Telos to set up Coast Guard messaging system

Telos Corp. won a four-year contract, potentially worth more than $3 million, to deliver its automated messaging system for the Coast Guard.

DHS awards Boeing SBI-Net contract

The Homeland Security Department will turn to Boeing Co. to provide the networking backbone for the department's highly anticipated Secure Border Initiative Network.

Keane secures Justice grant management deal

Keane Inc. won a contract from the Justice Department to deliver IT support services for a key grant program, under a contract worth $14 million over five years.

DHS: Cyber Storm challenged coordination, communications

The Cyber Storm Exercise Report found that organizations under cyberattack?whether government or private enterprises?had a hard time understanding the big picture.

DHS seeks Privacy Act exemption for new database

The Homeland Security Department wants exemption from most Privacy Act requirements for a new database that will keep personal information on its employees, visiting contractors, job applicants and student interns, among others.

ITAA's Garcia to be Homeland Security cybersecurity chief

Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff announced the appointment of Greg Garcia to fill the open position of DHS assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications.

Stolen Unisys PC containing VA data recovered

Khalil Abdullah-Raheem, who worked for a company that provides temporary labor to Unisys, was arrested and charged yesterday with theft of government property.

General Dynamics tackles NSA info-assurance work

General Dynamics Corp. won a $10 million contract from the National Security Agency to deploy interoperable information assurance software.

NIST publishes FAQ in response to 'alternative theories' on WTC collapse

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an FAQ supplementing its report on the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.

Mcfadden ships out for USAID mission support

Macfadden and Associates Inc. won an $80 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to deliver professional support services to improve democracy programs and international disaster and humanitarian relief efforts.

Carranza is pick for SBA deputy administrator

The Bush administration said it plans to nominate Jovita Carranza as the new deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration.

NIST finalizes interoperability specs for PIV card readers

The National Institute for Standards and Technology has released the final version of interoperability requirements for PIV card readers.

Accenture nabs Justice debt-collection outsourcing deal

Accenture Ltd. won a contract potentially worth $54 million from the Justice Department to construct a new, integrated debt collection system.

GSA stops, restarts work on contested HSPD-12 contract

The General Services Administration has restarted work on a contested contract that aims to help agencies begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.

Ciber nets Agriculture Department IV&V work

Ciber Inc. will supply independent validation and verification services to the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency under a newly awarded contract.

DHS plans major data fusion project

The Homeland Security Department is building a major intelligence program that will use data mining and state-of-the-art analysis tools to discover and track terrorism threats against the United States.

Agencies told to strive for a smooth Networx transition

Government and industry officials urged federal agencies to plan thoroughly for the transition from the govenmentwide telecommunications services contract to the new, complex Networx procurement that will be awarded next year.

Senate OKs GSA reorganization bill

The General Services Administration's long-standing reorganization effort to establish the Federal Acquisition Service has finally won the Senate's blessing after lawmakers cleared legislation formally recognizing the new division.

Apogen nabs IRS enforcement system deal

Apogen Technologies won a contract to furnish maintenance and support for a system that aggregates data across the Internal Revenue Service.

Perot Systems hooks $200M data-center outsourcing deal

Perot Systems Corp. won a 10-year contract worth more than $200 million from the Education Department to furnish a technology system for processing federal student financial aid.