Army deal points out priority of high-tech training

High-tech training will remain a priority for the Army, based on a new contract it signed with Universal Systems & Technology Inc.

Tech Success: Making the grade

Even with a comprehensive IT security plan in place, one of the Federal Aviation Administration's first Federal Information Security Management Act compliance scores was a lowly D.

Resupply on the fly

On the battlefield, even the best laid plans may need to be changed in an instant. A routine scouting mission can turn into a firefight, leaving a unit of soldiers low on fuel, ammunition or other supplies.

Advanced Technology wins Capitol architect IT outsourcing deal

Advanced Technology Systems Inc. was awarded a five year, $20 million contract from the General Services Administration to support the Architect of the Capitol's Information Technology Division.

BearingPoint lands CDC informatics program management deal

BearingPoint Inc. has won a contract potentially worth $9.8 million with the National Center for Public Health Informatics, an organization within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DataPath wins military net-centric satellite communications deal

In a step to help improve its ability to conduct network-centric warfare, the Army Communications-Electronics Command awarded DataPath Inc. a $42.4 million contract for custom satellite terminals and associated services.

Air Force re-ups DefenseWeb for electronic family services delivery

The Air Force Family Advocacy Program has awarded DefenseWeb Technologies a new one-year, $1.3 million contract to deliver family services online to Air Force families worldwide.

Northrop Grumman nabs Social Security LAN deal

A $153 million, five-year contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. by the Social Security Administration will focus on advancing the agency's network infrastructure and making it secure.

Serena Software inks U.S. Customs security deal

Serena Software Inc. has won two contracts totaling more than $45 million over a five-year period to help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency manage its security initiatives.

Apptis nabs several deals for military health system work

Apptis Inc. has won more than a half dozen contracts from the Defense Department's Military Health System, totaling more than $85 million.

Boeing wins new Navy UAV deal

The Boeing Co.'s work on unmanned aerial vehicles for the Navy will continue under a $24 million contract modification.

GSA taps Telos for info security support

Telos Corp. will assist the General Service Administration with IT security in the agency's effort to merge the Federal Technology and Federal Supply services.

Tech success: Pearson scores an A for effort

In its first months of operation, an Education Department effort that gives students and parents a way to apply for federal student aid online attracted 35,000 applications.

Open source gains momentum

When Red Hat Inc.'s Tom Rabon was in Malaysia recently, talking with government officials about open-source technology, he was surprised by one of the first questions he was asked by the media there: What's going on with Massachusetts' state government's decision to adopt the OpenDocument format?

Minn. county taps Netsmart for health-care software

Netsmart Technologies Inc. has won a three-year, $4.8 million software and services contract from the Human Services and Public Health Department of Hennepin County, Minn.

IBM launches global economic security initiative

IBM Corp. will align many of the company's resources to go after the growing business opportunity presented by the need to make the shipping of freight, movement of people and similar commerce-related activities more secure and reliable.

Identix lands State Department visa biometrics deal

With more than 45 million facial images, the State Department likely operates the world's largest facial recognition identity management program. And its work in that area will continue with the help of Identix Inc.

Energy re-ups analytical support contractor

Project Performance Corp. will continue its systems development and analytical program support services for the Energy Department under a five-year, $10.2 million contract.

Adesta wins Baltimore port security work

A collection of technology?low light cameras, fiber optic links and video analytics?will be brought together to protect the Port of Baltimore in a new technology project.

IBM recruits Boeing and L-3 for ITES-2 team

As Army officials evaluate proposals for $20 billion worth of contracts for technology services and products, one prime contractor vying for the work announced the companies that make up its team.