SRA awarded DOD transportation contract
SRA International Inc. won a five-year contract to help the U.S. Transportation Command in planning, executing and evaluating exercises.
Unisys picks up $345M defense task order
Unisys Corp. won a five-year blanket task order worth up to $345 million from the Defense Department's Counterintelligence Field Activity, officials of the company said today. Unisys' first job under the task order is worth about $11 million.
New CSC organization blends in DynCorp security
Computer Sciences Corp. created a Global Security Solutions organization to bring together its Global Information Security Services unit and the security capabilities of DynCorp, the Reston, Va., company that CSC bought last year for about $930 million.
Justice picks AMS software for financial and procurement system
American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., won a $24 million order from the Justice Department for its Momentum enterprise resource planning software, company officials said today.
Input: Fed IT contracts totaled billions in 2003
More than $115 billion in federal information technology contracts were awarded in 2003, according to Reston, Va., IT market research firm Input Inc. The Defense Department's more than $83 billion in contract awards dwarfed the civilian agencies' $32 billion in contract awards.
Eyes in the sky are opening to stop illegal border crossings
Within months, the Customs and Border Protection Agency will begin using unmanned aerial vehicles to identify illegal intruders at U.S. land borders.
House committees agree on small-biz changes
The House Government Reform and Small Business committees have negotiated changes to several procurement provisions of legislation that reauthorizes the Small Business Administration, said Government Reform Chairman Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.).
Davis wants M&A hearings
The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee is calling for hearings to examine whether the current pace of consolidation among federal IT services contractors undermines the long-term health of the industry.
Human error cause of most IT security breaches, survey says
Human error is the primary cause of IT security breaches, not technology, according to an annual survey published today by the Computing Technology Industry Association.
Budgets, mandates slow adoption of e-voting
State and local governments have not bought electronic voting systems because they can't afford to and because they fear buying a system that won't meet future mandates, but security concerns haven't been a deterrent.
Northrop Grumman: Say good-bye to your travel agent
Northrop Grumman demonstrates its civilian e-travel system, GovTrip.
Study: Offshore outsourcing boosts domestic employment, wages
Sending U.S. computer software and services jobs overseas increases domestic jobs and wages, according to a study published today.
Lucent wins deal to rebuild, modernize Iraqi communications
Lucent Technologies Inc. won a contract to help rebuild, restore and modernize communications systems in Iraq.
Feds go looking for customers, step up marketing efforts
Federal managers will determine how best to market their e-government initiatives.
Davis mulls impact of mergers and acquisitions
The House Government Reform Committee plans to hold hearings about the effects of mergers and acquisitions among federal IT contractors, Rep. Tom Davis said today.
House committees agree on small-business procurement changes
The House Government Reform and Small Business committees have negotiated changes to several procurement provisions of legislation that reauthorizes the Small Business Administration.
SBA wants to streamline size standards
The SBA has proposed to cut the number of small-business size standards, used in loan programs, contracts set asides and other federal business-development programs.
Labor seeks input on electronic filing upgrade
The Labor Department plans to upgrade its electronic filing system for annual reports on employee benefit plans and is asking for comments. The department receives about 1.4 million annual reports each year.
Partnership makes recommendations on cybersecurity warnings
Private-sector cybersecurity experts are calling for creation of an early warning alert network to generate and share information needed to dispel cyberattacks.
Government defends e-rulemaking
Oscar Morales likes to compare the early days of the federal e-rulemaking initiative to early use of online tax filing. The IRS' offering was slow to gain acceptance; now it is a time-saving tool used by millions of people and businesses.
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