CACI closes Athena acquisition

CACI International Inc. has completed the purchase of Athena Innovative Solutions Inc., a provider of specialized services to the intelligence community and other national security clients.

SAIC to upgrade AF air traffic control systems

Science Applications International Corp. will help upgrade air traffic control radio systems for the Air Force under a new contract worth up to $80 million.

House passes bill giving some small-biz owners precedence

Service-disabled veterans who own small businesses should get top priority in government contracting, according to a bill the House passed yesterday.

Apples to apples at GEIA

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TWIC takes a step forward

The long-delayed TWIC program began enrollments this month at one port and will add 11 more ports in November, a DHS official testified at a congressional hearing Tuesday.

CACI gets three Army intel contracts

CACI International Inc. has won three contracts worth nearly $80 million to help the Army increase the capabilities of an intelligence database.

Harris to supply Marines with broadband radio

Harris Corp. will help the Marine Corps deliver high-bandwidth data networking capability near the battlefield under a new contract for its Broadband Ethernet Radio system.

Failed FedBizOpps bidders file fourth protest

Losing vendors filed another protest ? their fourth in three years ? to contest GSA's third contract award to Symplicity to revamp FedBizOpps.gov.

New player enters data center market

With cutting edge technology and a government contracting veteran at the helm, Liquid Computing Inc. is making a concerted push into the federal market.

Council seeks comments on public safety network specs

Public safety officials and industry experts have until Friday to submit comments to van umbrella group of organizations developing specifications for the new public safety broadband network to be created by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Quality Associates to digitize FDA archives

Quality Associates Inc. has been awarded a contract from the Food and Drug Administration to digitize, index and consolidate about 20 million pages of FDA documents and materials.

Centurum gets SPAWAR network tasks

Centurum Inc. has received task orders totaling $5 million from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston.

General Dynamics to support AF combat ID

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has won a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to analyze advanced combat ID systems.

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N.Y. steps forward with Real ID

New York will become the fourth state to implement a hybrid identification card that may be used for border crossings and as a driver's license complying with upcoming Real ID Act regulations.

DOD contract moves high-tech weapon forward

Under a new Defense Department contract, QPC Lasers Inc. will produce high-power fiber laser pump engines for directed energy weapons applications.

ACE gets high marks and a warning

DHS has made progress in developing the Automated Commercial Environment, but the remaining shortcomings are likely to create significant cost overruns and delays in the near future, according to a new GAO report.

Groh joins ranks at ESN

Denny Groh is hoping lightning will strike again as he takes on a new job as vice president of federal outsourcing with Engineering Services Network Inc.

CACI to expand protection of DOD medical info services

CACI International will expand the information protection services it provides to the Defense Department's Military Health System under a $64 million contract.