ChoicePoint inks FBI analysis software deal

ChoicePoint Inc. won a five-year, $12 million contract with the FBI to furnish software that helps analyze how criminal organizations operate.

I.D. Systems lands Postal Service wireless management work

I.D. Systems Inc. received orders from the U.S. Postal Service to deploy its wireless asset management system at 16 additional postal facilities around the nation.

Alliant comments available online

The General Services Administration Friday posted responses to questions it received from industry about its revised strategy for the 10-year, $65 billion Alliant program.

Harris wins $600 million Census automated field data deal

Harris Corp. won a five-year, $600 million contract from the Census Bureau to build an automated system capable of collecting census data in the field. Under the contract, Harris will serve as the systems integrator and oversee a large team of contractors.

Assad named director of Defense procurement

The Defense Department has named a Marine Corps assistant deputy commandant as the new director of Defense procurement and acquisition policy.

DOD Joint Command and Control program has new moniker: NECC

The name change was done to prevent confusion between joint command and control, which is a well-known concept promoted across DOD, as well as the former name of the Defense Information Systems Agency's acquisition program.

Chicago, St. Paul name new tech directors

The mayors of St. Paul, Minn., and Chicago have appointed new people to lead their technology departments.

Harris inks NSA secure wireless deal

Aimed at building wireless networks with top-secret security, a contract awarded to Harris Corp. by the National Security Agency enables the company to supply its secure wireless product to federal agencies and other approved customers.

Justice poised to recompete $950m litigation support services contract

<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> Justice is relying on the "Mega 2" contracts for automated litigation support systems, but seeks to to shift to the "Mega 3" series of multiple award contracts for the litigation case management technology.

GSA to hold Networx transition summit

Although the contracts will not be awarded until next spring and summer, the General Services Administration is planning a conference later this year to explore how agencies will transition to GSA's $20 billion Networx telecommunications vehicles.

More comment sought on Alliant procurement

The General Services Administration has extended through the end of the month the deadline for comments on how the agency can define and attract medium-sized businesses to its long-awaited Alliant IT services procurement vehicle.

GAO: Health and Human Services must close security gaps

The Health and Human Services Department displays significant weaknesses in security controls for its computer systems, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Labor considering solicitation for managing ESA support system

The Labor Department is performing market research before it issues a solicitation for a contractor to manage and operate the agency's Employment Standards Administration's mission-critical support system.

GSA to release RFIs for new Lines of Business

The General Services Administration plans to release requests for information and hold industry days for the three news lines of business?IT infrastructure, geospatial and budget formulation?in mid-April.

NASA re-ups SAIC for mission support work

Science Applications International Corp. won a three-year, $148 million contract renewal to furnish safety and mission assurance support services for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

DHS delays Eagle awards until June

The Homeland Security Department has announced that contract awards for the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge solutions IT procurement vehicle will be postponed three months.

USPS in market for payroll tax reporting system

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking industry input for a commercially available payroll tax payment and reporting software system.

FCC rolls out new homeland security bureau

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on March 17 to establish a new Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.

NASA taps InDyne for IT support work

InDyne Inc. won a five-year IT support services contract from NASA worth $200 million.

Pragmatics lands Treasury tech support deal

Pragmatics Inc. won a five-year, $76 million contract from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to supply IT support services to bank supervision systems.