Chertoff on Mumbai: DHS shapes plan to reduce small-craft threat

DHS Michael Chertoff highlighted the department's work on small boat security on Dec. 4 in a discussion about the department's response to the attacks in Mumbai, India.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Panel's conclusions should be the guide

GSA's next administrator should heed the Multiple Awards Schedule Advisory Panel's recommendations.

  • By Peter Ostrow

GAO: Treasury must keep bailout transparent

Treasury has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to help implement internal controls for the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

  • By Mary Mosquera

SBInet chief emphasizes positive accomplishments

The new executive director of DHS' controversial SBInet virtual fence border surveillance system is generally optimistic about the project.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Lockheed gets weather-satellite deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a civilian weather-satellite contract from NASA worth $1.09 billion.

CACI to maintain IT systems for State

CACI International Inc. will continue supporting information technology systems for the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

  • By William Welsh

Wanted: Firms to evaluate cargo-screening technologies

The Transportation Security Administration is seeking more companies to participate in its Air Cargo Screening Technology pilot program.

  • By Ben Bain

GSA takes hard line on price negotiations

Government contract specialists are taking a tough stance in price negotiations with many information technology vendors in the wake of several high-profile investigations involving allegations of deceptive pricing.

SSA issues RFI for automated records retrieval

The Social Security Administration wants contractors to offer concepts for a system that would automatically pull information from electronic health records to streamline disability claims.

Northrop to install tracking system for Immigration

Northrop Grumman will build and deploy a system for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that will track the location of detainees.

  • By William Welsh

Transition Watch | Orszag to head OMB under Obama

Peter Orszag, an economist, has directed the Congressional Budget Office since January 2007.

  • By Mary Mosquera

TSA approves more TWIC readers

The agency has approved Innometriks Inc. and Datastrip Corp. biometric readers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Report: Noncompliant set-aside removal process complex

A new proposal hopes to speed up the difficult process of removing noncompliant companies from a Small Business Administration set-aside program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Obama singles out TSA contract with Lockheed

President-elect Barack Obama is scolding the Transportation Security Administration for its award four months ago of a $1.2 billion human resources support contract to Lockheed Martin Corp.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

ICF to build Web sites for HHS programs

ICF Inc. will provide a range of services, including Web site creation, to HHS under two contracts worth a total of $3.9 million.

  • By David Hubler

Government launches green partner program

The government's program for purchasing green electronics products has launched a reseller program to make it easier for buyers to find green products.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Maximus to process Medicare appeals

Maximus will provide outsourcing services to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies.

  • By David Hubler

V-Tech gets call center deal

V-Tech Solutions Inc. will supply call center services to the Patent and Trademark Office under a five-year contract.

  • By William Welsh

Northrop to run national drill for FEMA

Northrop Grumman Corp. will conduct a national preparedness drill for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2009.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SRA signs on for CDC lab support services

SRA International will continue furnishing laboratory support services to a key program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • By William Welsh
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