Nortel PEC Solutions unveils new name

Nortel PEC Solutions has changed its name to Nortel Government Solutions Inc.

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Roseanne Gerin will host an online forum from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 with Mary Karen Wills and Tony Fuller of Beers & Cutler. For more information, go to www.washingtontechnology.com.

Contractors under a microscope

Few things can instill more fear in a contractor's heart than a notice announcing a government audit. Preparedness is best defense when the auditor calls, experts advise.

If you can't play nice . . .

Testifying before the Senate last July, Emily Murphy, chief acquisition officer of the General Services Administration, said the agency was considering bringing back its practice of doing post-award contract audits on its multiple-award schedules.

GSA to issue Satcom II solicitation next month

The General Services Administration will issue the request for proposals for its Satcom II contract about Feb. 6, the agency announced Friday.

ITS buys tech management and consulting firm

ITS Corp. acquired The Leads Corp., a company that specializes in acquisition management and consulting, technology management and enterprise modernization services for the federal government.

IBM to consolidate Justice financial systems

Company wins seven-year, $150 million contract to modernize and merge six systems into one.

SAIC wins warfighting center systems engineering deal

Science Applications International Corp. won a three-year, $7.4 million contract to provide management and engineering support services to the U.S. Joint Warfighting Center.

GSA plans February industry briefing on Alliant

The General Services Administration will hold its industry day on the Alliant contracts in February to discuss any changes made to the massive IT project.

Navy taps General Dynamics for combat systems middleware

General Dynamics Corp. won a task order from the Navy to provide the open systems integration of middleware software using commercial products.

Avineon wins subcontract for census GIS work

Avineon Inc. won an extension of its subcontract with Harris Corp. worth more than $3 million to provide geographic information systems support to update Census Bureau databases.

AlphaInsight wins State Department software engineering work

AlphaInsight Corp. won a $3.2 million contract from the State Department to deliver software engineering and support services for a program that manages the government's overseas properties.

Northrop Grumman unveils new tech services sector

Northrop Grumman Corp. has added a new technical services business sector to its corporate structure to focus on providing more integrated product and life-cycle solutions to its clients.

MTC wins new Air Force tech support work

MTC Technologies Inc. won two task orders totaling $5.6 million to continue delivering technical support to two Air Force bases.

Symantec buys instant-message software firm

Symantec Corp. will acquire IMlogic Inc., an instant-message software maker, the company said yesterday.

ManTech wins Army battlefield support subcontract

ManTech International Corp. won a two-year subcontract that may be worth up to $300 million for various types of service support to the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lockheed Martin wins Navy contract modification

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $144.3 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the development of a Navy acoustic undersea surveillance system.

IBM inks Defense commissary system deal

IBM Corp. won a 10-year, $370 million contract to provide IT support services for Defense Department's commissary sales worldwide.

Sensor maker scores three defense contracts

McQ Inc., a maker of sensor technologies, has won three defense contracts totaling more than $8 million.

IAC forms new interest groups

The Industry Advisory Council has dropped e-government from the name of one of its shared interest groups and adjusted the name of its procurement group to reflect changes in the market.