DigitalNet wins DHS fingerprint ID work

DigitalNet Holdings Inc. won a Homeland Security Department contract worth up to $25 million for fingerprint identification services, officials of the Herndon, Va., company announced today.

Anti-outsourcing amendment makes it through House

The House of Representatives yesterday passed an amendment to the Treasury-Transportation appropriations bill that would dampen the Bush administration's efforts to conduct public-private competitions for federal work under rules established in May 2003.

Feds seek comments on time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts

Federal officials are asking for comments on how time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts are used to buy commercial products and how the contract types could be used to buy commercial services.

Titan wins renewal of translator service work

Titan Corp. won a task order contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command that authorizes Titan to continue providing linguist services and support for critical contingency missions worldwide.

DOD rules curb contract consolidations, add subcontracting incentive

Defense Department procurement rules that went into effect today limit the consolidation of DOD requirements into single contracts and allow incentive payments to companies that use Native American, Native Alaskan and Native Hawaiian small businesses as subcontractors on DOD contracts.

General Dynamics to install communications infrastructure in Baghdad

General Dynamics Network Systems will install a voice, video and data network infrastructure for the Army at Camp Victory in Baghdad.

Commerce awards small-business GWAC

<font color="cc0000"> (UPDATED) </font color>Fifty-one small businesses won spots on the Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation, a small-business acquisition contract for information technology.

DHS awards $49M in port security grants

The Homeland Security Department awarded $49.43 million in grants to 120 entities for port security improvements.

FTI wins $2 million HUD contract

Future Technologies Inc. won a $1.9 million contract from the Housing and Urban Development Department.

Grants awarded for homeland security technologies

The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology awarded grants worth about $260,000 to five companies and individuals to develop homeland security technologies.

Service-disabled veterans move beyond stereotypes

Service-disabled veterans recently got what many women want: a new procurement regulation that allows contracting officers to set aside federal contracts specifically for their small businesses.

Let's get serious

Cairo Corp. of Chantilly, Va., has grown nearly 200 percent annually during the past five years and now tops Washington Technology's annual list of the 50 fastest-growing federal IT contractors. Owner and president Alba Alemán said she doesn't want any special treatment from the government because of her gender.

OMB to require performance-based contracting on 40 percent of contracts

Federal agencies beginning next month will be required to use performance-based contracting on 40 percent of eligible jobs worth more than $25,000, according to a Sept. 7 memo from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

Congressional moves against outsourcing on the rise

Two new amendments attached to Senate spending bills threaten to curtail the Bush administration's effort to compete government jobs with the private sector.

Gooden: Partnering with government 'key to the kingdom'

Acting in partnership with government customers "is the key to the kingdom," a Lockheed Martin Corp. executive told information technology industry executives today.

Feds look to exploit buying power

A federal interagency group is working to identify ways that agencies can leverage their buying power to get better prices from vendors.

Dynamics Research Corp. finishes acquisition, gets financing

Dynamics Research Corp. completed the acquisition of the government division of Impact Innovations Group LLC.

Perkins to join Northrop Grumman IT

Northrop Grumman Corp. hires Oracle Corp. executive Steve Perkins to direct business development for Northrop's Information Technology sector.

Dynamic Systems wins Jet Propulsion Lab contract

Dynamic Systems will provide hardware and software configuration, technical engineering support, asset tracking and a paperless order processing system, equipment testing and custom integration.

L-3 Communications wins Navy simulator deal

L-3 Communications won a contract to build a simulation device called the P-3C Tactical Operational Readiness Trainer.