How do you respond?

Jody Brown, chief spokeswoman for CACI International Inc., vividly recalls the phone call she received on the afternoon of April 26, 2004:"This is Seymour Hersh. I have a classified government document that implicates your employees in the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib. What do you have to say about that?"

Northrop makes a deal for Integic

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to buy privately held technology firm Integic Corp. for an undisclosed sum.

HP takes on U.K. upgrade

Hewlett-Packard Co. won a seven-year, $340 million contract from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to upgrade the information technology infrastructure for all ministry locations in the United Kingdom and overseas.

SRA to support tracking of delinquent parents

SRA International Inc. won a $59.9 million task order from the Health and Human Services Department to manage and monitor its expanded Federal Parent Locator Service system.

GSA: Industry comments won't prompt major Networx revisions

Comments on Networx, the General Services Administration's huge telecommunications contract, reflect industry concerns with low minimum revenue guarantees, price management mechanism and other issues.

General Dynamics wins submarine work

General Dynamics Corp. won a $44.6 million contract modification from the Naval Sea Systems Command to support a system for submarines to processing underwater data.

CACI wins New Jersey emergency management contract

CACI International Inc. won a $2.8 million follow-on contract from New Jersey's attorney general to expand the state's crisis management system to all counties and agencies.

Mergers reshape telecom industry

Recent telecommunications merger announcements will reduce the number of carriers in the government marketplace, but will let the surviving companies offer more comprehensive services to the federal customers.

Civilian contracts soar in the first quarter

Awards by civilian agencies shot up 205 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2005 compared to the previous quarter, while contracts awarded by defense agencies dropped almost 59 percent, according to a report issued today by research firm Input Inc.

Lockheed-Titan: Lessons from a deal gone awry

When Lockheed Martin Corp. announced in September 2003 that it planned to buy Titan Corp. for $2.2 billion, the company talked about expanding its customer base and its capabilities.

ISA names Sharp its new president

Edward Sharp has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of information technology services firm Integrated Systems Analysts Inc., the company said yesterday.

Lockheed Martin captures FAA contract

Following an A-76 competition, Lockheed Martin Corp. won a five-year, $1.9 billion contract to take over the FAA's automated flight service station network in the lower 48 states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

ICF Consulting picks up Synergy

ICF Consulting acquired Synergy Inc. this week in a move to enhance its services and mission-critical analytical and technology-based solutions for the Defense Department and other clients.

Rockwell Collins wins Air Force GPS contract

Rockwell Collins Inc. won a $59.3 million contract modification from the Air Force for more than 26,000 advanced global positioning system receivers and accessories.

Telework could mean business for contractors

The federal telework law will bring more business to systems integrators and other contractors, but agencies still need to figure out how to comply with the four-year-old legislation.

Venable opens government law practice

Law firm Venable LLP has formed a government services group to provide contractors with broad-based legal assistance.

Input: More feds retiring means more outsourcing

A new study shows that the percentage of government workers nearing retirement age will increase dramatically during the next several years.

AT&T wins Tennessee National Guard work

AT&T Government Solutions won a one-year, $940,000 contract to build a statewide high-speed network linking 96 Tennessee Army National Guard locations.

Balutis hired by market research firm

IT market research firm Input Inc. has hired former government IT executive Alan Balutis as president and chief executive officer of its strategies unit.

Trusted Computer Solutions helps with workstation program

Northrop Grumman Corp. has tapped Trusted Computer Solutions Inc. to help it support the Defense Department's Intelligence Information System Trusted Workstation program.