Analysts: Cogent stock overvaluation charges premature

The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.

WidePoint buys iSYS

WidePoint Corp. will acquire iSYS LLC, an advanced IT solutions provider to the federal government.

PMC wins pair of DHS tasks

Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.

SE Solutions hires Barry West

Barry West, a former federal agency CIO who recently ended a 25-year government career, has joined Strategic Enterprise Solutions Inc. as executive vice president.

CSC wins DISA networks contract

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to provide telecom services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a deal that could be worth as much as $613 million.

Raytheon to equip Osprey

Raytheon Technical Services Co. will provide several IT systems for the V-22 Osprey aircraft under a new $12 million award from the Naval Air Systems Command.

WV firm gets Patent Office contract

HMS Technologies Inc. will provide business and financial management support to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under a new contract.

USAF wants to build Cyber Control System

The Air Force wants input on how to construct a command and control system that would support defensive and offensive operations in the event of an all-out attack on the U.S. IT infrastructure.

EMC to acquire Document Sciences

EMC Corp. will acquire Document Sciences Corp. for $85 million in an all-cash deal.

Governors: Only half of states use DHS info-sharing networks

Only 52 percent of the states' homeland security directors regularly participated in information-sharing networks run by the Homeland Security Department in 2007, according to a new survey.

Liquidity Services to buy GovDeals

Liquidity Services Inc. plans to purchase Information Management Specialists Inc. and its GovDeals Inc. unit for about $10 million cash.

CSC to support NASA supercomputers

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide supercomputing support services to NASA under a task order awarded through the General Services Administration's Millennia contract.

BAE acquires MTC Technologies

BAE to pay about $450 million to acquire MTC Technologies Inc., a provider of technical and professional services to the military and intelligence agencies.

Lockheed grabs up PercepTek

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire PercepTek Inc., a provider of autonomous decision-making software technologies.

Videoconferencing can help save the planet

The most recent incarnations of the technology could entice organizations to revisit the idea of conducting virtual meetings.

M/A-Com wins Ill. county radio system deal

M/A-Com has won a contract to provide a digital radio system to support the public safety communication needs of Peoria County, Ill.

Stanley to build new Ariz. passport center

Stanley Inc. will build and manage a new passport-processing facility in Tucson, Ariz., under a previously awarded contract from the State Department.

Three HR LOB vendors for agencies to choose from

Accenture, Allied Technology Group and Carahsoft Technology earned places on the HR schedule, 738. X, under a five-year base contract with three five-year options.

Boeing to design NASA satellites

Boeing will design and manufacture communications satellites for NASA under a new contract that could be worth up to $1.2 billion.

Navy ERP program to go live

BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.