Contractor needed to upgrade Recovery.gov

The oversight board for economic stimulus spending is looking for a vendor to create Version 2.0 of the Recovery.gov Web site.

Virginia CIO ousted in contract dispute

The CIO of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency has been removed from his post in an apparent dispute with the newly installed Virginia Secretary of Technology.

CSC wins six UK nuclear IT outsourcing contracts

CSC wins six UK information technology outsourcing contracts from Britain’s Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Atomic Energy Authority companies.

Deepwater can't shake DOJ's watchful eye

The Justice Department has declined to intervene to date but continues to examine allegations raised in the Deepwater False Claims Act lawsuit.

Alion provides Navy with logistics and data management support

Alion Science and Technology’s $8.6 million modification award will support the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program office.

General Dynamics provides IT services for Army at Fort Belvoir

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a five-year, $20 million contract to provide the Army with program management and IT services.

Jacobs expands IT services for Marine Corps

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide information technology services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a potential value of $9.9 million.

SRA will upgrade DOD Joint Staff IT functions

SRA International will provide new communications infrastructure for the Joint Staff Information Network under a 31-month contract could be worth as much as $63 million.

Eye on M&A

Telecom and technology companies, such as Deloitte, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Bivio Networks, are tackling strategic acquisitions despite an economy that makes such deals challenging.

Contract Watch

Defense agency spending for engineering and integration, data-sharing networks, and communications transmission services dominated contract award news in May.

Antarctica opportunity beckons contractors

National Science Foundation contract draws big names from the contractor community hungry for long-term opportunities.

Administration prepares for new era of procurement rules

Contractors need to stay on top of the procurement policies and reforms being pushed forward by Congress and the new administration.

Contractors to support Joint Forces experimentation

The Joint Forces Command has awarded two multiple-award contracts with a combined ceiling of more than $1 billion to four prime contractors.

False Claims Act lawsuit filed against Deepwater contractors

A whistleblower has filed a lawsuit alleging serious deficiencies in performance by the prime contractors for the $24 billion Deepwater procurement by the Coast Guard.

Raytheon to install new radar on Navy aircraft

Raytheon Co. will retrofit Super Hornet aircraft with new electronically scanned array radars under a $54 million Navy contract.

Senate panel approves IT oversight bill

A Senate panel has approved legislation to require federal agencies to set up Web sites to track IT projects and create 'tiger teams' for troubled projects.

USIS buys professional services firm Labat-Anderson

US Investigations Services has acquired Labat-Anderson, a professional services firm that provides litigation support and information systems to government agencies.

Commerce readies contract for broadband grant support

The Commerce Department released a schedule showing that it is preparing to hire a contractor in June to help manage its huge broadband grant program.

GSA issues sources-sought notice for managed hosting

The General Services Administration wants input from large and small companies capable of providing managed hosting services that would support automated federal acquisition.

GAO: Secure Flight screening program on course

The Secure Flight passenger screening program has improved IT security and privacy controls in the last five months, auditors say.