Veritas hires Ronald as special advisor

Veritas Capital Partners has named Mark Ronald, the former chairman and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc., as special adviser to the firm.

ATS nabs Education tech support subcontract

ATS Corp. has won a $40 million subcontract from Perot Systems Corp. to help provide Web development, applications support and related services to the DOE.

Eagle glides into $412M Army logistics deal

Eagle Group International has won a contract to support the Army's Field Logistics Readiness Center at Fort Stewart, Ga.

Tyler signs New Mexico courts deal

Tyler Technologies Inc. will provide its Odyssey software to manage cases for trial courts in the state of New Mexico.

ITT wins Iraqi forces tactical radio deal

ITT Industries Inc. has won a contract worth nearly $80 million from the Army to provide integrated, nonstandard tactical radios to the Iraqi Armed Forces.

NIC to design new portal for W.Va.

NIC Inc. won a new contract from the state of West Virginia to operate its official Web site for up to three years.

DRS to support Army vehicle diagnostics

DRS Technologies Inc. has won multiple contracts from the Army to produce test equipment and provide diagnostic program support for heavily armored vehicles.

Centurum gets SPAWAR network tasks

Centurum Inc. has received task orders totaling $5 million from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston.

MTC gets Strategic Command program management deal

MTC Technologies will provide program management services to the U.S. Strategic Command under a new contract.

Accenture snaps up Gestalt

Accenture Ltd. intends to purchase Gestalt LLC, a provider of defense consulting services to the Defense Department.

C2 lands AF aircrew training mission

C2 Technologies has won a contract from the Air Force to provide aircrew training services, the Defense Department said this week.

ACS inks Florida Medicaid services deal

Affiliated Computer Services has won a contract from the Florida Health Care Administration to develop best practices for prescription drugs provided through the state's Medicaid program.

Tyler wins software deal with Calif. city

Tyler Technologies has won a contract to provide financial software applications to Richmond, Calif.

Raytheon closes Oakley buy

Raytheon Co. has completed its purchase of Oakley Networks Inc., a provider of cybersecurity and data leakage prevention systems.

House-passed law would delay 3 percent withholding

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a tax bill that would delay a mandate to government buyers to withhold part of their payments to contractors.

Booz Allen to support DOD satellite center

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a contract from the Air Force to provide systems engineering and integration services for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing.

SYS whistled aboard for Navy job

SYS Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide technical support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Panel: Diversify portfolio for market leadership

To succeed in the defense and IT sectors, companies must act boldly when it comes to making investments, said a panel of financial experts at a technology forum this week.

General Dynamics wins $300M NSA smartphone deal

General Dynamics Corp. has won a contract from the National Security Agency to deliver secure phones for use by qualified government personnel.