Nortel reporting system helps protect endangered whale

Nortel's project with the Coast Guard is designed reduce collisions of ships with right whales by collecting and sharing information.

Tyco buy lays new roadmap for Harris

Communications equipment and services provider Harris Corp. is buying Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems for $675 million in cash.

Lockheed wins Army tactical trainer deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide 10 close combat tactical trainers to the Army under a new contract.

Mapmakers face stiff tax burden

Mapping and surveying contractors will be hit with a 13 percent withholding of income tax from their federal contracts, a trade association official says.

Omnitec to upgrade DOD Web sites

Omnitec Solutions will provide software solutions and other support for DOD Web sites under a four-year, $37 million contract.

Unisys to help DOD with financial processes

Unisys has won a GSA task order potentially worth $92 million to provide managed desktop solutions to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

SAIC to train FEMA emergency responders

SAIC has won a five-year Homeland Security Department training contract for FEMA that could be worth as much as $104 million.

Chertoff security firm hires Hayden, three others

Michael Hayden, a former CIA director, and three former DHS officials join The Chertoff Group security advisory firm.

Harris acquires cybersecurity company

The acquisition of Crucial Security adds cybersecurity and computer forensic capabilities in the government market.

Verizon: Organized crime behind data breaches

The company studied 90 confirmed network breaches and found that 91 percent were linked to organized crime.

Sentel acquires intelligence firm

The company will extend its reach into more intelligence customers and capabilities.

SBA proposes HUBZone rule change

Regulators have proposed requiring HUBZone businesses to keep their status throughout the competition for a set-aside contract.

Raytheon wins Army radio deal

Raytheon Co. will supply high-speed radios that deliver video and data to the Army under a new contract.

Command Information to support DOD's IPv6 transition

Command Information will support the Defense Department's IPv6 Transition Office under a new task order.

NetApp settles GSA dispute for $128M

The company has agreed to pay the government $128 million to settle a dispute with the Justice Department and the General Services Administration.

SAIC to assist Air Force Weather Agency

Science Applications International Corp. will provide advisory and assistance services to the Air Force Weather Agency under a new contract.

Coast Guard schedules TWIC reader meeting

The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to discuss its new risk-based rule for using Transportation Worker Identification Credential readers at port facilities.

Stanley to support Army biometrics initiative

Stanley Inc. will provide biometrics identification support to the Army under a new contract.

Preferred Systems Solutions buys INS

Preferred Systems Solutions Inc. has acquired Integrated Network Services Inc., an information technology company specializing in mission critical systems and applications for the intelligence and defense communities.

General Dynamics to do Army IT security work

A General Dynamics unit will deliver information assurance support to Army Pacific region installations under a new contract.