USGC wins Navy HR systems contract
USGC Inc. will provide human resources support services to the Navy Military Sealift Fleet Support Command under a contract worth up to $22 million.
Wexford Group named to DOD anti-IED contract
Wexford Group is one of five companies named to the five-year, $494 million prime award.
BAE moves to new IT service model with Treasury win
BAE Systems Inc. has designed an information technology services model for the Treasury Department that addresses specific capital investments, service-level agreements and pricing needs.
Government poaching? That depends on which side of the pool you're in.
A brouhaha is brewing over allegations that the feds are out to hire away contractors' best employees – sometimes with substantial cash bonuses and sometimes with threats of contract cancellations.
Six firms win places on USDA IT contract vehicle
Six contractors have been named to a new Agriculture Department information technology contract vehicle that has a ceiling value of $25 million over five years.
Alion wins Naval modeling, simulation contract
Alion Science and Technology will provide modeling and simulation services to the Navy under a $49 million contract.
DOD can't run without contractors, DISA director says
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade next year.
Verizon Business probes cloud security issues
Verizon Business is probing network security issues in cloud computing and network management.
Avineon supports Marine Corps acquisition activities
Avineon will provide technical support and management oversight to the Marines Corps under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $29 million.
Info-sharing tops DOD's tech wish list
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
SAIC to support Army CIO
Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and management support services to the Army’s Chief Information Officer under a newly awarded contract.
Hathaway’s departure renews worries about cyber-czar vacancy
Melissa Hathaway's resignation as the Obama administration’s acting senior director for cyberspace has caused scrutiny about how the Obama administration is accomplishing its extensive cybersecurity agenda.
White House cyber adviser Melissa Hathaway resigns
Melissa Hathaway, who led the administration's 60-day review of cyber policy and was considered a candidate for the new White House cyber coordinator position, will resign later this month, according to an article on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
Group W to help Army boost analysis capabilities
Group W Inc. will provide analytical support to the Army under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract worth $10.7 million.
OMB to agencies: Start contractor reforms
OMB issued three memos today that outline $40 billion in savings on contract spending. It told agencies to cut seven percent from their budgets for contractors.
Coast Guard contracts chief plans major overhaul
The new head of the Coast Guard acquisitions unit said he wants to make permanent the relationships between the new unit and the Homeland Security and Defense departments.
DOD at work on social media policy
The first day of the Open Government and Innovations Conference featured lively discussions about transparency and innovation.
VA puts a hold on 45 IT projects
VA officials halted 45 information technology projects with a budget of $200 million that are behind schedule or over budget.
Army enterprise chief outlines network modernization efforts
Gary Winkler, program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., discussed a number of current initiatives, including the Logistics Modernization Program, the Army Enterprise System Integration Program and the recently concluded Network Service Center Operational Validation exercise.
DOD names three Tricare contract winners
Three national health care providers have been named to provide managed health care support for the Defense Department’s Tricare program. They are: TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp., of Phoenix; Aetna Government Health Plans, of Hartford, Conn.; and United Health Military and Veterans Services, of Minnetonka, Minn.
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