POGO: Penalized contractors kept winning contracts

A government watchdog group says some contractors kept winning federal work despite being banned from getting that work.

Perot Systems continues assistance to NASA engineering unit

Perot Systems Government Services will provide engineering support to NASA under a $7.5 million award.

DRC to continue logistics assistance to Air Force center

Dynamics Research Corp. will provide continuing logistics support to the Air Force under a five-year task order worth $3.7 million.

Verizon offers virtualization under Networx

Carrier expands offerings under the huge government telecommunications contract.

Cisco's Boston wins Fed100 Eagle award

Brad Boston wins Eagle award for industry at annual gala.

TechAmerica: State and locals must revise procurement regs

State and local governments are hurting themselves by imposing too many onerous terms on information technology contractors, according to a trade association.

SRA to assist Navy with systems engineering

SRA International Inc. will provide systems engineering services to the service under a task order that could be worth as much as $40 million.

Unisys will continue Chicago agency IT services work

Unisys Corp. will continue to provide information technology outsourcing services to the Chicago Park District.

Analysis: IBM-Sun deal might only be the beginning

If the acquisition happens it could intensify competition among IBM, Dell, HP and even Cisco.

Green initiatives begin to make business sense

The argument grows more compelling for an eco-friendly approach to government contracting.

HP to supply Marines with tablet PCs

Hewlett-Packard Co. will provide a large quantity of tablet PCs to the Marine Corps under a new order.

Northrop wins navigation technology contract

Devices for Korean military vehicles combine inertial sensors with an odometer and GPS data to provide accurate three-dimensional position.

House to consider expanding biometrics at sea

The House will vote today on whether to expand a Coast Guard program that screens fingerprints of suspected illegal migrants and terrorists caught at sea.

DataPath to supply Army with satellite equipment

DataPath Inc. will help upgrade Army satellite communications systems under a $12 million delivery order.

BearingPoint sells assets; Deloitte gets government business

BearingPoint Inc. will sell substantially all of its assets and effectively go out of business.

BBN to refine translation device for DOD

BBN Technologies has received additional funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue refining a translation system for military personnel to use in tactical situations.

Cloud computing needs standards to mature, experts say

Federal agencies should develop and deploy cloud computing technology, and standards will follow, speakers say.

Alion to improve management of DOD technical information

Alion Science and Technology Inc. will provide management and information support to the Defense Department under a $3.2 million task order.

Diebold official admits voting system is vulnerable

The company formerly known as Diebold Election Systems admits that it's possible to delete votes from its machines without detection.

CACI criticizes court ruling on Abu Ghraib torture case

CACI International criticizes a court ruling rejecting the contractor’s request to dismiss charges alleging that CACI employees abused prisoners during interrogation sessions at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison.