Accenture to replace USDA financial system

Accenture has received a $102.6 million contract from the Agriculture Department to replace its core financial-management system.

CIOs must focus on e-discovery, NASCIO says

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers wants state CIOs to prepare for e-discovery.

Terrorist Screening Center fails to redress errors, audit says

A DOE audit of the Terrorist Screening Center found that the flaws begin with the fact that the center is maintained on two separate database systems that are supposed to contain identical data but don't.

Apogen to retool IRS chief counsel intranet

Apogen Technologies has won a contract from the IRS to enhance the intranet used by the Office of the Chief Counsel.

FAA award makes ITT a more competitive integrator

ITT Corp. scored a major coup when it won a contract to replace the FAA's antiquated radar-based air traffic control system with a state-of-the-art satellite communications system.

GAO: Lack of clear policy impairs DHS acquisition

Despite heightened scrutiny of its contracting practices, DHS' chief procurement office has made only modest progress in achieving its objectives, according to a GAO audit.

IMC wins pair of human services contracts

IMC Inc. has won two contracts from the Administration of Children and Families worth a total of $26.9 million.

With five new protests, Alliant disputes total eight

The new protests on GSA's major IT contract Alliant include a second filed by STG, along with Client Network Services, Nortel Government Solutions, Advanced Technology Systems and Artel, bringing the total to eight.

Lockheed to operate volunteer call center

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a contract from the Corporation for National and Community Service to manage fulfillment services and operate the independent federal agency's integrated call center.

U.S.-VISIT needs stronger management controls: GAO

DHS' U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program is top-heavy in management costs but shows a persistent pattern of management shortcomings, according to a new report.

Audit: Katrina cleanup costs varied widely

Agencies sometimes paid significantly more for the same debris removal and demolition work because they didn't share contracting information, an audit has found.

ProSource to aid GSA property management

ProSource Consulting LLC has begun providing Spatial Data Management services to GSA under an contract with a potential value of $4.2 million.

NCI picked for GSA northeast telecom services

NCI Inc. has won a contract potentially worth $6.7 million from GSA to support the telecommunications infrastructure of the Federal Technology Service's New England Region.

BearingPoint wins Kosovo aid deal

BearingPoint Inc. will foster economic development in Kosovo under a $20 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Report: DOD needs WMD databases

DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

ITT lands FAA air traffic control system

ITT Corp. has landed a FAA contract that could be worth more than $1 billion to build a new air traffic surveillance system.

Three file Alliant disputes

Three companies have filed bid protests against GSA's $50 billion Alliant contract. A decision by GAO to deny or accept the protests could come as late as early December.

EDS wins ATF contract extension

EDS Corp. has received a contract extension from the Justice Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to assist with upgrades to the Microsoft Vista operating system.

Verizon, SAIC team for converged business

A new fiber-to-the-desktop solution delivered by Verizon Business and SAIC aims to enable agencies to converge voice, video and data network services.

SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE

SAIC has won a task order worth as much as $85 million to provide IT operations and maintenance support to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau.