Census field data contract to be reworked

The Census Bureau is renegotiating its contract with Harris Corp. for the Field Data Collection Automation portion of the 2010 census.

No need for reform, EPA says

IBM Corp.'s short suspension by the Environmental Protection Agency is still reverberating through the government market.

ID cards prepare for takeoff

Airports broaden credentialing efforts asCongress and TSA look at security breaches.

Now comes Vangent

Name changes haven't stunted BPO provider's ability to win contracts.

CGI to support EPA research systems

More than $100 million in task orders are expected be awarded under this EPA Office of Research and Development Systems Engineering and Specialized Scientific Support Blanket Purchase Agreement.

IBM dust-up ripples through government

The federal procurement system is the largest and amongthe cleanest public-sector procurement systems in theworld. It counts transparency and competition as its highestvalues.

Three to tackle FBI technology refresh

GTSI, Apptis and Intelligent Decisions have won a technology infrastructure award from the Federal Bureau of Investigation worth up to $290 million.

SBInet to undergo architectural improvements

The next phase of the SBInet border surveillance system will focus on the development of an enterprise architecture.

IBM agreement clears way for CGI award

IBM's agreement to withdraw its protest of an EPA contract will enable CGI Federal, which originally won the contract last year, to help the agency modernize its financial management system.

GAO: Purchase cards are being misused

In more than 40 percent of purchases made using government purchase cards, agencies could not prove users followed the safeguards established to prevent abuse, a GAO report has found.

Text message warning system lacks sponsor

The FCC yesterday adopted an order allowing transmission of emergency alerts via text message to cell phone users nationwide, but the plan could falter without an agency to head it.

Harris wins AF space systems contract

The award calls for Harris and its partners to manage multiple space control systems for the Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Superiority Systems Wing at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

Open wide: SAIC to build dental system

Science Applications International Corp. will design and build an electronic dental records system to serve more than 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Hughes goes the distance with new network

Hughes Network Systems will provide DISA and other agencies participating in the Government Education and Training Network with a distance-learning system for students at locations nationwide.

Task orders slowdown under Eagle

The pace of task orders coming out of the Eagle IT contract at the Homeland Security Department slowed in the first half of fiscal 2008, according to new data.

EFJ gets order for submersible radios

EFJ Inc. will deliver submersible portable radios and accessories to the Homeland Security Department.

GNS wins SEC info security contract

Global Network Systems Inc. has been picked by the Securities and Exchange Commission to help the agency with several security requirements.

DHS extends work visa timeframe

The Homeland Security Department's new rule for foreign students more than doubles the number of months that a foreign student may stay in the U.S. after graduation while applying for a work visa.

FBI keeps close tabs on Sentinel

The FBI is on track to deploy the second phase of its Sentinel case file management system within weeks, said FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Harris role in Census reduced

The 2010 census will return to using paper questionnaires, leaving a smaller role for handheld computers under development by Harris.