SRA International earns CMMI 3 rating

SRA International has earned a new Capability Maturity Model Integration rating of 3 for its systems and software engineering, which means it has defined and established standard processes.

CDC plans BioSense contract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a draft request for proposals for a planned IT services contract related to BioSense, its system for early detection of health threats.

GSA picks 29 Alliant firms

Twenty-nine contractors have earned spots on the GSA Alliant contract. The agency announced the winners today.

Qwest expands network center for Networx

The telecommunications providers who won places on GSA's Networx contract are continuing the preparations needed to begin filling orders.

DOD taps FiXs for credentialing

DOD has chosen a trusted identity network developed by the Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems as the first enterprisewide solution for cross-credentialing between government and industry.

Four grab Navy test and evaluation work

The Navy has chosen Alion Science and Technology, Science Applications International Corp., Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems and Stanley Associates to support the Commander Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Force.

SRA gets Justice booking system award

SRA International will provide IT services to the Justice Department under a $20 million blanket purchase agreement.

Changes mean new calculus for mergers

SBA's new size recertification rule could radically change the landscape for small businesses interested in being acquired and their potential buyers.

New rule targets large firms

But impact of recertification could affect many small businesses.

ITAA praises contractor tax delay

The Information Technology Association of America is cheering a possible one-year delay in the implementation of a tax on government contractors.

Transportation Command awards multiple IT contracts

The United States Transportation Command has picked 10 companies for a multiple-award IT services contract. The five-year contract could be worth up to $250 million.

Coalition elevates two

Larry Allen, executive vice president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, will become the group's president on Aug. 15.

Raytheon gets missile defense deal

Raytheon Co. will develop missile tracking capabilities under a $304 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency.

Merger creates new fed consultancy

JB Cubed and Government Strategy Advisors have merged to form a new entity called FedResults that will provide strategic consulting and other services for federal contractors.

Navy greenlights global construction contract

The Navy has lifted a stop work order on a Global Contingency Construction Contract awarded last year, allowing the three prime contractors to move ahead on the work.

TCS gets new Army satellite deal

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has won a $2.6 million contract from the Army to provide satellite depot-level spares and test, measurement and diagnostic equipment.

Let's get flexible

CDW accentuates the positive in return to private ownership.

Networx's gravity field

Companies with niche services seek opportunities at the fringes of the huge telecom awards.

Author spins yarns of future

John Scalzi's novels chart the way changing technologies affect human interaction.

Hart InterCivic maps GIS strategy

Hart InterCivic Inc., a maker of electronic voting systems, has acquired a geographical information systems company and restructured to incorporate the new technology.