L-1 installs full-hand ID biometrics system in Texas

L-1 Identity Solutions upgrades Texas’ biometrics identification system under a $2.5 million contract.

Maximus to supply workforce services in Australia

Maximus will continue furnishing employment assistance services to Australia’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under a new contract.

EMentum helps Justice simplify case load management

EMentum will provide technical and project management support to the Justice Department under a three-year, $7.5 million contract.

Group to develop smart grid standards

The Institute of Electrical and El0ectronics Engineers is launching an effort to develop common and interoperable standards for smart electricity grid technologies.

SBInet spending plan falls short: GAO

The Homeland Security Department has met only three of the 12 conditions set by Congress for its Secure Border Initiative spending plan, according to the GAO.

CACI chosen for DARPA program management support

CACI International Inc. will provide acquisition and program management assistance to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under a five-year, $50 million prime contract.

GAO: NOAA satellite procurement in trouble

NOAA's next-generation weather satellite procurement is running up costs and falling behind schedule, according to a new GAO report.

Cities track stimulus money on new Web sites

Several cities have established Web sites to track the $50 billion in economic stimulus spending cities will get.

CSC names Harrity to lead strategic business management

Computer Sciences Corp. has named Carol Harrity vice president of strategic business management for the company's North American Public Sector.

Battelle to help Air Force squadron relocate

Battelle Memorial Institute has won a three-year, $32 million contract to assist an Air Force squadron that is relocating to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., as part of the continuing consolidation of U.S. military bases.

Raytheon receives AF contract extension

Raytheon Co. has received a $23.5 million contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the Air Force’s new ground control system.

Court OKs Deloitte purchase of BearingPoint federal practice

Deloitte has received approval from the bankruptcy court to purchase the assets of BearingPoint’s North American Public Services practice.

CGI provides IT services for Louisiana hurricane recovery

The CGI Group will assist Louisiana with information technology and business process services for hurricane relief efforts under a three-year, $40 million contract.

Unisys to help DOD with financial processes

Unisys has won a GSA task order potentially worth $92 million to provide managed desktop solutions to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

SAIC to train FEMA emergency responders

SAIC has won a five-year Homeland Security Department training contract for FEMA that could be worth as much as $104 million.

SAIC to assist Air Force Weather Agency

Science Applications International Corp. will provide advisory and assistance services to the Air Force Weather Agency under a new contract.

Ballard gets back into the contracting game

The Perot Systems vet has joined a small business to lead its new global services unit.

Perot Systems will bolster DOD travel services

Perot Systems Corp. will provide information technology services to the Defense Department under a new three-year contract worth $15 million.

CACI to assist Army with intell system

CACI International Inc. will supply the Army with program management support for an intelligence system used to direct ground combat under a new contract.

CSC to upgrade U.K. passport and ID services

Computer Sciences Corp. will upgrade Britain’s passport and identification services under a 10-year contract worth $570 million.