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MCR LLC has acquired a portion of Alion Science and Technology Corp.’s business that provides expert program management and technical services to the Office of Naval Research. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Dell Computer Corp. has entered into a $5.1 million contract to provide new servers to NASA so the agency can conduct simulation modeling and data analysis to explore, understand and predict climate change.
The Federal Contracting Oversight and Reform Act seeks to repair an ineffective contracting system that award contracts to companies with histories of poor performance and misconduct.
Lockheed will refine and validate the requirements and architecture of the Transportation Department’s planned new communications infrastructure that ultimately will permit safety and traffic systems to communicate.
The Obama administration is working on an updated national strategy for securing cyberspace and plans to update a presidential directive from the George W. Bush presidency.
The age of portfolio shaping has begun as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Boeing all make moves to protect their business and focus on growth markets.
J. Greg Hanson has been promoted to senior vice president and chief operating officer at Criterion Systems, a provider of technology-enabled business solutions to government agencies.
House passes legislation requiring agency officials to review their programs every three years to find those that are susceptible to making improper payments, and levies penalties against agencies that fail to comply with accounting regulations.
CGI Fairfax Corp. has again extended its cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Stanley Inc. for $37.50 per share in cash. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $1 billion.
Federal workers and private-sector employees differ in their views on their organizations' information flow, training and encouragement to improve operations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must improve how it oversees contractors hired to build an IT-enabled, security fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, an audit finds.
DOD's contracting now must publish a notification on FedBizOpps.gov or any similar site at least 30 days before releasing a solicitation for a bundled contract, according to a new Federal Register notice.
Steve Kempf is now the commissioner of the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, while Jon Jordan has been named deputy FAS commissioner.
