EDS gets more Medicare claims work

EDS Corp. will take on additional Medicare claims processing work under a new $33 million task order for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Enterprise Data Center.

Point One signs SmartBuy agreement

Point One has been signed by GSA and DOD to the first of what could be many enterprise software license deals for data and records management software.

General Dynamics to assist DHS center

General Dynamics Corp. will provide support to DHS' National Coordinating Center under a task order that could be worth as much as $21.8 million.

Pragmatics pulls in homeland security work

Pragmatics Inc. will provide operations and maintenance support to DHS' Office of the Chief Information Officer under a new task order.

House approves $34.9B for homeland security

The omnibus spending bill approved by the House yesterday includes $34.9 billion in baseline funding for DHS in fiscal 2008 and boosts departmental IT contracting efforts focused on U.S. Visit and the Real ID Act.

General Dynamics picked for DHS cybersecurity work

General Dynamics Corp. has won a $48.2 million from DHS' U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team to provide support and analysis services.

Alliant goes to 62 small businesses

Sixty-two vendors have been selected for the $15 billion Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract.

Walker: DHS needs chief management officer

Integrating the 22 agencies of DHS into a cohesive department requires the services of a new chief management officer, according to Comptroller General David Walker.

Audit uncovers weak internal controls at CBP

Information security continues to be a material weakness in the Customs and Border Protection agency's internal controls, according to an independent audit.

DHS unveils Real ID grants

DHS released grant guidelines this week to assist states in applying for $35 million to begin implementing Real ID requirements for handling personal data associated with driver's licenses.

FBI postpones $1B award for database upgrade

The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service Division has delayed the contract award for upgrades to its fingerprint ID databases for about a month.

ICF gains new EPA program work

ICF International Inc. has won a contract from the Environmental Protection Agency to support the clean-energy programs of the Energy Supply and Industry Branch's Office of Air and Radiation.

USAID to issue tech support RFP

The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to solicit information technology support for its humanitarian and foreign disaster assistance programs.

DHS wants industry input on container security

DHS is inviting industry to prove that available container security devices and readers are sufficient to detect tampering of shipping containers during transit.

Systalex picked for EPA technical services support

Systalex Corp. has won two contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency for technical management, development and support work.

Guident to upgrade SEC's intel systems

Guident will upgrade and migrate the SEC's business intelligence systems to Business Objects' most recent platform.

GSA issues IPv6 training RFI

As the deadline for installing the next IP approaches, GSA is asking industry about training federal workforce for the transition.

McDonald Bradley to train immigration officials

McDonald Bradley Inc. will help the Justice Department train people who work for its Executive Office for Immigration Review.

GSA may replace Schedules Input Program

GSA may replace its Schedules Input Program, the system for uploading a contractor's schedule contract application and catalog information on the GSA Advantage Web site.

DHS starts final testing of SBInet

DHS today will begin 45 days of final operational testing on the initial 28-mile segment of the SBInet surveillance system installed by Boeing.