Help where you need it

MapInfo, FirstCall craft a system that helps emergency managers target their response.

Contract roundup

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Bids and proposals

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Venture capital approach pays off

Last Byte: A conversation with Vivek Kundra, Washington's new chief technology officer.

What your customers are thinking

Managing or replacing older systems; and formulating or implementing an enterprise architecture are among the top 10 CIO challenges.

Making the climb back to the top

Acquisitions will play big role in making ATS a major middle-tier player.

Forecast 2008: Chart your course

Elections, GSA contracts, deadlines and congressional oversight shape the future.

Warner: Nation at 'critical tipping point'

Making the United States more competitive on the world stage will require a renewed focus on information technology and how it can transform government, according to former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.

Ramsey succeeds Altman at IBM

IBM Corp. has named Todd Ramsey managing director of its U.S. federal business.

L-1 gets California fingerprint work

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. will help California fingerprint more than 300,000 daycare workers as part of a biometrics-based, criminal-history search initiative.

CSC wins big with NASA

Computer Sciences Corp. will help run NASA's Johnson Space Center facility in Texas under a $544 million contract.

Coast Guard seeks Deepwater refund

The Coast Guard has asked for a $96.1 million refund from its Deepwater contractors and has charged them with delivering defective boats that do not meet requirements.

Hughes Communications snaps up Helius

Hughes Communications Inc. will acquire Helius Inc., a provider of business Internet protocol TV solutions and a portfolio company of Canopy Ventures.

CACI to aid logistics at Fort Bliss

CACI International Inc. will provide professional services and technical support for logistics operations at Fort Bliss, Texas, under a new task order from the Army.

Cisco, Anystream team up for video streaming

From flat-screen TVs in offices and homes, to video-capable handheld devices everywhere else, the drive to have ubiquitous video streams has never been bigger.

Stanley added to Alliant

The General Services Administration added a company to its Alliant contract that it initially passed on, the company said today.

Indus taps Geehan to lead defense, intel sectors

Indus Corp. has named retired Army Maj. Gen. Brian Geehan as senior vice president for defense and intelligence.

Telephonics to help Customs with ground surveillance

Telephonics Corp. will supply a fully integrated mobile ground surveillance radar system to the Customs and Border Protection agency.

EDS to keep Californians moving with DMV work

EDS Corp. will work with California to provide better services to the state's 23 million licensed drivers through a new $76 million contract.

L-1 to buy Bioscrypt

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. plans to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., a company specializing in access control technologies, for $43.7 million.