Telephonics to help Customs with ground surveillance

Telephonics Corp. will supply a fully integrated mobile ground surveillance radar system to the Customs and Border Protection agency.

SAIC to support IRS computer center

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Internal Revenue Service process data and manage security under a new task order.

FCC moves forward on mobile alert system

The FCC published a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a commercial mobile alert system that would let wireless providers send emergency alerts to users of cell phones and other devices.

Legislators want new SBA rule thrown out

The Small Business Administration's attempt to give women who own small businesses better odds of getting a government contract may not help after all, lawmakers say.

Cascades Technologies to support USA.gov

Cascades Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide content assistance and other information technology services to USA.gov, the government's official Web portal.

CACI gets Justice booking system work

CACI International will help DOJ organize and share data critical to the investigation and prosecution of criminals under a new contract with the department's Justice Management Division.

Acquisition changes on hold after Bush vetoes measure

Though the White House's primary concerns have little to do with procurement, several acquisition changes are on hold after the president's veto of the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill.

Analysts: Cogent stock overvaluation charges premature

The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.

PMC wins pair of DHS tasks

Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.

WV firm gets Patent Office contract

HMS Technologies Inc. will provide business and financial management support to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under a new contract.

CSC to support NASA supercomputers

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide supercomputing support services to NASA under a task order awarded through the General Services Administration's Millennia contract.

Stanley to build new Ariz. passport center

Stanley Inc. will build and manage a new passport-processing facility in Tucson, Ariz., under a previously awarded contract from the State Department.

Three HR LOB vendors for agencies to choose from

Accenture, Allied Technology Group and Carahsoft Technology earned places on the HR schedule, 738. X, under a five-year base contract with three five-year options.

Boeing to design NASA satellites

Boeing will design and manufacture communications satellites for NASA under a new contract that could be worth up to $1.2 billion.

Navy ERP program to go live

BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.

DHS orders sensors with lemon butter

DHS is sponsoring the development of new Lobster Eye sensors that mimic the unique capabilities of their namesake crustaceans in detecting images through wood, concrete and steel.

Boeing creates unit for SBI work

Boeing today reshuffled its management units and created a new component that will oversee DHS' $30 billion high-tech SBInet.

Clinton provision would clamp down on award fees

Sen. Hillary Clinton added language to the Senate's Fiscal 2008 Omnibus Appropriations spending package to tighten controls on DHS contractor award fees.

Qwest to upgrade DOE voice network

Qwest Communications International will help upgrade the voice network at the Energy Department under a new contract from Energy Enterprise Solutions.

Vendors vie for spectrum grab

The FCC's long-awaited auction of radio spectrum in January is attracting major wireless bidders and newcomers.