ITAA: E-Verify not ready for prime time

Contractors are worried that E-Verify is not ready to handle a huge volume of activity yet.

Catapult wins four DOD contracts

Catapult Technology Ltd. will assist U.S. military offices with information technology initaitives under four contracts.

ICOR to advise USAID

ICOR Partners LLC will provide strategic advisory services to the chief information officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Lawmakers question sole-source award to SAIC

Lawmakers are investigating the terms of a large sole-source contract awarded that the Health and Human Services Department awarded to a unit of SAIC.

Elbit purchases Innovative Concepts

Elbit Systems of America has acquired Innovative Concepts, a wireless communications company, for $15 million in cash.

Lockheed outfits Canadian frigates

Lockheed Martin Corp. will install, integrate and support new combat systems for Canadian Navy frigates under a $2 billion contract.

Who will be Obama's CTO?

One of the hot topics in Washington is speculation about whom President-elect Obama might name as the nation's first chief technology officer.

CRI to supply identity cards to Agriculture

Communications Resource Inc. will help deploy Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 smart cards at the Agriculture Department.

CSC extends New York Medicaid support

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue providing support to New York State's Medicaid management information system under a three-year contract extension.

Three vie for Patent Office tasks

Three contractors will help the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office update its computer infrastructure.

Contractor watchdog updates misconduct database

Watchdog group highlights federal contractor misconduct in database.

Northrop to issue IDs compatible with PIV cards

The company is encouraging other federal contractors do the same.

Answering the bailout call

Financial rescue plan likely to fuel new business for contractors.

DHS issues financials RFI

The Homeland Security Department is seeking a contractor to carry out its program to create a single, unified IT system for some management functions.

Five to vie for Education tasks

Five contractors will compete for task orders to help the Education Department modernize its management of student loan data under a contract worth as much as $300 million.

Cancellation helps geospatial firms, group says

Congress' decision not to fund a proposed satellite imagery program has won praise from a citizens' advocacy group.

DHS rule could make IT items harder to import

Computers, software and related devices could become more expensive and more difficult to bring into the U.S. under a rule proposed by the Homeland Security Department.

Defense spending hits high-water mark

U.S. defense spending hit its highest point in a decade in fiscal 2008, but will likely decline over the next 10 years, according ITAA.

Small businesses expected to benefit from geospatial BPA

It is believed that the BPA will provide greater transparency, leverage the government's buying power and reduce administrative costs.

Battelle develops new technology for port security

Battelle is developing underwater imaging technology to map the hulls of ships to detect weapons, drugs and other items to protect ports.