IDC: Stimulus to pump billions into federal IT

The new stimulus law will pump approximately $2.5 billion into federal agencies for technology funding, according to IDC.

L-1 supplies Army with portable recognition devices

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will supply the Army with handheld identification detection devices under a new contract.

ICF helps EPA with environmental risk assessments

ICF Inc. will assist the Environmental Protection Agency with risk assessment technology under a five-year contract that has a ceiling of $21 million.

Private tax collectors lose IRS work

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

CSC and Vision Technologies to upgrade EPA technology

Computer Sciences Corp. and its protégé company Vision Technologies Inc. will provide infrastructure services to the Environmental Protection Agency under an eight-year contract that has a cumulative value of $102 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.

SRA to triage CDC health care data center

SRA International will assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention manage health care data under a three-year, $21 million contract.

ITS to spur IT growth at Agriculture Department

ITS Corp. will help the Agriculture Department develop new information technology systems under a three-year, $36.8 million General Services Administration task order.

Vangent to create biometric ID system for Mexico

The company will design, build and operate a full biometric identification management system under a three-year, $68 million contract.

Herren to help Navy with program management assistance

Herren Associates will provide program support to the Navy under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $33.6 million.

Accenture wins FEMA business services deal

Accenture Ltd. will provide a range of business-oriented services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a five-year contract.

CSC to manage FBI call center

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to manage Federal Bureau of Investigation call center operations under a five-year task order that has a potential value of $59 million.

SRA warns of possible data breach

The company has warned current and former employees and customers, including federal employees, that personal information could be at risk.

SRA continues support for EPA outreach program

SRA International Inc. will continue providing public information management assistance to the Environmental Protection Agency under a five-year blanket purchase agreement worth as much as $42 million.