SAIC to do network planning for Army, Marines

Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology to support the Army and Marine Corps' network planning processes.

Sun to lay off up to 6,000 more employees

Sun Microsystems Inc. will lay off 5,000 to 6,000 workers, or 15 percent to 18 percent of its work force.

Catapult wins four DOD contracts

Catapult Technology Ltd. will assist U.S. military offices with information technology initaitives under four contracts.

Boeing to buy Digital Receiver Technology

Boeing Co. is acquiring Digital Receiver Technology Inc., a developer of hardware and software products for wireless surveillance and tracking equipment.

Perot acquires Tellurian Networks

In a move to expand its information technology health care offerings, Perot Systems Corp. has acquired Tellurian Networks Inc.

ICOR to advise USAID

ICOR Partners LLC will provide strategic advisory services to the chief information officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

CSC hires Mancuso as CFO

Computer Sciences Corp. has named Michael Mancuso as its new chief financial officer.

Lawmakers question sole-source award to SAIC

Lawmakers are investigating the terms of a large sole-source contract awarded that the Health and Human Services Department awarded to a unit of SAIC.

Patent rights clause is broad in scope

Contractors performing research or development work for the government are no doubt aware of the standard FAR patent rights clause likely incorporated into their contracts.

ESN to validate Navy test and repair system

Engineering Services Network will provide technical services to the Navy under a new deal.

Transition Watch: Analysis CEO rumored as CIA front-runner

John Brennan, chief executive officer of the Analysis Corp., is rumored to be a possible candidate for CIA director in the Obama administration.

SI stockholders OK sale to Serco

Serco Group's planned acquisition of SI International Inc. took another step toward completion Nov. 12 when SI's stockholders approved the merger.

Boeing: Defense programs face heavy scrutiny

Boeing Co.'s top defense executive believes the Obama administration will closely examine some of the Defense Department's biggest weapons programs.

CACI to support DOD medical logistics

CACI International Inc. will continue providing technical support for a global military medical logistics system through three new task orders.

Regulators finalize contractor disclosure regulations

Under the code of ethics, government contractors must notify both the agency's IG and contracting officer when credible evidence of a crime related to a government contract is found.

GAO, Army disagree on procurement protest limits

The Army disagrees with GAO officials' view that contractors can now protest an agency's decision under the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act.

GSA poised for a comeback

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Stanley tackles Marine Corps network support

Stanley Inc. will furnish a variety of key support services for the Marine Corps' Next-Generation Enterprise Network.

Sentek hires Cully as COO

Sentek Consulting Inc. has named David Cully its new chief operating officer.

Rand: Raise small-business threshold at DOD

Rand Corp. says the Defense Department should use a higher threshold when defining small-business contractors.