QinetiQ NA names new CIO

QinetiQ North America has hired John Lambeth as its new CIO. He will be responsible for strategic development of the company’s IT capabilities, including management of its network infrastructure.

Dell taps insider to lead federal services business

Richard Pineda has been promoted to lead Dell Corp.’s Federal Government Services organization, replacing Lee Carrick, who has left the company.

Boeing shuffles its IT organization leadership

Boeing Co. names puts a new executive in charge of its IT organization and promotes another to run its new Information Solutions division.

CSC locks up deal for health care solutions company

Computer Sciences Corp. has completed its acquisition of Image Solutions Inc., a provider of regulatory submission management solutions for the contractor's Life Sciences sector. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

DRC hires another VP for its Federal Group

Daphne Zweifel has joined Dynamics Research Corp. as a vice president and general manager in the company's Federal Group, which supports DRC's federal clients in the Washington, D.C., capital region.

CGI to continue operational IT care for CMS

CGI Federal Inc., the U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc., will continue to provide software development and operational support services to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under a five-year task order worth $55 million.

ITT to become three separate companies

ITT Corporation will separate the company’s businesses into three distinct, publicly traded companies following unanimous approval of the plan by the board of directors. Under the plan, the company would execute tax-free spinoffs to shareholders of its water-related businesses and its Defense & Information Solutions segment.

Lockheed to lead $200M SSA claims processing upgrade

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been named prime contractor on the Social Security Administration’s six-year, $200 million Disability Case Processing System contract, an IT modernization program to improve the quality and speed of processing disability claims.

CSC will toil at Labor's call center

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a blanket purchase agreement to operate the Labor Department's call center under a five-year award that has a ceiling value of $75 million.

L-3 closes 2010 with acquisition and divestiture

L-3 Communications Corp. was busy the last month of 2010, selling InfraredVision Technology Corp., a manufacturer of camera subassemblies, and acquiring Funa International GmbH, a German supplier of control and safety systems.

How one small business embraced the health care market and won

Business Computer Applications laid a foundation in health care that helped it become the only small business to win a full-and-open spot on the CDC's $5 billion contract.

Stanley tasked with visa assistance for Africa

Stanley Inc. has won a five-year, firm-fixed-price task order worth $9.48 million to provide the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs with business process services in a number of African nations.

Fuchs out as ATS begins evaluation of 'strategic alternatives'

Sid Fuchs, president and CEO of ATS Corp., is leaving the company after a company announcement that the board of directors “has begun a process to evaluate strategic alternatives.”

BAE fills new intelligence VP position

Brian Sheridan has joined BAE Systems’ Intelligence & Security sector as vice president and deputy general manager of strategic initiatives and global business, a newly created position. He will report to sector president John Gannon.

Northrop Grumman names new VP and GM of civil systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. has named James Myers vice president and general manager of its Civil Systems business group, one of four divisions in the company's Information Systems sector led by Linda Mills.

DRC joins contractor trio to boost Army training program

Dynamics Research Corp. and three other contractors will share a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Army training contract that has a $30 million ceiling.

SRA logistics support Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. will provide logistics and other support services to the Defense Department Special Operations Command under a five-year task order valued at $15.3 million.

GDIT boosts IT systems for Army HQ in Europe

General Dynamics Corp. will provide information technology to the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and its associated staff elements under a five-year Alliant contract task order worth $122 million if all options are exercised.

Alion puts Guard Dog through its paces for DARPA

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will conduct performance evaluations on the Graph Understanding and Analysis for Rapid Detection – Deployed On the Ground (Guard Dog) program, under a three-year, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Dell's universe expands again with security acquisition

Dell says its deal to buy an information security company will expand its portfolio of on-demand IT services.