Attain wants Army to attain better supply chain

Attain LLC will support the Army’s Logistics Modernization Program in Anniston, Ala., under a fifteen-month prime contract valued at $3 million.

SRA wins $100M DOD award for grant assistance

SRA International Inc. will use its specialized information technology services to assist the Defense Department’s scientific review of research grant applications under a re-competed contract with a potential value of $100 million over five years.

SAIC will help USDA grow its Web site apps

Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $52 million.

NVTC group to assess IT needs at Arlington National Cemetery

The Army accepts in principle the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s offer to provide 15 companies’ pro bono assistance in assessing the IT requirements to rectify the poor record-keeping at Arlington National Cemetery.

Agencies' unique coding systems hinder Recovery Act oversight, official says

The board that oversees money from the stimulus law ran into an old problem: agencies doing things their own way and forgetting about unity, official says.

Stanley will help HHS build out health care info network

Stanley Inc. will provide support services to the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of National Coordinator under a two-year time-and-materials contract valued at $6 million.

Northrop, SAIC share Navy awards worth almost $38M

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Science Applications International Corp. have gotten indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts from the Navy with a cumulative estimated value of $37.6 million.

SAIC gains $35M task order to aid Naval Surface Warfare Center

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a five-year task order that could be worth more than $35 million to assist the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division with technical, training and armory management support.

SAIC will test and evaluate Air Force information center ops

Science Applications International Corp. will provide test and evaluation services at the Air Force Joint Electronic Warfare Center in Nevada under a task order that has a total value of more than $14 million.

SAIC wins $80M award for support work at NASA center

Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to NASA under a five-year subcontract from Primus Solutions Inc. valued at more than $80 million.

Unisys wins $150M contract for rural development programs

Unisys Corp. will provide applications modernization and end-user support services to the Agriculture Department under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $150 million.

VT Group gains $53m Navy support award

VT Group U.S. will provide program management support to the Navy under a five-year contract potentially worth $53.1 million.

Have a bright idea for saving Uncle Sam money? Obama wants it

The administration wants federal employees to use their firsthand experiences to point out ways the government can save money, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes.

Lockheed opens doors to execs’ voluntary departure

Lockheed Martin Corp. has unveiled a program intended to save money and trim the number of its directors and vice presidents, according to a company statement dated July 6.

Why LinkedIn, why now

A Market Connections 2010 social media study indicates a rapidly growing acceptance and use of social media tools by both industry and government.

Northrop could face penalties on Va. contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. could face as much as $5 million in penalties if the giant contractor fails by January 2011 to meet three new conditions negotiated with the state over its much disputed $2.3 billion statewide information technology contract, reports Jeff Schapiro at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Baroni leads Attain to new markets

Attain LLC has closed more than 20 contracts worth a total of more than $20 million as it focuses on the energy, cybersecurity and health care markets.

CSC will maintain immigration e-records for CIS

Computer Sciences Corp. will help the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services manage its electronic records by conducting scanning, indexing and file management operations at a CIS records digitization facility.

GDIT wins $25M transition contract for Marines Corps

General Dynamics Information Technology will provide logistics and other support services to the Marine Corps under a firm-fixed-priced contract that could be worth as much as $25.2 million.

Apptis aids GSA monitoring of agencies' Networx transition

Apptis Inc. has won a three-year contract from the General Services Administration worth $9 million to provide support services to GSA as it helps agencies complete the transition from the FTS2001 family of contracts to Networx.