General Dynamics wins military work worth $50 million

Among contracts are three task orders valued at $41 million to be performed for the Air Force.

TSA to use ITOP for $1B infrastructure contract

The Transportation Security Administration released its objectives for its Nationwide Information Technology Infrastructure contract.

Outsourcing gathers steam

The Transportation Security Administration is being asked to go from zero to 50,000 ? people, that is ? in one year. Signed into existence by President Bush Nov. 19, 2001, as one of the first homeland security initiatives, the TSA was created in part to provide the infrastructure for protecting the nation's airports and travelers.

GAO overturns NASA award

The General Accounting Office has ordered NASA to reconsider the January award of a $143 million contract to DynCorp after a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls Inc. protested the choice, claiming the agency's "best value" determination was flawed.

Inside Track: New federal projects

The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking information on commercial products with metadata search engine capability for the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network.

Qwest lands first crossover contract

Qwest Communications International Inc. won a multiyear contract to provide Web hosting services to an agency in the Labor Department.

TSA awards two contracts worth $1.9 billion

Boeing and Lockheed Martin won a pair of contracts for explosives detection and passenger safety systems in airports.

Two DREN protesters drop their complaints

Sprint Communications Corp. and AT&T Corp. have withdrawn complaints to the GAO over the award of a high-speed networking contract to WorldCom.

STARS system sparks sharp exchange of words

The FAA and the Transportation Department's Inspector General lock horns over the air traffic control system.

Fed telecom spending to reach $16 billion by 2007

Federal spending on telecommunications will grow 8 percent annually from $10.8 billion in fiscal 2002 to $16.1 billion in 2007, according to estimates by a market research firm.

Restriction confliction

As more agencies consider policies that would prevent contractors from using foreign nationals on some government projects, an industry group is complaining that companies are not being consulted on the impact of restrictions. Even Richard Clarke, cybersecurity adviser to President Bush, has said restricting the use of IT professionals who are non-U.S. citizens is an ineffective approach.

CACI wins electronic warfare countermeasures work

CACI International Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $24 million contract with the Naval Research Laboratory.

Hadron lands ELVIS for $163 million

Its Subsidiary, Analex Corp., will provide engineering services for NASA's Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support program office.

False story dogs WorldCom

WorldCom Inc., the Clinton, Miss., telecommunications and networking services giant that has been battered on Wall Street for months, is now fighting off rumors that it is in discussions with AT&T Corp. to be acquired.

Signal snags Senate outsourcing contract worth $100 million

Signal Corp. has won a $100 million contract to provide a wide range of information technology services to Senate offices on Capitol Hill and in 450 field offices across the country.

Restriction confliction

As more agencies consider policies that would prevent contractors from using foreign nationals on some government projects, an industry group is complaining that companies are not being consulted on the impact of restrictions.

Inside Track: New federal projects

The Marine Corps is looking for a small, lightweight, rugged computer and is requesting product information from companies. The computer will be used as a bridge between imagery acquisition and imagery transmission. It must weigh less than 3 pounds, including the battery. Performance and component specifications are in the solicitation at <a href="http://fedbizopps.gov">fedbizopps.gov</a>, solicitation no. M67854. Contract specialist Robert Celeste can be reached at (703) 784-5822, ext. 244 or <a href="mailto:celesterm@mcsc.usmc.mil">celesterm@mcsc.usmc.mil</a>.

Signal snags Senate contract worth $100 million

Signal Corp. has won a $100 million contract to provide a wide range of information technology services to Senate offices on Capitol Hill and in 450 field offices across the country. The company's president and chief executive officer, Roger Mody, resolved Signal would be prepared to win the work.

SRA gets Wall Street welcome

SRA International Inc. saw its shares jump more than 26 percent over its offering price on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Harris announces team for FAA Nexcom program bid

Harris Corp. unveiled May 23 the team that will compete for the Federal Aviation Administration's 10-year, $500 million Next Generation Air/Ground Communications program, called Nexcom.