SAIC sows $208M worth of IT services at USDA agency

Science Applications International Corp. will provide IT services to the Agriculture Department's Risk Management Agency under a five-year task order that could be worth as much as $208 million.

The month that was

A roundup of the top contracting news and events of the last 30 days.

Social Security Administration

A snapshot of the budget, people and initiatives driving the Social Security Administration.

DARPA director's ties to company questioned

Regina Dugan, director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, founded one of the 14 companies awarded a $400,000 agency contract.

GAO upholds cancellation of $2.6B Northrop DHS campus contract

The Government Accountability Office denies a protest from Northrop Grumman of what the company believed was an "unreasonable" termination of its contract.

SRA tasked with R&D assistance to Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. has won a five-year, $14.4 million Defense Department task order to provide research-and-development assistance to the Special Operations Command.

Lockheed, BAE, L-3 among 8 named to $183M Navy IDIQ

Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems Inc., L-3 Services and five other companies have been named to a Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the individual contracts to an estimated $183 million.

Booz Allen gets smart with $114M intelligent transportation contract

Booz Allen Hamilton will help the Federal Highway Administration enhance intelligent transportation systems under a five-year, $114 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

Automatic debarments not the answer in a war-zone, White House official warns

Dan Gordon tells the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan to avoid creating blanket recommendations on how to punish contractors.

Quartet of top tier contractors gain $204M in Navy work

Four of the nation’s largest government contractors have won Navy task orders under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $204 million over five years if all options are exercised.

GTEC pushes ahead on strong 2010 results

The defense technology company built thrust in the second half of 2010 with new contract awards and by finishing two major acquisitions.

Recompetes, fewer awards drag down ATSC revenues

ATSC reported revenue of $116.7 million for the 2010 fiscal year, a decrease of $2 million. And fourth-quarter revenue of $27.7 million represented a decrease of 5.1 percent over fourth quarter revenue of $29.2 million in fiscal 2009.

Contracts, acquisitions spur ManTech's 4Q double-digit growth

ManTech International Corp. saw its fourth-quarter 2010 revenues reach $697.9 million, a 29 percent increase from $542.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.

Who’s still in the hunt for VA’s $12B prize?

Interest is high on who made the cut to continue pursuing the Veterans Affairs Department's $12 billion IT modernization contract known as T4.

Contractors should brace for a government shutdown

As concerns grow that a government shutdown is inevitable, contractors need to prepare for the worst. Are you ready?

New DOD task order takes ManTech into Colombia

ManTech International Corp. has received a three-year task order with a potential value of $6.2 million to support the U.S. Military Group Colombia and the AFSOUTH Air Operations Coordination Cell in that South American nation.

CACI provides IT support to DOD's anti-IED offices

CACI International Inc. will provide mission support and IT services to two Defense Department organizations under a four-year, $20 million task order. The award falls under the $494 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Comprehensive Support Services contract that CACI won in August 2009.

Contractors face more pain from government shutdown

A government shutdown today will hurt contractors more than it did in 1995. Who will feel the deepest cuts?

BAE secures twin-win DIA task orders worth $350M

BAE Systems Inc. has won a pair of competitive task orders from the Defense Intelligence Agency, under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract, totaling approximately $350 million.

SAIC scores $62M IT contract extension from NASA

Science Applications International Corp. has won a 22-month IT contract extension from NASA that could be worth more than $62 million if all options are exercised. The Unified NASA Information Technology Services contract extension calls for SAIC to help the NASA Information Technology Service Network with agencywide information services and integration support.