Tribal companies dominate Top 25 8(a)s
The No. 1 company on Washington Technology's list of Top 25 8(a) firms wasn't even on the list last year.
GAO: Tax haven companies have federal contracting edge
Report says companies incorporated in overseas tax havens are likely to hold a competitive advantage over domestic competitors in pursuing federal contracts.
NRO awards Harris communications work
The National Reconnaissance Office has chosen Harris Corp. to provide operations, maintenance and support services for the agency's global communications and information systems.
TSA picks BearingPoint for TWIC prototype
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded a $12 million contract to BearingPoint Inc. to conduct the prototype phase of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
FTS, industry to hold open session on Networx
Industry will have the chance Feb. 17 to give the GSA's Federal Technology Service its thoughts on FTS Networx, the next-generation telecommunications contract.
Diploma mills: Davis asks about eligibility standards
A House committee chairman wants to know how the Education Department determines a school's eligibility for federal financial aid, and if those standards might be of use to sift out degrees from unaccredited schools.
Anteon brings in $50 million Navy deal
Anteon International Corp. won a $49.6 million contract to modernize and repair about 10 of the Navy's mine countermeasure and hunter class ships.
Optimus lands FAA task order through BITS II
Optimus Corp. has won a task order to provide IT services for automation processes to various organizations at a Northern Virginia air traffic center.
Northrop Grumman lands Army support work
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s IT section has won a $10 million task order to support to the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command.
In modernization race, IRS a loser, U.S. Visit, Customs winners
The Prime Integration Services contract to modernize IRS systems has had its budget for 2005 cut more than 26 percent, from $387.7 million in fiscal 2004 to $285 million next year, a drop of almost $103 million.
CSC wins Australian work for $38 million
Computer Sciences Corp. has won a contract from the Western Australia Police Service for a variety of computer hardware, application and network management services.
ACS wins protest of Army award
The General Accounting Office has taken away a contract from a San Antonio company, saying it misrepresented itself in its bid for an Army job.
Lawson lands contract with Seminole tribe
Lawson Software Inc. has won a contract with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to provide financials, human resources and procurement software suites to manage its government operations.
Viisage wins deal for face recognition technology
Viisage Technology Inc. has won a State Department contract for facial recognition technology to help cut fraud and increase border security.
Vista to aid in base closure study
Vista Technology Services Inc. has been hired by the Army to help in the base realignment and closure initiative slated to begin in 2005.
Jefferson Consulting Group buys Privacy Council
Jefferson Consulting Group LLC, a government relations and consulting firm, is acquiring Privacy Council, provider of privacy and data protection technology and services.
Viisage set to close on purchase of European firm
After months of delay, Viisage Technology shareholders have approved issuing stock to complete the acquisition of ZN Vision Technologies AG.
Roadblock for bogus degrees
The chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has asked the Education Department to compile a master list of accredited colleges and universities, and make it available on the Web for prospective students and employers.
Dahlberg looks to pump up SAIC
Shortly after Ken Dahlberg was named chief executive officer of Science Applications International Corp. in November, he received calls from the Secretary of the Navy, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other federal agencies with which the company has done business.
Harris hits FTI milestone
	Harris Corp. this month got approval for Phase 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration's Telecommunications Infrastructure program, the $3.5 billion project to overhaul the agency's telecommunications infrastructure.
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