Eagle Ray nabs $90M DIA support services contract

Small, woman-owned Eagle Ray Inc. has won a five-year Defense Department contract for IT and technical support worth $90 million.

What can you learn from DRC's acquisition of HPTi?

Dynamics Research Corp.'s $143 million cash acquisition of High Performance Technologies Inc. in June was one of the largest M&A activities so far this year and it offers important insights for sellers and buyers.

STG builds outsourcing network for HUD IG office

STG Inc. has won a $7 million contract to develop an outsourcing network for the Housing and Urban Development Department, according to an announcement dated July 19.

Crowdsourcing knowledge management

Steve Kelman wonders why Google lacks a "like" button.

Agilex creates chief quality officer job, hires Northrop exec for post

Agilex has hired Mark Scheffel for the newly created position of chief quality officer with the goal of directed efforts to partner more closely with its clients. He will report directly to Agilex President John Gall.

Contractor trio wins $363M for Special Ops IT assistance

Three well-known government contractors have won five-year Defense Department contracts worth a total of $362 million for IT assistance for the Special Operations Command.

Northrop Grumman partners to pursue GSA travel contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed on as a subcontractor to CWTSatoTravel to compete for the end-to-end travel and expense management systems of the General Services Administration's E-Gov Travel Services 2 contract.

Delta Solutions adds DEA contract to string of recent wins

Delta Solutions and Technologies Inc.'s five-year, $18 million contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration is the latest in a series of contract wins that total almost $66 million.

STG task order covers Navy C4ISR systems worldwide

STG Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. have been awarded task orders that could be worth as much as $99.9 million under a seven-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center–Atlantic.

Jacobs works to boost ODNI’s forecasting capabilities

Jacobs Engineering Group is working with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to provide events forecasting technology services. The four-year contract has a potential value of approximately $11 million.

TASC hires experienced IT pro to grow company

TASC Inc. has appointed Dale Luddeke the company's chief growth officer, reporting to David Langstaff, president and CEO.

6 keys — and a caveat — to winning bigger contracts

The road to a better bottom line is paved with task-order contracts. What can you do to be ready to win the next big contract vehicle?

Running a federal financial system often a juggling act

The American Council for Technology's Industry Advisory Council gave some advice to the White House on how to sustain effective management of existing federal financial systems while also modernizing those systems.

Northrop team helps CMS detect high-risk claims fraud

Northrop Grumman Corp. will lead a contractor team that will develop a fraud prevention system for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a four-year task order worth $77 million.

ICF sparks Energy Department's grid modernization efforts

ICF International Inc. will provide IT assistance to the Energy Department's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $40 million.

Why can't agencies track data center consolidation savings?

Federal agencies significantly trail their private sector counterparts when it comes to tracking the key metrics that determine data center consolidation savings, according to a newly released survey.

NVTC awards honor DC's hot tech companies

The Northern Virginia Technology Council announced the winners of its 10th Annual NVTC Hot Ticket Awards, honoring the region's entrepreneurial technology companies that sizzled in 2010.

Carahsoft leaps ahead on 2011 Top 100

Carahsoft Technologies Corp. moved up 25 spots on the Top 100 with a strategy focused on customers, partners and technology vendors.

Former DOD exec leads sensor maker's North America expansion

MS Tech, a developer and manufacturer of advanced detection sensors, has named former Defense Department deputy undersecretary Stephen Bryen its new president. Bryen will lead its expansion into markets across North America.

ATS builds software solutions for government pension agency

ATS Corp. will continue its software development work for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under new indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a $30 million ceiling.