NCI pilots Air National Guard’s database development
NCI Inc. will provide database administrative services to the Air National Guard under a GSA Schedule 70 task order worth $26.5 million.
MCR brings management services to NATO agency
MCR LLC, a provider of program management services to the federal government and allied nations, has been awarded a three-year NATO contract worth an estimated $8.8 million for program management and acquisition support services.
Alion designs game to train sailors for new position
Alion Science and Technology has won a three-year Navy task order worth $4.6 million to design a PC-based training game.
SAIC safeguards USDA Forest Service information
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Agriculture Department deploy a secure information program for the Forest Service under a three-year contract valued at $21 million.
How to succeed at failure
The government need not fear failure, as long as it knows what to do when it happens.
Federal managers: Room for improvement?
The consensus among readers is that federal managers often don't get the job done. But what can be done about it?
ISS provides specialized software to Central Command
Intelligent Software Solutions Inc. will provide specialized software to the Defense Department under an Air Force task order worth $49.9 million.
Northrop, UMBC spur growth of cybersecurity solutions firms
Northrop Grumman Corp. and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Research Park Corp. on April 21 officially opened the Cync Program incubator facility to attract more technology companies to develop solutions to counter cybersecurity threats.
$130M up for grabs in DOE research grants
Breakthroughs in biofuels, rare earth alternatives and solar power electronics are just some of the areas DOE will focus on.
35 firms to divvy up $2.5B Army contract
Thirteen large contractors and 22 small businesses have been named to the Army’s $2.5 billion Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services prime contract, known as OPTARSS II.
SRA leads quintet of DOD BPA awardees
SRA International Inc. and four other contractors will vie for tasks under a newly announced Defense Department blanket purchase agreement that has an estimated value of $100 million over five years, if all options are exercised.
Small biz wins $49M DOD disaster recovery software BPA
Virtual Corp., a New Jersey software and consulting company, has secured a $49 million Defense Department blanket purchase agreement for its disaster recovery software solutions.
NCI award continues DOD medical IT support for Gulf area
NCI Inc. will continue providing IT support to the 81st Medical Group's Air Education and Training Command at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., under a five-year follow-on task order worth $11.1 million.
Raytheon tasked with systems integration for DARPA project
Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $7 million contract from the Defense Department to provide systems integration services for DARPA.
Agencies update progress on transparency plans
Federal agencies are publishing charts, graphics and progress reports on their open government efforts.
Can agencies pay enough to attract top IT talent?
In the various debates about outsourcing, insourcing and federal pay, one issue almost always comes up: The tough competition for IT talent.
SAIC to devise corrosion lifecycle research program for DOD
Science Applications International Corp. will devise a lifecycle research program for the Defense Department under a five-year Navy task order under the SeaPort e-contract valued at more than $41 million.
Improving the purchase card program
The government purchase card has made procuring low-cost items much easier, but there are ways the program could be improved, writes Steve Kelman.
IT contract cost deviations could trigger CIO reviews
Senators have introduced legislation that would require agency CIOs to conduct a review of an IT project if it deviates 20 percent or more from its baseline cost estimate.
Lockheed team rolls out next gen ID system for FBI
After a delayed start due to a contractor protest almost three years ago, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Next Generation Identification team is beginning to fully develop and deploy its enhancement of the FBI's latent fingerprint matching accuracy and introduce palm print matching to the system.
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