DHS paid millions in SBInet invoices without sufficient details, GAO says
The Government Accountability Office said contractor invoices for the $780 million Secure Border Initiative Network program lacked details. Where did they fall short?
Savvy agencies want IT that lowers costs, improves efficiencies
The economic crisis and government budget cuts may be forcing feds to tighten their belts, but that hasn't stopped them from embracing today's latest technology, according to a new survey. In fact, it's those new tech solutions that are helping them survive during the cash crunch.
Maryland contractors worry about future contracts
Maryland contractors are nervous about the impact of the recent spending resolution.
NCI pilots Air National Guard’s database development
NCI Inc. will provide database administrative services to the Air National Guard under a GSA Schedule 70 task order worth $26.5 million.
SAIC safeguards USDA Forest Service information
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Agriculture Department deploy a secure information program for the Forest Service under a three-year contract valued at $21 million.
Raytheon moves to pursue thin-client demands
Now a unit of Raytheon Co., Trusted Computer Solutions is taking its cross-domain thin-client technology into the Defense Department, the intelligence community and beyond.
Northrop award extends software work for Army air defense
Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue providing software development and life-cycle support for the Air and Missile Defense Workstation under a new Army contract worth $77.9 million.
ManTech continues to secure networks at DOJ ops center
ManTech International Corp. will provide network security and other IT services to U.S. attorneys under a five-and-a-half-year contract with the Justice Department valued at as much as $10 million.
Lockheed team rolls out next gen ID system for FBI
After a delayed start due to a contractor protest almost three years ago, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Next Generation Identification team is beginning to fully develop and deploy its enhancement of the FBI's latent fingerprint matching accuracy and introduce palm print matching to the system.
EMC buys Reston-based security analysis provider
EMC Corp. has acquired NetWitness Corp., a private provider of network security analysis solutions. The financial terms of the deal, which closed April 1, were not reported.
ManTech tasked with software services for Army Guardrail systems
ManTech International Corp. has received a two-year Army task order worth $22.6 million for a variety of software engineering services.
Northrop team builds $1.1B DHS classified communications system
Northrop Grumman Corp. is leading a team that captured a seven-year task order for a classified DHS network.
Lockheed, BAE, L-3 among 8 named to $183M Navy IDIQ
Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems Inc., L-3 Services and five other companies have been named to a Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the individual contracts to an estimated $183 million.
CACI provides IT support to DOD's anti-IED offices
CACI International Inc. will provide mission support and IT services to two Defense Department organizations under a four-year, $20 million task order. The award falls under the $494 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Comprehensive Support Services contract that CACI won in August 2009.
SAIC team wins $2.5B contract for State's network infrastructure
Science Applications International Corp. captures huge contract to build a secure IT network infrastructure for the State Department. Who made their team?
QinetiQ continues FEMA, DHS integration services
QinetiQ North America has won a two-year option award worth up to $15.6 million to continue to provide Asset Tracking Services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Dell wraps up acquisition of SecureWorks
Dell Corp. has closed its acquisition of SecureWorks Inc., a provider of information security services. Details of the cash transaction were not reported.
DHS unveils rigid requirements to replace terminated SBINet
The Homeland Security Department is inviting vendors to an Industry Day on Feb. 17 to present its three-part strategy for border-security solutions to replace the cancelled SBInet program.
OPM's security clearance reformer retires
Kathy Dillaman, the Office of Personnel Management official in charge of reforming the security clearance process, retired Monday after 35 years of government service, Federal Times reports.
VA's Internet blocking may be a little overzealous
VA reader reports inability to read articles about a recently notorious website due to agency blocking.
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