Master Key Consulting locks down Justice award

Master Key Consulting has won a management and software services contract from the Justice Department.

GAO to GSA: Rely on pre-award audits for contract cost stability

To keep prices stable on its Multiple Award Schedules contracts, GSA should continue to rely on pre-award audits as much as pricing policies, GAO officials told a Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel this week.

Boeing chases growing UAS market with Insitu buy

Boeing has purchased Insitu Inc. to boost its capabilities in the area of unmanned aerial systems used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance.

McCann named to lead EDS government sales

EDS names Andy McCann vice president and geographic sales leader of its U.S. Government and Public Sector business.

L-1 wins border-crossing card deal

L-1 Identity Solutions has won a contract from the State Department to issue border-crossing cards as part of an expansion to the U.S. Passport Card program.

Translation services firm gets boost from In-Q-Tel

The CIA's investment arm is investing in a translation technology that will help intelligence officers analyze foreign-language documents.

Unisys wins U.K. county outsourcing award

Unisys Corp.'s British unit will build and run a public information network and security service for England's Kent County Council under a $63 million contract.

ABSG Consulting wins Coast Guard tech work

ABSG Consulting Inc. will assist the Coast Guard Research and Development Center under a new contract.

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Vangent to support DOD health information systems

Vangent Inc. will help DOD's Force Health Protection and Readiness Program Office manage and enhance its automated information systems.

Alion to assist NOAA with radio spectrum services

Alion Science and Technology will supply radio frequency spectrum services to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under a new $7 million contract.

TopOff 5 competition raises possible conflict of interest

Two senators have alleged that FEMA officials are ignoring a potential conflict of interest and other possible ethics violations with regard to the multimillion-dollar contract.

SAIC to do nuclear analysis for DOD

SAIC has won a $26 million contract to support the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters.

Boeing to complete GPS tech demo for Navy

Boeing Co. has won a $153.5 million contract from the Navy to complete a technology demonstration of the high-integrity Global Positioning System.

Services council wants conflict rules updated

The federal government's regulations on organizational conflicts of interest in contracting need to be restructured to avoid a "one-size-fits-all" approach, PSC has recommended.

ASM Research wins DOD veterinary contract

ASM Research has won a contract to support the Defense Department's Veterinary Services Activity on an electronic record project.

MacAulay Brown closes pair of acquisitions

MacAulay Brown acquires two companies to boost work with Army, Defense Department, Missile Defense Agency and NASA.

SAIC gets NASA program analysis work

The contract calls on SAIC to assist NASA's Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation with independent program and project assessments, and analysis and evaluation services.

Thompson skeptical of TSA outsourcing strategy

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee requested information on 14 concerns about the outsourcing of management of TSA's Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel Program.

General Dynamics wins Fort Rucker deal

General Dynamics will provide information technology services to Fort Rucker, Ala., under a five-year, $33 million contract.