WFI to guide Army aviation and missile support work

Wireless Facilities Inc. won a five-year, $36 million task order from the Army's Aviation and Missile Command for engineering and technical work.

To win against terrorism, DOD networks must be innovative

"You need a network to defeat a network." That concept is key to winning against al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, director of operations, J-3 of the Joint Staff.

GAO: Infrastructure protection stresses resilience, recovery

Plans for protecting the nation's critical information technology networks and systems are focused on developing resiliency and quick recovery, according to a new report.

Federal government funded through Dec. 8

Congress has plans to complete the remaining 10 appropriations bills before leaving for the Dec. 15 holiday recess.

Aquilent lands VA content management deal

Aquilent Inc. has been awarded a Veterans Affairs Department task order to establish an integrated content strategy framework for its Enterprise Content Management System.

Open-source info may help establish integrated intelligence community

The development and sharing of open-source information may be the first area where real collaboration among agencies in the intelligence community is accomplished.

Pearson to expand Medicare call center services

<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font color> Pearson Government Solutions Inc. won a $440 million contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand the services it provides for the Beneficiary Contact Center program.

SBI-Net needs tight program management: IG

DHS' upcoming Secure Border Initiative Network surveillance system is at risk of spiraling costs, delays and over-reliance on contractors, according to a new report</u></a>.

VeriSign to aid in Education PIV card issuing

The Education Department met the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 Oct. 27 deadline, but now it wants to make issuing cards to employees simpler.

L-1 buys fingerprint biometrics biz

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has acquired ComnetiX Inc., a biometric identification and authentication technologies company, for $12.5 million cash.

SBA moves to close small biz loophole

The Small Business Administration is taking several steps to ensure that small business contracts remain with small businesses.

SEWP reauthorization request is 'agonizing' decision for OFPP

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has to resolve whether to grant a request from NASA to reauthorize its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement.

DHS IG to put key programs under microscope

A controversial data mining prototype developed by the Homeland Security Department's Science & Technology Directorate is getting close scrutiny from the department's inspector general.

DHS lays out requirements for 10-fingerprint system

Yesterday fingerprint system vendors were told by officials of the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System program to modify their software and hardware in line with the government's evolving criteria.

Raytheon gains altitude with $113M U-2 systems deal

Raytheon Co. won a contract from the Air Force to continue delivering consolidated field support for the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft program.

L-3 hooks $40M TSA explosive detection deal

L-3 Communications Inc. will supply the Transportation Security Administration with refreshed explosive detection systems through a contract worth $40 million.

Justice mulling bids for case management system

The Justice Department plans to award contracts worth as much as $950 million over six years to succeed the expiring Mega 2 litigation case management system pacts.

USAID tags BearingPoint for tax reform work in Bosnia

BearingPoint Inc. won two contracts from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support government reform projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

CACI wins expanded ship maintenance deal from Navy

CACI International Inc. won a contract to deliver an expanded roster of services for the Naval Sea System Command's ship maintenance and improvement program.

DHS to step up terrorism screening

The Homeland Security Department disclosed that it is assigning terrorism risk assessments to anyone seeking to enter or leave the United States.