Contractors awarded roles in CDC job

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will compete for task orders under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enterprisewide information technology seven-year contract.

Paige proposes to meet with states on diploma mills

Education Department secretary Roderick Paige wants to convene a meeting for state and federal officials to discuss the best ways of dealing with government employees who obtain bogus credentials from diploma mills.

Senator grills agencies on WorldCom waivers

After reports that WorldCom Inc. has received more than $100 million in federal orders since it was suspended almost three months ago, a senator wants agencies to explain why they granted waivers.

Washington Management Group acquires Fed Sources

Washington Management Group has acquired Federal Sources Inc. in a deal that was completed Oct. 23, according to James Kane, president of FSI. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Northrop Grumman wins radar contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $11.7 million contract for navigation and weather radars for the Air National Guard.

RFI released for Safecom program

The Homeland Security Department released the request for information this week for Project Safecom, the initiative to connect wireless first-responder systems across federal, state and local agencies.

Government contractors, leaders honored at awards dinner

The high society of government contracting honored the best of its own earlier this month at the inaugural dinner of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards.

DRC fights civil damages lawsuit

Systems integrator Dynamics Research Corp. faces civil fines of up to $30 million under a government lawsuit charging that the company failed to properly supervise two employees who defrauded the government on contracts at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.

Contractors answer long-distance call

The General Services Administration's next-generation long-distance contract, called Networx, is being designed with two major components: one to offer opportunities for large telecommunications companies, and the other to give integrators, wireless companies, small businesses and other networking companies a piece of the action.

Second group of ITES winners announced

The Army has awarded five contracts for the second functional area of the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract for enterprise mission support services.

General Dynamics will map it out for Forest Service

General Dynamics Corp. won a $20 million contract to provide geographic information system services to the U.S. Forest Service's 18 national forests in California and its Remote Sensing Laboratory.

BTI lands $50 million IT support contract

Base Technologies Inc. will provide information technology systems support from the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, part of the Homeland Security Department, the company announced today.

Davis asks hard questions of TSA

Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., wants some answers from the Transportation Security Administration after weapons and other suspicious materials were found last week on two Southwest Airlines planes.

Government contractors, leaders honored

Government contractors were honored at the inaugural dinner of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards last night.

Networx RFI hits the street

The much-anticipated request for information for FTS Networx, the next-generation telecommunications contract from the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, was released today.

New research firm aims for government space

MAP ROI Systems Inc. is a new market research firm that plans to provide aspiring government contractors not only information about opportunities, but Web-based software tools.

Sprint avoids GSA debarment

The General Services Administration's Agency Suspension and Debarment Official has decided not to propose debarment of Sprint Corp.

EDO wins contract for advanced sonar technology

EDO Corp. won a five-year, $7.7 million contract from the Newport division of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to develop passive-sonar technology on Navy submarines.

WorldCom names an ethics officer

A former official of Lockheed Martin Corp. will serve as WorldCom Inc.'s chief ethics officer and executive vice president of ethics and business conduct.

SRA International wins $30 million Defense contract

SRA International Inc. won a $30 million task order to provide the Defense Department's Headquarters Air Mobility Command with independent software testing and other technical services.