Aster to manage NOAA help desk

Aster Engineering will provide IT help-desk support to a major service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A strong pulse

Contractors boost capabilities to address expected health care reforms under the next administration.

Maryland plans RFP for statewide communications system

Three departments in the state of Maryland will fund the initial stages of a multiyear, statewide communications project that would allow first responders from different jurisdictions to communicate with each other.

Senators worried about DHS' reliance on contractors

Lawmakers raise concerns that contractors are performing work that is more appropriate for federal employees or are doing work that comes close to inherently governmental functions.

Skinner: Customs needs to plug gaps in IT security

Information technology security gaps created a material weakness in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection financial audit statements for fiscal 2007, according to a report released by the Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.

Partners profile: Sun Microsystems

Find information on Sun Microsystems' small-business partners.

NIH wants support for bioinformatics program

The National Institutes of Health wants information from contractors on their ability to provide portal and data center services essential to its Bionformatics Resource Centers program.

More rights for contractors under new task and delivery order provisions

Key provisions of the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act enhance the rights of government contractors under multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The new provisions add rigor and transparency to the procurement of task and delivery orders of more than $5 million.

Unisys files protest over TSA down-select

Unisys has filed a protest with GAO objecting to being left off the list of finalist bidders for the estimated $2 billion contract for TSA's Information Technology Infrastructure Program.

Decision/Analysis wins Coast Guard deal

The management consulting firm will assist the Coast Guard's Logistics Transformation Program Integration Office by providing services aimed at improving logistics operations.

Safe at home--with help from Uncle Sam

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General Dynamics captures more DOD satellite work

General Dynamics C4 Systems will continue to develop technology for Defense Department satellites under a new $9.2 million contract option.

McCoy hired by Acquisition Solutions

Diann McCoy, a former acquisition executive at DISA, has joined consulting firm Acquisition Solutions to lead its defense business.

Follow the hot spots

Open source, virtualization and other emerging tech needs fuel opportunities for Sun's partners.

From many comes one

Cisco joins growing trend of pooling public-sector groups to boost sales, services.

No room for redundancies

Forest Service takes the ax to its duplicative services and systems.

Captured Northrop staffers freed

After more than five years in captivity, three Northrop Grumman Corp. employees were rescued by the Colombian military and returned home safely to the United States.

M&A roundup

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