Harris telecom units being sold

Danaher Corp. paying about $50 million for the telecom tools, test sets and test systems product lines of Harris Corp.

Firms oppose proposed small-biz rules

For the last eight years, Bill Colligan has carefully managed the growth of CSSI Inc. to ensure that the Washington company would retain its status as a small-business contractor until it was ready to compete with larger firms. This meant holding CSSI's annual revenue under its small-business revenue cap of $21 million, even while the number of employees grew to 210.

GSA asks for agencies' help with SmartBuy

General Services Administration officials are asking agencies for their help in negotiating enterprisewide software licensing agreements under the SmartBuy program, said Neal Fox, assistant commissioner for commercial acquisition at GSA's Federal Supply Service.

Davis resurrects acquisition reforms

Acquisition reforms that didn't make it through Congress last year have been brought back to life by their author, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.)

Davis pushes for more action on security clearances

Legislation this year may force the Defense Department to speed its process for granting security clearances to private contractors and government personnel who need access to classified information on the job.

Set-aside program created for veteran-owned businesses

SBA program allows contracting officers to set aside federal contracts for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses.

Five firms share in $46M Transportation contract

Five systems integrators won spots on a $46 million, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for systems integration and engineering services from the Transportation Department.

Northrop Grumman wins SEC imaging contract

Contract, worth $25 million, is for document-imaging services nationwide.

AGS wins satellite network deal

Americom Government Services Inc. won a five-year contract to provide satellite network services to U.S. Forces Korea.

RSIS wins $22M Veterans Affairs systems deal

RS Information Systems Inc. won a $22 million contract to provide systems engineering to the Office of Cyber and Information Security at Veterans Affairs, officials of the McLean, Va., company said today.

NMCI continues to drag down EDS

EDS Corp.'s federal government revenue increased 20 percent in the first quarter of 2004, but the huge Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project still drains the Plano, Texas, company's finances, according to company statements.

Anser will run Homeland Security's R&D center

Analytic Services Inc. was chosen to operate the new Homeland Security Institute, the Homeland Security Department's first federally funded research and development center.

How long does the mail take? IBM to find out

IBM will track the quality of mail delivery worldwide with an association that helps upgrade international postal services.

E-gov effort seeks to pare redundant spending

Companies responding to the federal government's request for information for new e-government projects should provide ideas for systems that integrate existing initiatives.

U.S. sinks to sixth place in e-readiness, survey says

The United States fell from third to sixth place in an annual global survey of nations' e-readiness, largely because other countries had greater adoption of broadband Internet access.

Anteon wins $16M support services work in Afghanistan

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year contract worth up to $16 million for engineering and installation support services to U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.

Industry fights Dodd legislation

Opponents and proponents of offshore outsourcing ? sending U.S. jobs to foreign workers overseas ? aren't that far apart in their positions.

10 Leaders with a knack

As manager of the Defense Department's smart-card project, <b>Mary Dixon</b> acts as a referee, balancing the needs and desires of dozens of agencies. Dixon is one of 10 winners of the first Government Computer News Management Leadership Awards, to be honored May 19 in Washington. Like Dixon, all the winners have shown a willingness to tackle tough jobs and blend confidence and humility. Read their stories...

NCI wins $15M Army IT services contract

NCI Information Systems Inc. won a five-year task order for IT services from the Information Technology Services Directorate at Fort Monmouth, N.J.

Survey: Tech buyers look to Web, colleagues

Internet sites and recommendations from colleagues are the most important sources of information on IT products and services for federal IT buyers, according to a survey of federal IT professionals.