Coast Guard taps General Dynamics for IT support

General Dynamics Corp. won a $2.8 million contract from the Coast Guard to install emitter and detection tools on vessels engaged in law enforcement and homeland defense missions.

Eyak ousts key executive, launches makeover

Alaska Native-owned corporation Eyak Technology LLC has fired a top executive as the first step of its strategic restructuring plan.

SI International closes Zen Technology deal

SI International Inc. completed this week its acquisition of Zen Technology Inc., a provider of IT and managed network services.

General Dynamics nabs Army wireless network deal

General Dynamics Network Systems and its team of more than 15 subcontractors will create and deploy a network that offers voice communication over the Internet at the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii.

ManTech picks up Army battlefield intelligence work

ManTech International Corp. won a one-year, $7.5 million contract from the Army to support development of products that fuse intelligence information for increased battlefield awareness.

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Inside Track: New federal projects

The Army needs local telephone exchange services at its military entrance processing stations in Albuquerque, N.M., Denver and San Diego.

GSA juggles multiple contract opportunities

Despite twice extending the award dates for its $20 billion Networx procurement, the General Services Administration now wants to significantly beat its current deadlines, as it juggles several other lucrative telecommunications and IT contracts to be awarded over the next two years.

2007 forecast: modest growth

Despite a proposed fiscal 2007 presidential IT budget that remains relatively flat ? the overall increase is only 2.8 percent over last year's enacted levels ? IT contractors likely will continue to see plenty of business opportunities.

STG wins EPA converged communications deal

STG Inc. won a five-year, $5 million contract to provide IT and telecommunications for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Qwest gets Wyoming network services work

Qwest Communications International Inc. won a contract from the Wyoming Education Department to furnish network services for a statewide system connecting more than 400 public schools.

Stanley finishes Morgan Research buy

Stanley Associates Inc. has completed its acquisition of Morgan Research Corp. The acquisition brings Stanley Associates high-end science and engineering expertise to expand its systems integration and professional services solutions.

Missile Defense Agency re-ups Raytheon for ballistic missile work

Defense giant Raytheon Co. won a five-year, $49 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency to provide advanced technologies for ballistic missile defense systems.

GSA fine-tunes Alliant acquisition strategy

The General Services Administration wants to align its Alliant project with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) model and make several other key changes to the solicitation, agency officials said in Webcast presentation today.

CACI revises ISS purchase plan

CACI International Inc. has signed a revised agreement to purchase Information Systems Support Inc. for $145 million in cash. The deal is expected to close around March 1.

Herring to head AT&T's government unit

Telecommunications industry veteran Don Herring will become president of AT&T Government Solutions Inc. on March 1, replacing Lou Addeo.

Analex nabs missile defense security support

Analex Corp. won a $7.7 million prime contract to provide security support at the Missile Defense Agency's facilities in Huntsville, Ala.

GSA to seek industry input on Alliant strategy

The General Services Administration is considering issuing RFIs to solicit industry feedback for some of the additions it has made to its enhanced strategy for the multibillion-dollar Alliant IT procurement.

GSA aims for early Networx awards

The General Services Administration wants to significantly beat the current official award dates for the two parts of its $20 billion Networx telecommunications procurement, an agency official said today.

OnPoint inks Treasury infrastructure support deal

OnPoint Consulting Inc. won a five-year, $60 million prime contract from the Treasury Department to deliver a range of IT support services. The deal is OnPoint's largest to date, the company said.