BAE aims to help DARPA improve targeting urban enemies

BAE Systems will work with DARPA to expand the accuracy of geospatial analysis for targeting enemies under a contract worth $7.1 million.

  • By David Hubler

ITT to upgrade Navy ship self-defense radar

ITT Corp. will furnish modification kits for the AN/SPS-48G(V) radar as part of the Navy's ongoing Radar Obsolescence and Availability Recovery program.

  • By William Welsh

Northrop hires bankers to sell TASC business, report says

Northrop Grumman Corp. has hired Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse to sell the division that provides advisory services to government customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD's acquisition is too slow, official says

The Defense Department's system for buying weapons is too slow for buying information technology, official says.

State plans small-business competition for data center consolidation

The State Department plans to award a task order for help with its data center consolidation program.

  • By Ben Bain

L-1 wins contract to boost security of Calif. driver's licenses

L-1 Identity Solutions won a $62.8 million contract from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to continue providing secure driver's license solutions.

  • By Doug Beizer

Agencies plan small-business outreach

Commerce Department and Small Business Administration officials plan more than 200 events before mid-October.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Trio of companies named to TESS contract vehicle

CACI International Inc., York Telecom Corp. and DSCI have been awarded Technical Engineering Support Services contracts whose cumulative ceiling value is $900 million.

  • By David Hubler

Former GAO official will lead GSA's outreach efforts

McClure said he wants to foster "a more citizen-centered government that is transparent, participatory, and collaborative."

  • By Matthew Weigelt

FCC considers state, regional public safety networks

The FCC is considering requests to form a broadband network for first responders rather than waiting for the commission to create a nationwide network.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Microsoft seeks stay in Word patent dispute

Microsoft has filed an emergency motion to stay last week's ruling ordering the company to stop selling Word in the U.S.

  • By Becky Nagel

Alion amps up RF spectrum services for NOAA

Alion Science and Technology will supply a wide range of radio frequency spectrum services to NOAA under a five-year, $4.4 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Northrop pitches small unmanned ground vehicle for special ops

Northrop Grumman Corp. is actively promoting its new mini ground robot as a key technology for special operations missions such as hostage rescues, reports Colin Clark in DOD Buzz.

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Lockheed Navy award aims to boost sub imaging capabilities

Lockheed Martin will provide imaging engineering services to the Navy under a contract valued at almost $93 million.

  • By David Hubler

U.K. agency updates model contract for IT services

A United Kingdom government agency has published its latest version of a model contract for public-sector information technology procurements.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Federal future cloudy for Microsoft Word

Agencies are wondering how a court's ruling banning Microsoft from selling Word will affect their procurement plans.

  • By Trudy Walsh and Brian Robinson

NIH acquisition chief puts focus on customer service

The center cut its assisted acquisition services and aimed those resources at customer service, manager says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Army Microsoft moratorium nears its end

The moratorium on buying Microsoft software was established while officials negotiated a new enterprise licensing agreement.

  • By Amber Corrin

Former EPA official wants to bring new IT to government

In her new role at CGI Federal, Molly O’Neill plans to draw on her past experience with issues such as data sharing and Web 2.0.

  • By Doug Beizer
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