Boeing CEO calls settlement 'tough but fair'

In an effort to restore the aerospace company's reputation and regain the government's trust in doing business with it, W. James McNerney Jr. added that the company implemented a robust ethics and corporate compliance program.

Lockheed Martin wins Postal Service parcel sorting work

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $17.4 million contract to improve the automated parcel sorting systems at U.S. Postal Service's bulk mail centers.

EDO fortifies defense chops with acquisitions

EDO Corp. has acquired an engineering services company and a signal intelligence systems company to boost its Defense Department business.

SRA signs on for DHS program management task

SRA International Inc. won a task order from the Homeland Security Department to deliver program management services to the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility.

Deltek Systems buys C/S Solutions

Software maker Deltek Systems Inc. has picked up its third software company in the last nine months with the acquisition of C/S Solutions Inc.

CACI sets up to track Marine Corps aviation

CACI International Inc. will deliver support services for aviation logistics to the Marine Corps Forces-Atlantic through a five-year contract worth $15.6 million.

Gestalt brings unity to Army unit tracking

Gestalt LLC won a contract to develop a Web services-based tool that will track the status of more than 5,500 Army units in near real time.

Special Report | DOD becomes an 'IDIQ world'

The Defense Department's drive to transform the way it does business and shift resources to military operations is reflected in a spate of new IT contracts the agency is expected to award in the coming months.

Inside track | In brief

The Army is looking for contractors to provide logistic support services in 12 task areas for installations in the continental United States and overseas.

Stratos opens government services unit

Satellite communications solutions provider Stratos Global Corp. has formed a separate, wholly owned company to serve federal and state government agencies.

Analex nabs DARPA security work

Analex Corp. won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to supply technology-related and other security services for the organization's Security and Intelligence Directorate.

NRC taps Project Performance for four tech projects

Project Performance Corp. won a quartet of contracts totaling nearly $2.4 million to help the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with a range of IT management, security and technical projects.

Gemalto to shift headquarters to Washington

In a move that will help push the company into the federal market, newly formed smart-card provider Gemalto N.V. will make Washington the headquarters for its North America operations and its security and identity line of business.

DISA extends Verizon's network management deal

Verizon Communications Inc. won a one-year, $7.4 million contract extension from the Defense Information Systems Agency to supply bandwidth manager services to the agency's Defense Information Systems Network.

Defense Security Service re-opens for clearance business

The Defense Department earlier this week resumed taking applications from contractors for all types of personnel security-clearance investigations, after it had suspended processing for almost two and a half months.

Raytheon chalks up military communications, GPS deals

Raytheon Co. won two defense IT deals worth a total of $113 million.

SAIC buys GeoViz.com

Science Applications International Corp. has completed its purchase of GeoViz.com Inc.

GSA readies WITS 3 solicitation

The General Services Administration plans to issue a final request for proposals</a> this month for its eight-year, $1.8 billion Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 program.

Inside track: In brief

Air Force seeks network support ? Iraq regulators ask for IT network and more

Neither rain, nor snow, nor bird flu

Nicked by the recent rash of laptop thefts and natural disasters that cripple business operations, the federal government has renewed its push for agencies to beef up their telework plans.