Whitney Bradley & Brown puts focus on workforce

Every company claims to have outstanding employees, but effective staffing clearly is a competitive differentiator for technical and management consulting firm Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc.

AT&T rings up Postal Service contract extension

AT&T Government Solutions has won a four-year, $120 million contract extension to provide additional network services to U.S. Postal Service facilities nationwide.

Delays beset DHS financial systems procurement

The Homeland Security Department's second attempt to integrate its financial systems is more than a year behind the original schedule, according to a new GAO report.

Vangent to improve ailing DOD health care procurement system

Vangent Inc. will provide a new, improved health care procurement system for the Defense Department under a $6.85 million contract.

Harris team will relocate Southern Command IT infrastructure

Harris Corp. will help the Defense Department relocate the Southern Command headquarters in Miami, under a $37 million ITES-2S task order.

Catapult launches upgrade of DOD e-business systems

Catapult Technology will provide a range of information technology services to the Defense Department under a 30-month, $27 million e-business enhancement and management project.

CACI expands DOD financial management support

CACI International Inc. will provide financial management support to the Defense Department under a four-year task order worth $29 million.

Stanley wins contract to manage Army materiel

Stanley Inc. will assist the Army to manage and maintain its materiel stockpiles under a five-year contract valued at $118.7 million.

Two awards vault Catapult into new federal agencies

Catapult Technology Ltd. has won program management support contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation that have a combined value of $5.1 million.

Unisys to deliver IT services to Silicon Valley city

Unisys Corp. has won a seven-year information technology contract with the city of Santa Clara, Calif., that has an estimated value of $20 million.

Fed IT budgets flatline through 2015

Federal information technology spending by civilian and defense agencies will remain relatively flat through 2015, according to an annual survey by the TechAmerica Foundation.

DynCorp completes purchase of Phoenix Consulting Group

DynCorp International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of DynCorp International Inc., has completed its planned acquisition of Phoenix Consulting Group Inc.

Apptis wins IT services work with Defense Acquisition University

Apptis Inc. will provide network engineering, information assurance and other services to the Defense Department under a three-year contract worth a total of $28.4 million.

SRA enlisted to help USDA fight fraud

SRA International has won an Agriculture Department blanket purchasing agreement to develop anti-fraud technology. The 10-year BPA has a ceiling value of $25 million.

When best efforts fail, get some outside help

Although there are outside vendors for virtually all disciplines in the government market – advertising and market, PR, sales, business development, bid and proposal, capture, accounting, legal, etc. – remember, not all vendors are equal.

Guident to help SSA office streamline business processes

Guident has won a four-year, $9.5 million blanket purchase agreement to provide business intelligence support services to the Social Security Administration.

Camber acquires intelligence specialist Veritas Analytics

The Camber Corp. has acquired Veritas Analytics Inc., a government provider of intelligence analysis and risk assessment services. Financial terms were not released.

CGI to continue support for GSA financial services

CGI Federal will continue to support the General Services Administration’s financial management system under a new $32 million contract.

K4 will help HHS consolidate applications database

K4 Solutions Inc. will assist the Health and Human Services Department in processing scholarship and other applications under a five-year contract worth $9 million.

SAS taps Knowles to manage federal business unit

SAS Inc. has promoted Karen Knowles to general manager of the company's federal government business unit.