'Plan for the worst'
After more than two years in Iraq, U.S. contractors involved in reconstruction work may have seen the peak of exorbitant costs of insurance and private security, even as insurgents continue their kidnappings, convoy attacks and suicide bombings.
GSA reorg plan clouded
Industry is voicing cautious optimism about the General Services Administration's plans to reorganize and consolidate its purchasing management, but Congress could delay the agency's action.
AT&T unit announces its Networx lineup
AT&T Government Solutions Inc. has announced its team for the General Services Administration's $20 billion Networx telecommunications and IT contract.
CACI wins Army satellite communications deal
CACI International Inc. won a seven-month task order worth up to $31 million to continue supporting the Army's Trojan satellite communications systems.
Cofoni joins CACI
Paul Cofoni was appointed president of CACI International Inc.'s federal division after his former employer, Computer Sciences Corp., announced he would retire as head of its federal sector.
General Dynamics wins joint services work
General Dynamics Corp. won eight delivery orders worth $79.3 million to continue providing engineering, technical and administrative services for work involving joint military operations.
CSC lands biometric project
Computer Sciences Corp. won a two-year, $22 million task order to develop and support the Defense Department's Biometric Identification System for Access.
QinetiQ makes move into the Top 100, creates U.S. IT platform
$300 million deal for Apogen Technologies Inc. will push British defense company QinetiQ Plc into the Top 100 of government IT providers.
GSA seeks comments on WITS 3
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the follow-on contract for local telecommunications services in the Washington metropolitan area.
SRA tapped for Air Force continuity work
SRA International Inc. won a six-year task order to provide support for continuity command-and-control processes for Air Force headquarters.
BearingPoint wins DOD personnel contract
BearingPoint Inc. won a five-year contract to provide program management support to the organization that serves as the Defense Department's central repository of personnel data.
Qwest's Gowen aims at Networx
Diana Gowen has several targets in her sights as the new head of Qwest Communications International Inc.'s government business. The first is winning the General Services Administration's $20 billion Federal Technology Services Networx contract. Also in her crosshairs is the $500 million Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services contract.
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Better telecom needed
Veterans Affairs posts Peaches 3 contract opportunity
The Veterans Affairs Department has issued a draft request for proposals for its five-year, $1.4 billion Procurement of Computer Hardware and Software contract
SI's Oleson turns over CEO title to Antle
Bradford Antle was appointed president and CEO at SI International Inc., replacing the founder, Ray Oleson, who will become executive chairman.
Boeing to upgrade more C-17s with defensive system
Boeing Co. won a $31.2 million contract modification from the Air Force to upgrade 25 additional C-17 Globemaster IIIs with Northrop Grumman's LAIRCM defensive system.
CSSI, Evolve win Navy air traffic control deals
CSSI Inc. and Evolve Inc. will work together to develop an air traffic control simulation program to be used to train Navy and Marine Corps air traffic controllers.
Perot Systems makes deal for DOE supplier
Perot Systems Corp. has purchased safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million in cash.
Sun hopes govt. unit makeover refreshes biz
Sun Microsystems Inc. is retooling its global government business with new leadership and a new structure to chase growing opportunities in systems modernization, information sharing and secure networks.
WANTED: Tech Savvy census takers
When the Census Bureau's enumerators go door to door to survey households for the 2010 census, they will be equipped with handheld computers instead of pencils and note pads.
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