Alion to assist Navy with ship modernization

Alion Science and Technology will provide acquisition management support to the Navy for modernization of various ships under a new contract.

GDIT provides medical technical expertise, systems training to Army

General Dynamics Corp. will provide a range of medical technical expertise to the Army under a five-year task order that could be worth as much as $154 million.

General Dynamics wins $387M Army contract

General Dynamics Corp. will provide a variety of technical support and training advisory services to the Army under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $387 million.

FEMA seeks social media contractor

Federal Emergency Management Agency issues a contract request for a media services company that can deliver information from disaster areas via social media and local media news outlets.

Government re-opens while feds talk telework in aftermath of blizzard

Now that severe weather in the nation's capital and elsewhere have provided ample opportunities for testing continuity-of-operations plans, federal employees have some thoughts.

Federal CIO pursues relentless efficiency via TechStat meetings

Vivek Kundra says the administration intends to leverage the power of technology to make the government run more efficiently.

L-3 to support Marine Corps combat training

An L-3 Communications Corp. unit will furnish program and acquisition support to the Marine Corps for live and simulated training operations under a new task order.

Meyerrose: Takai would be qualified for Defense CIO post

California CIO Teri Takai, the expected nominee as the Defense Department's chief information officer, has a proven track record in IT leadership, but the military poses a new set of challenges.

Unisys works to build Mexico’s biometric ID system

Unisys Corp. will work with the government of Mexico and the Mexican communications company Axtel to develop an advanced national biometric identification system under a three-year contract valued at $50 million.

Obama wants faster program reviews and more agency input

The administration wants to continually streamline what works and eliminate what doesn't work.

Serco boosts air traffic management in U.S., Pacific region

Serco Inc. will support the Federal Aviation Administration under a five-year contract worth approximately $170 million.

DARPA: Calling all cyber geneticists

A DARPA research program would combine technologies to apply genetics, anthropology, sociology and physiology to the identification of cyberattackers.

IBM's health exchange pilot generates extra $2M for users, study says

A health data exchange between MedVirginia and the Social Security Administration is generating extra revenue, a new report says.

Software consortium offers helping hand on thorny technical problems

When government contractors and some federal agencies seek advice on tricky technical problems or program training, they often turn to the nonprofit Systems and Software Consortium Inc.

Boeing's SBInet project under fire again

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered a re-evaluation of options for protecting the United States-Mexico border because of delays in deploying the SBInet technology system.

Time for program managers to embrace agile development

Embracing agile development practices will meet client’s expectations around value and functional capabilities more effectively.

SRA will help FDA automate field inspection operations

SRA International Inc. will design and implement information technology solutions for the Food and Drug Administration under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $98 million.

President calls for urgent improvements to anti-terrorism efforts

President Barack Obama has directed his security team to take technology-related security measures to bolster homeland security and thwart terrorist attacks.

Dell Perot boosts communications at Rock Island Arsenal

Dell Perot Systems has won a five-year, $42 million award to assist the Army with communications and other command services.

Capgemini will verify Army ERP systems

Capgemini Government Solutions LLC will provide independent verification and validation support to the Army under a five-year, $88 million contract.