DOD aims to beef up in-house engineering expertise

The Defense Department needs systems engineers who have a deep understanding of the IT systems in their charge, although they don’t need to actually write the software lines of code, an official said.

ManTech International unveils cyber solutions subsidiary

ManTech International Corp. has established ManTech Cyber Solutions International Inc., which will build new tools and develop tactics that meet customer needs in the cyber field.

Networx awards: Commerce, Labor, State lead the pack

The General Services Administration has released a list of 86 federal agencies that have awarded contracts to telecom providers through the Networx contract.

Service contracts go under House microscope

The House Appropriations Committee wants an inventory of services contracts and for agencies to consider bringing that work back in-house.

MCR to support FAA Air Traffic Organization

MCR LLC will furnish key mission support services to the Federal Aviation Administration for its air traffic safety program under a four-year, $36.8 million contract.

SAIC faces challenge in False Claims defense

SAIC claims the lawsuit is false, but one expert says that the company is playing a game of chicken with the Justice Department.

Group says SAIC investigated before

SAIC, which is facing a current False Claims Act lawsuit, received no sanctions following a five-year investigation of apparently similar claims that ended in 2007, according to a watchdog group.

Trace Systems acquires SynExi

Trace Systems Inc. has completed its acquisition of SynExi LLC, a systems engineering company in Fairfax, Va.

QinetiQ North America aids Marines with systems engineering

QinetiQ North America will continue to assist the Marine Corps with systems engineering support under a one-year contract option worth $11.7 million.

Contractors must use E-Verify system

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today said enforcement of mandatory E-Verify for federal contractors will start September 8.

GAO: Costs surge on Deepwater project

The Coast Guard continues to face management problems with Deepwater and with its computer modernization program, GAO says.

U.S., South Korean cyberattacks have little impact here

The attacks, which spiked late July 6 and early July 7, are not particularly sophisticated and can be mitigated by organizations that are prepared for them, experts say.

Survey: IT salaries getting pinched in 2009

The general economic downturn is leaving its mark on information technology salaries, according to an independent study.

SAIC to support DARPA's Machine Reading Program

Science Applications International Corp. will assist the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in developing its Machine Reading Program under a five-year, $13 million project.

Coast Guard seeks contractor for EVM

The Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center will hire a contractor to implement its Earned Value Management program.

Lawsuit claims Registered Traveler vendor committed fraud

Two law firms have filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers of a private operator of Registered Traveler services that shut down abruptly in late June.

GD will provide consulting services to Army medics

General Dynamics Corp. will support the U.S. Army Medical Command and Office of the Surgeon General under a $9.2 million dollar contract.

Lawmakers get tough on defense contractors over injuries

If a contractor is found at fault for causing injury to a government employee, DOD must prohibit any award fee.

CACI wins prime award for classified Army database support

CACI International Inc. has been awarded a new $34 million prime contract to continue supporting a classified U.S. Army intelligence database.

CACI to support Military Sealift Command

CACI International Inc. will furnish information technology support to the Military Sealift Command under an $8.7 million Navy contract.