STG builds outsourcing network for HUD IG office

STG Inc. has won a $7 million contract to develop an outsourcing network for the Housing and Urban Development Department, according to an announcement dated July 19.

Crowdsourcing knowledge management

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Agilex creates chief quality officer job, hires Northrop exec for post

Agilex has hired Mark Scheffel for the newly created position of chief quality officer with the goal of directed efforts to partner more closely with its clients. He will report directly to Agilex President John Gall.

Is better IT spending data coming your way?

The Office of Management and Budget finalized new guidance on reporting IT spending as called for by the Obama administration’s IT reform plan.

DOD to revamp acquisition with cyberspace in mind

DOD officials want the huge department to be agile and swift in cyberspace, and acquisition processes have to keep up.

Contractor trio wins $363M for Special Ops IT assistance

Three well-known government contractors have won five-year Defense Department contracts worth a total of $362 million for IT assistance for the Special Operations Command.

Army's 2012 plan emphasizes innovation, frugality

The service's 2012 Modernization Plan puts focus on using technology to maximize resources amid dwindling funds.

Booz Allen conducting 'full review' of data file hacking

Booz Allen Hamilton has confirmed the posting of certain data files to the Internet on Tuesday was the result of an illegal attack.

Raytheon to design information architecture for small satellites

Raytheon subsidiary BBN Technologies will design and integrate an information architecture for wireless small module satellites for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

SRA work rewarded in $73M DEA recompete win

SRA International Inc. will continue supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration, having successfully won the recompeted 10-year, $72.9 million Firebird Infrastructure Technology Services II contract.

Northrop Grumman partners to pursue GSA travel contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed on as a subcontractor to CWTSatoTravel to compete for the end-to-end travel and expense management systems of the General Services Administration's E-Gov Travel Services 2 contract.

Iron Bow scores bull's-eye with $120M Social Security award

Iron Bow Technologies will build a new network infrastructure for the Social Security Administration under a blanket purchase agreement valued at $120 million.

Can the administration really trim $6B from support services contracts?

The Obama administration intends to cut $6 billion in spending by the end of fiscal 2012 on support services contracts beneficial to agency managers.

Delta Solutions adds DEA contract to string of recent wins

Delta Solutions and Technologies Inc.'s five-year, $18 million contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration is the latest in a series of contract wins that total almost $66 million.

STG task order covers Navy C4ISR systems worldwide

STG Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. have been awarded task orders that could be worth as much as $99.9 million under a seven-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center–Atlantic.

Jacobs works to boost ODNI’s forecasting capabilities

Jacobs Engineering Group is working with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to provide events forecasting technology services. The four-year contract has a potential value of approximately $11 million.

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6 keys — and a caveat — to winning bigger contracts

The road to a better bottom line is paved with task-order contracts. What can you do to be ready to win the next big contract vehicle?

Accenture helps Air Force design advanced decision-support services

Accenture has won a two-year, $17.2 million Air Force contract to conduct risk reduction and prototyping for advanced command and control services.

ICF sparks Energy Department's grid modernization efforts

ICF International Inc. will provide IT assistance to the Energy Department's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $40 million.