Guident will boost efficiency of Patent Office data warehouse

Guident has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to provide information technology support under a five-year contract that has a potential value of between $17 million and $22 million.

Accenture wins $182M contract to get Navy's books shipshape

Accenture PLC will provide the Navy with financial management services under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $182 million.

BAE's new leader foresees even better times ahead

BAE Systems’ new leader reorganizes the company to position it for growth, especially in the increasingly important cybersecurity market.

IBM banks on analytics, cloud for growth

IBM has been making acquisitions and other investments to build its analytics and cloud computing business.

Contractors find fertile fields abroad

Federal contracting abroad – often funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development –remains a fertile field for U.S. companies despite the economic recession of the past few years.

KBR, L-3 lock down logistics awards

KBR Inc. and L-3 Communications have nailed down Defense Department logistics contracts with a combined worth of $38.6 million.

CDW-G seeks new small-biz partners

CDW-Government LLC is seeking partnerships with small businesses to go after federal contracting opportunities, issuing an immediate request for proposals soliciting small businesses as partners.

ICF to expand cancer data collection for CDC

ICF International will build cancer data repositories for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a new $19 million contract.

Northrop Grumman will build CMS records repository

Northrop Grumman Corp. will advance the creation of electronic health records for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a result of a new task order valued at approximately $34 million over one year with five and one-half option years.

Capgemini wins job fixing Nevada unemployment IT systems

Capgemini Government Solutions has won a $27.9 million contract to replace existing systems and technologies at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and deliver an unemployment insurance modernization solution.

SAIC wins $128M contract for Army materiel support

Science Applications International Corp. will provide support services to the Army under a four and a half year contract that has a total value of more than $128 million, if all options are exercised.

ACS to manage California Medicaid info system

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will assume the management of California’s Medicaid Management Information System under a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract.

Unisys wraps up $135M sale of health unit

Unisys Corp. has completed the previously announced sale of its health information management business to Molina Healthcare Inc. for $135 million in cash, subject to adjustment, the company announced today.

Qlarion call ushers in new federal solutions provider

CadenceQuest Inc. is spinning off its CadenceQuest Government Solutions unit into an independent company renamed Qlarion Inc. The new firm will continue to focus on providing business intelligence, data mining and data management solutions.

Alion to boost Coast Guard human resources, ship-design capabilities

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Coast Guard improve its human resources capabilities; ship engineering design; and command, control, communications, computers and information technology acquisitions under a five-year, $9.5 million contract.

Harris IT award keeps DOD commissaries well stocked

A new $35 million contract will permit Harris Corp. to continue to deliver network operations support to the Defense Commissary Agency and its distribution of commissary goods to nearly 12 million customers in military communities around the world.

General Dynamics to support CMS program under $84M contract

A unit of General Dynamics Information Technology will provide IT and management services to support a Medicare prescription drug subsidy program.

Social media? Not so fast

If you want to explore the use of a Web 2.0 or a social networking tool, Gregg Bailey recommends that you define a true business case for it.

Acquisition support still a good market for contractor

There's no resolution in sight for the shrinking talent pool of federal employees who have the expertise and knowledge to handle the ever-increasing number of government procurements.

SAIC helps Army manage Military Health System office

Under a new task order that could be worth more than $22 million, Science Applications International Corp. will provide planning and management services to the Defense Department.