CGI refines Medicare appeals system

CGI Federal has won a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue developing a system to handle Medicare appeals.

North Star to guide FAA to better business practices

The North Star Group LLC will provide business consulting services to the Federal Aviation Administration under a five-year contract.

Northrop wins Air Force education services deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide information technology and management consulting services at the Spaatz Center Research Centers at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ACS continues loan-processing work for Education

Affiliated Computer Services will continue supporting the Education Department’s student loan program under a one-year contract extension valued at $190 million.

Cox expands telecom services for government agencies in Virginia

Cox Communications Inc. will extend telecommunications services to military and government customers in Virginia under a $57.8 million GSA contract.

Contract watch

In past weeks, a $2 billion project derailed, a $1 billion project continued, and federal spending analysts are looking a bit prescient.

Lockheed Martin unit to assist Navy with undersea communications

A Lockheed Martin unit will assist the Navy to design and develop a complex group of communications systems to better serve its submarine fleet under a new contract.

VSE wins Army program support deal

VSE Corp. will provide a broad range of technical support services to the Army required to sustain the family of vehicles used to remove improvised explosive devices.

GAO: losing company misread Web posting on Deepwater

Marinette Marine lost its protest over a Deepwater contract partly because it misread a Web site posting, GAO says.

GD to build IT center for Marine Corps

Under a five-year, $95 million contract, General Dynamics will lead a team that will create an enterprise information technology center for the Marine Corps.

iRobot wins more Army bomb disposal work

Troops use the robots to investigate suspicious objects from a safe distance.

BAE and Thales design new Army ID system

BAE Systems Inc. and its partner Thales North America Inc. will collaborate on designing combat identification solutions to reduce the risk of friendly fire.

L-3 to aid Navy with advanced technologies

L-3 Communications Corp. will furnish advanced technologies and other support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under a contract potentially work $87.4 million.

Survey: Government contracting industry profits remain modest

A survey by Grant Thornton finds that although the government contracting industry’s profits remain modest, 55 percent of government contractors reported federal business revenue increases last year.

Indus to assist Treasury with IT security

Indus Corp. is providing information technology security support to the Treasury Department under a $4.3 million task order.

Five to support Navy Reserve Forces

Five information technology contractors have won indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts from the Navy to support the Commander of the Navy Reserve Forces.

AT&T boosts FEMA communications

AT&T Government Solutions will supply telephony technology to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under three awards potentially worth a total of $50 million.

GDIT helps Air Force design green propulsion systems

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a new contract to assist the Air Force in developing environmentally friendly propulsion systems.

ITAA: Certification proposal nearly impossible

A government anti-counterfeiting proposal that would require federal contractors to certify the authenticity of their products would create major liabilities for contractors, the Information Technology Association of American has said.

Northrop wins Army software engineering contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide software engineering support for U.S. Army Europe's command and control systems.