Report: Federal cybersecurity spending will hit $7B by 2009

A market research company predicts government spending on cybersecurity will increase 27 percent to $7.1 billion by fiscal 2009.

L-3 wins airborne sensor work

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems has won a $16 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to support MDA's airborne sensor mission operations program.

GSA expects draft reorg plan in May

By the end of May, the General Services Administration will have the first draft of its plan to merge the Federal Supply Service and Federal Technology Service, a GSA official told House lawmakers today.

NCI wins knowledge management work

NCI Information Systems has won a multiyear, $35 million contract from the National Security Agency to provide knowledge management solutions and expertise.

DHS small-business efforts surpass goals, agency says

The Department of Homeland Security says it awarded 27 percent of its prime contracts to small businesses in 2004.

GAO says FSS comes up short on best-price negotiations

GSA's Federal Supply Service is getting heat from Congress for not guaranteeing that it is getting the best prices available under its schedule programs.

IBM, Sun offer utility computing services to government

IBM and Sun Microsystems are marketing on-demand computing services to agencies with a backlog of high-performance computing tasks, such as the departments of Energy and Defense.

Visual Analytics wins money laundering support work

Visual Analytics will support the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's analytical and information-sharing systems that help combat money laundering.

Gray Hawk wins Web services deal with Bureau of Engraving

Gray Hawk Systems won a five-year contract from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to host and manage the agency's MoneyFactory.com Web site.

Mykotronx wins defense card work

Mykotronx Inc. has won a $7.7 million contract from the Defense Department to develop an enhanced cryptographic PC card.

LAS to supply Homeland Security unit with additional name analysis tools

Language Analysis Systems Inc. and the Customs and Border Protection agency have entered into a sole-source contract for software to help analyze names of suspected terrorists.

State on the verge of awarding e-passport contracts

The State Department and the Government Printing Office are in the final stages of determining which and how many companies will provide electronic passports for Americans.

GSA compiles list of vendors compliant with FIPS-201

The General Services Administration is combing the Federal Supply Service's IT schedule for smart-card vendors whose products and services meet a new federal standard.

DHS privacy chief wary of national IDs

The Homeland Security Department's chief privacy officer expresses reservations about a national identification card.

Defense re-ups EDS for medical logistics support

EDS has won a $15 million contract renewal from DOD to continue work on the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support automated information system.

Wolf to probe FBI case file system

The FBI's foundering Virtual Case Files program is coming under increased scrutiny from the congressional panel with oversight of the bureau's budget.

Agencies skip FTS, look to GWAC vendors

Agencies take advantage of a rule allowing them to order directly from GSA's governmentwide acquisition contracts instead of going through the Federal Technology Service.

DHS may get a makeover

A House panel will meet Thursday to discuss consolidating the Border and Transportation Security Directorate's Customs and Border Protection agency and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit.

Probe sought for no-bid ANC contracts

Leaders of the House Government Reform Committee want GAO to review agency awards of sole-source small business contracts to Alaska Native Corporations.

GAO: More info needed on Networx

Missing data about the FTS Networx telecommunications contracts could force the GSA to delay the awards beyond their April 2006 schedule.