General Dynamics provides help desk support for DIA

General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a five-year, $40 million task order under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise contract to support the Defense Intelligence Agency.

CACI names new COO for U.S. operations

Daniel D. Allen has joined CACI International Inc. as chief operating officer for the company's four main U.S. business groups: National Solutions, Transformation Solutions, Enterprise Technologies and Services and Mission Systems.

GTSI suspension sends 2010 revenues into the red

GTSI Corp.’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 were significantly affected by the Small Business Administration’s temporary suspension of the company in October and the costs involved in getting that suspension lifted, the company reported today.

PC business selloff story bogus, says HP

Hewlett-Packard Co. is denying press reports that it plans to sell off its PC business. An HP senior vice president blamed the story on “irresponsible reporting.”

Harris buys government network telecom provider

Harris Corp. has acquired key infrastructure assets of Core180 Inc., a government telecom network integrator in Fairfax, Va. Financial terms were not reported.

Hewlett-Packard will upgrade U.S. volunteer support center

Hewlett-Packard Co. will provide IT services to the Corporation for National and Community Services, a federal agency that promotes volunteerism by Americans, under a five-year, $22.5 million contract.

SAIC sows $208M worth of IT services at USDA agency

Science Applications International Corp. will provide IT services to the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency under a five-year task order that could be worth as much as $208 million.

Accuvant creates federal unit to increase cyber sales

Accuvant Inc., an information security provider, has just launched Accuvant Federal Solutions, its cybersecurity business unit specifically for government clients. The Denver-based company currently protects more than 2.3 million government endpoints from malicious threats.

Harris unveils realignment of business units

Harris Corp. is realigning its operating business units, creating the Integrated Network Solutions unit to provide IT and managed services, among others.

CGI hires energy management expert for GSA account

CGI Federal Inc. has hired Billy Mays, a global energy management, sustainability and high-performance buildings expert, to help direct the government contractor’s GSA account.

How to get your share of a $2.5B contract pie

When the State Department named Science Applications International Corp. the prime contractor on its $2.5 billion Vanguard II contract, a protest by Northrop Grumman Corp. halted work until the giant contractor joined the SAIC team.

CACI hires new chief medical information officer from military

CACI International Inc. has hired Dr. Keith Salzman to serve as chief medical information officer within its Transformation Solutions Group.

SRA tasked with R&D assistance to Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. has won a five-year, $14.4 million Defense Department task order to provide research-and-development assistance to the Special Operations Command.

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.

IRS, Lockheed veteran joins Capgemini federal practice

Capgemini Government Solutions LLC has added Lauretta Brown to its Government Solutions Federal Treasury and Regulatory Markets practice as a client executive.

TechAmerica Foundation gathers cloud commission

Marc Benioff and Michael Capellas will serve as co-chairmen of a new TechAmerica Foundation commission that will formulate public policies for the Obama administration’s Cloud First initiative.

Salient closes two-for-one deal

Salient Federal Solutions Inc. acquires two companies in a single deal as it adds software development and cybersecurity offerings.

Mobile computing creates big opportunity for small business

Since announcing the formation of a public-sector practice less than two years ago, BoxTone has seen a threefold increase in its government sales and has racked up key contract wins with several federal agencies.

Boeing's new unit will sell satellite telecom services

Boeing has established a Commercial Satellite Services unit to market satellite telecommunications services, including hosted payloads, to the federal government and other satellite users.

Booz Allen gets smart with $114M intelligent transportation contract

Booz Allen Hamilton will help the Federal Highway Administration enhance intelligent transportation systems under a five-year, $114 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.