SAIC to support IRS computer center

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Internal Revenue Service process data and manage security under a new task order.

Telos to provide AF with ruggedized laptops

The Air Force placed task orders for laptop PCs from Telos through Network Centric Solutions and a Network Enterprise Technology Command contract.

FCC moves forward on mobile alert system

The FCC published a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system that would let wireless providers send emergency alerts to users of cell phones and other devices.

ACS, Ingenix forge health care alliance

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. and Ingenix have formed a strategic alliance to supply the technology for ACS' state Medicaid management information systems projects.

Cascades Technologies to support USA.gov

Cascades Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide content assistance and other information technology services to USA.gov, the government's official Web portal.

PMC wins pair of DHS tasks

Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.

SE Solutions hires Barry West

Barry West, a former federal agency CIO who recently ended a 25-year government career, has joined Strategic Enterprise Solutions Inc. as executive vice president.

Raytheon to equip Osprey

Raytheon Technical Services Co. will provide several IT systems for the V-22 Osprey aircraft under a new $12 million award from the Naval Air Systems Command.

Videoconferencing can help save the planet

The most recent incarnations of the technology could entice organizations to revisit the idea of conducting virtual meetings.

Boeing to design NASA satellites

Boeing will design and manufacture communications satellites for NASA under a new contract that could be worth up to $1.2 billion.

Navy ERP program to go live

BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.

Boeing creates unit for SBI work

Boeing today reshuffled its management units and created a new component that will oversee DHS' $30 billion high-tech SBInet.

Input: Health gateway projects offer ground-floor opportunity

Contractors will find ample opportunities next year for projects that help state and local governments lay a foundation for a robust infrastructure for health IT systems, reports Input.

Qwest to upgrade DOE voice network

Qwest Communications International will help upgrade the voice network at the Energy Department under a new contract from Energy Enterprise Solutions.

Vendors vie for spectrum grab

The FCC's long-awaited auction of radio spectrum in January is attracting major wireless bidders and newcomers.

Point One signs SmartBuy agreement

Point One has been signed by GSA and DOD to the first of what could be many enterprise software license deals for data and records management software.

General Dynamics to assist DHS center

General Dynamics Corp. will provide support to DHS' National Coordinating Center under a task order that could be worth as much as $21.8 million.

Alliant goes to 62 small businesses

Sixty-two vendors have been selected for the $15 billion Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract.

General Dynamics to continue Marine ops work

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> General Dynamics C4 Systems unit will provide six portable combat operations centers to upper-level Marine Corps commands under a modification of an existing contract.

Audit uncovers weak internal controls at CBP

Information security continues to be a material weakness in the Customs and Border Protection agency's internal controls, according to an independent audit.