Jacobs will provide technical support to Marine Corps

Jacobs Engineering will provide the Marine Corps with technical and other support services under a task order worth $7.3 million.

BearingPoint to support Army logistics

BearingPoint Inc. will support Army logistics, maintenance and supply efforts under a new contract.

Omnibus bill would halt competitive sourcing

Both houses of Congress have approved a major spending bill for fiscal 2009 that includes a moratorium on new competitive sourcing projects.

CBP seeks program assistance for SBInet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for a contractor to help manage the SBInet virtual fence and other border surveillance projects.

Kundra challenges government to lead tech revolution

Tells FOSE audience he will focus on transparency, engagement, innovation and lowering the cost of government in his role as federal CIO.

DHS considers unmanned vehicles for SBInet

DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.

Qinetiq wins Air Force space support work

Company will provide $250 million worth of space operations technical support.

Private tax collectors lose IRS work

The tax agency found that federal employees were more cost effective than the debt contractors.

GAO reports Census IT needs more testing

A lack of executive oversight and leadership has left the Census Bureau poorly prepared for the upcoming 2010 Census, with critical IT systems not fully tested and operational.

EDS to manage CMS data center operations

EDS Corp. will operate data centers for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a six-year task order with a ceiling value of $19.8 million.

Kundra named federal CIO, vows to make more data public

Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.

Torrent opens Washington subsidiary to serve feds

The newly formed Torrent Government Contracting Services LLC plans to bid on federal and state government contracts with business partners that include Wells Fargo and Co., Connective Technologies Inc. and ChoicePoint.

Budget gives boost to IT, health care

The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.

CGI Group provides IT support to Quebec’s justice department

CGI Group Inc. will provide information technology support to Quebec’s provincial department of justice under a three-year, $16.5 million contract.

Acumen unveils cloud computing for government agencies

Acumen Solutions Inc. has launched a cloud computing practice for government clients.

DHS to pursue flexible acquisition methods

The Homeland Security Department has modified its investment review process and is strengthening procurement, according to its management undersecretary, Elaine Duke.

SAIC to help maintain Army biometric systems

SAIC will assist Sensor Technologies Inc. with maintenance support for the Army Communications and Electronics Command under a four-year contract worth more than $115 million.

Vangent to build health care solution for MHS

Vangent Inc. will work with the Defense Department’s Military Health System to create a new clinical health IT tool under a $14.1 million task order.

Treasury grapples with devising systems for TARP

The department plans to release soon requests for proposals for the modernization of two programs -- its foreign intelligence network and enterprise content management system.

SAIC to support Army records management system

Science Applications International Corp. wins a task order to support the interactive system that holds Army personnel information.