IBM to acquire PureEdge

IBM Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire PureEdge Solutions Inc., a provider of electronic-forms-based business process management software and services.

IBM expands partner program

IBM Corp. has launched a program to recognize and reward business partners for expanding their skills, services and solutions.

SRA wins Defense research support job

SRA International Inc. won a contract that to provide technical assistance to DOD's Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.

Tech success: Netcool walks the network beat

It used to be sufficient to manage networks ad hoc, using a stable of applications. But after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, that approach was no longer an option for the Air Force.

Network-centric warfare takes flight

As the sun sets over Baghdad, automatic-weapon fire erupts from a concrete building's third-story window.

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign Inc. has acquired Reston, Va.-based security intelligence firm iDefense for about $40 million in cash.

Georgia taps Netsmart for human services software

Netsmart Technologies Inc., a supplier of enterprise-wide software for health and human services providers, has won an 18-month, $1.8 million contract from the Georgia Department of Human Resources.

Rapiscan gets DHS contract for radiation detection tool

The Homeland Security Department has awarded a contract to Rapiscan Systems Inc. to develop a radiation detection system to identify radioactive materials in cargo and vehicles.

CACI to build Defense personnel Web portal

CACI International Inc. won a task order worth about $11 million to continue work on the Defense Personnel Records Image Retrieval System initiative.

High Performance picked for DOJ grants support

SRA International Inc. has chosen High Performance Technologies Inc. as a partner in an $80 million project to provide IT services to the Justice Department.

Raytheon signs on in Boeing deal for surveillance aircraft

Raytheon Co.'s Space and Airborne Systems and Boeing Co. have inked a contract for continued participation on the P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft industry team.

CSC wins Navy destroyer program management deal

Computer Sciences Corp. won a five-year, $71 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide program management and ship systems engineering support for the Navy's DD(X) Destroyer Class Program Office.

A closer look at search engines

Ad hoc search tool from i411 helps NIH manage AIDS research grants

Air Force taps ViaSat for cryptographic work

ViaSat Inc. has won a contract from the Air Force Cryptologic Systems Group to develop cryptographic equipment for the Space Ground Applications in Satellite System.

IRS taps ChoicePoint for public records access

ChoicePoint Government Services won a contract worth up to $20 million from the Internal Revenue Service to serve as the public records provider for batch processing projects.

Microsoft providers merge operations

IT consulting firms Planet Technologies Inc. and eQuest Technologies Inc. have merged. The executive staff of both companies will remain onboard.

DRC engineers Marine Corps communications deal

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a $2.5 million contract from the Marine Corps to work on a secure, two-way communication solution.

Raytheon nabs early warning radar contract

Raytheon Co. has won a contract from the Air Force to provide an early warning surveillance radar system to Taiwan.

DRC to work with Army's Future Combat Systems program

Dynamics Research Corp. was awarded a $6 million contract to perform training analysis as part of the development of training products for the Army's Future Combat Systems.

General Dynamics to upgrade Abrams tanks

General Dynamics' Land Systems business unit has won a contract to upgrade 60 M1A2 Abrams tanks with new command and control systems and other technology updates.