s Washington Headquarters Services.

HP tasked with speeding DHS immigration status probes

Hewlett-Packard Corp. will help the Homeland Security Department speed internal processing of immigration status under a $41.6 million DHS Eagle contract.

Harris props up Air Force command and control systems

Harris Corp. will secure command and control systems for the Air Force under a $12 million Enterprise Security Support prime contract.

ICF to expand cancer data collection for CDC

ICF International will build cancer data repositories for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a new $19 million contract.

CSC, Google join forces on LA cloud computing project

Los Angeles is about to get a cloud thanks to a joint venture between Computer Sciences Corp. and Google Inc., which are building a cloud e-mail system to replace the existing Novell GroupWise service for the city’s municipal agencies.

Avaya prevails on Air Force $64M recompete award

Avaya Government Solutions has won a recompete contract from the Air Force valued at approximately $64 million to provide information assurance, network assessment and network engineering support.

Capgemini wins job fixing Nevada unemployment IT systems

Capgemini Government Solutions has won a $27.9 million contract to replace existing systems and technologies at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and deliver an unemployment insurance modernization solution.

SAIC wins $128M contract for Army materiel support

Science Applications International Corp. will provide support services to the Army under a four and a half year contract that has a total value of more than $128 million, if all options are exercised.

Unisys wraps up $135M sale of health unit

Unisys Corp. has completed the previously announced sale of its health information management business to Molina Healthcare Inc. for $135 million in cash, subject to adjustment, the company announced today.

Alion to boost Coast Guard human resources, ship-design capabilities

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Coast Guard improve its human resources capabilities; ship engineering design; and command, control, communications, computers and information technology acquisitions under a five-year, $9.5 million contract.

Is VA the new model for managing IT?

After making headlines for putting 188 projects on the chopping block, VA CIO Roger Baker explains his philosophy behind managing IT contracts.

Dell wins $120 million outsourcing pact with DHS

Dell Perot Systems will process citizenship and immigration applications under a $120 million contract with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau.

How to succeed in government business by really trying hard

TeleCommunication Systems Inc., founded in 1987 as a small wireless systems provider, could be a role model for how to succeed in government business by really trying.

2010's Top 10 contracts (so far)

We rank the 10 largest contracts awarded during the first three months of 2010.

ManTech supplies Navy center with technical support

ManTech International Corp. has won an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $40 million to supply the Navy with engineering and technical support.