Pentagon Cost-Cutting Aims at Cell Phone Services

The Defense Department's Business Initiative Council has approved an initiative to cut cellular phone costs through bulk purchasing.

SAIC Lands $1.2 Billion Cancer Institute Contract

Science Applications International Corp. has won a five-year deal to continue performing and supporting cancer and AIDS research for the National Cancer Institute.

EDS Gets $132M to Expand Army Recruiting Capabilities

Electronic Data Systems Inc. won a five-year, $132 million General Services Administration contract to enhance the Army's Web-enabled recruiting system.

Dynamics Research Nets Navy Deals

A $10 million modeling and simulation contract and $2.5 million in new task orders go to Dynamics Research Corp.

SAIC, SETA Win Defense Telecom Contracts

Science Applications International Corp.and SETA Corp. have each been awarded contracts, cumulatively valued at $3 billion, to integrate military and agency telecommunications systems.

National Guard Taps CACI for Software Maintenance

CACI International Inc. has won a one-year, $12 million software maintenance contract with the Army National Guard.

HUD Pushes Reform With HITS Contract

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will be pushing the cutting edge of procurement reform with its planned HITS performance-based contract.

White Tapped for Homeland Security Spot

Secretary of the Army Thomas White will be the Defense Department's representative on the new Homeland Security Council. White was named to the post Oct. 3 by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

CSC Wins $107.5 Million State Department Telecom Contract

Computer Sciences Corp. of El Segundo, Calif. won a $107.5 million task order from the Federal Systems Integration and Management Center to support the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Services Program Office.

Decision Support Systems: Putting Data to Work

As federal agencies try to wrap their arms around the myriad data generated by government information systems, many are turning to decision support systems that gather data from across the enterprise to give a holistic view of an organization.

Anteon Gets Smart-Card Support Contract

Anteon Corp. has been awarded a task order by the Air Force to manufacture and operate portable common access card issuance trailers.

GAO: Agencies Risk Missing Paperwork Elimination Deadline

Many federal agencies may miss the 2003 deadline for complying with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, according to a GAO report.

PWC Wins Medicare Accounting System Deal

PricewaterhouseCoopers has won a contract worth up to $328.4 million for a single, unified system to combine Medicare's accounting operations.

HUD Narrows Outsourcing Field to Four

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has named four companies it wants to bid on its information technology service contract.

GAO: Agencies Still at Security Risk

Security holes in agency computer systems still place operations and assets at risk for fraud, misuse and disruption, according to a top General Accounting Office official.

NSF Hands Out $156 Million to Spur IT Innovation

The National Science Foundation has awarded $156 million in research grants under a program to spur innovative IT uses.

DSA Wins $20 Million Knowledge Center Deal

Data Systems Analysts Inc. has won a $20 million contract by the Army to manage and further develop an online knowledge center and integrated data environment.

Anteon Lands $25 Million Training Contract

Anteon Corp.'s training operations and distance learning division has won a five-year, $25 million contract by the Office of Personnel Management.

KPMG, Titan Win Army Support Services Deal

KPMG Consulting Inc. and Titan Systems Corp. have each won a blanket purchase agreement for program management support services for the Army Program Executive Office for Standard Army Management Information Systems.

Weather and War: Forecasting Investment May Pay Dividends

Programs now on the books for federal agencies to improve their weather forecasting capabilities may prove to be among the best investments the government is making in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.