IBM gets TSA info sharing work

The Transportation Security Administration has picked IBM Corp. for an information technology and software services task order that will be worth at least $98.5 million.

Nortel gets Courts messaging deal

Nortel Government Solutions has won a contract from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to support messaging and collaboration services.

Group of 16 wins $4B CMS deal

A group of 16 contractors were awarded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' $4 billion Enterprise System Development contract.

Thales targets command and control market

Thales Communications Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the French defense company Thales Group, has launched a new unit focused on command and control technologies.

Governors pressure feds on Real ID funding

Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons are calling on the federal government to issue the long-awaited regulations for the Real ID Act of 2005 and also to pump more money into the program.

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Xacta to install solar power for LAN nodes

Xacta Corp. will install solar power systems to support wireless network nodes for Air Force maintenance activities in southwest Asia.

ATS to continue FHFB applications work

ATS Corp. won a five-year contract from the Federal Housing Finance Board for application and development services.

Alliance: Pass card deadline impractical

DHS is running out of time to test and deploy a new technology solution in a proposed passport-alternative identification card by summer 2008, according to an industry expert.

ACS names Kyser CFO

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. promoted Kevin Kyser, a financial executive who has worked for the company for the past decade, to chief financial officer.

SIA to streamline Defense Intel Enterprise

DIA issued Sept. 14 its much-talked about solicitation to consolidate about 30 contracts into one for intelligence analysis support. Responses to the RFP are due Sept. 28.

Lockheed to build logistics system for Marines

Lockheed Martin will help develop a system for the Marine Corps that will enable it to monitor vehicle performance and improve logistics support under a new $144.8 million contract.

New M&A player led by old hands

The Olive Group has received an investment from Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity group, to make acquisitions and pay for other growth needs.

GSA greenlights Verizon systems

Verizon Business has cleared the final hurdle needed to start selling through the Networx Universal contract.

Joint venture grabs Navy training deal

A joint venture between American Systems and Data Management Services has won a contract to provide instructional support to the Naval Personnel Development Command.

Fast 50 clarification

The compound annual growth rate used to rank the 2007 Fast 50 was incorrectly calculated. But the mistake affects only the CAGR number, not the order of the rankings.

SAIC gets NASA technology services extension

Science Applications International Corp. has won an option from NASA that extends its existing contract for information technology services at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

ITT to buy EDO

ITT Corp. bolstered its high-end systems integration and defense work with a $1.7 billion bid for EDO Corp.

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