Shared services providers favored for financial work

Agencies are increasingly choosing contractors as shared service providers for their modernized financial management systems over federal agencies that provide the same services.

Booz Allen to boost Army communications technology

Booz Allen Hamilton will provide the Army with technology, program management and engineering support under a $149.5 million Strategic Services Sourcing contract.

AeroVironment gains altitude with Special Ops UAS project

The U.S. Special Operations Command has agreed to buy hand-launched, unmanned aerial systems from AeroVironment Inc. for base security, reconnaissance and battle damage assessment.

Lockheed lands $1.2B TSA payroll services deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help manage employee payroll and other human resources functions for the Transportation Security Administration under a new contract.

Army seeks facial-recognition, fingerprinting technologies

The Army wants 3-D facial-recognition and multispectral fingerprinting technologies for its Biometrics Automated Toolset program managed by the Language and Technology Center.

SI International wins pair of Census contracts

SI International will help manage the local network and desktop PCs at the Census Bureau under two new deals.

CACI to assist Army with signals intelligence

CACI will continue its support of the Army Project Director for Signals Warfare, which provides troops with intelligence products and electronic systems.

EDS unit to process Medicare claims in four states

NHIC Corp. will process Medicare payment claims in four Northwestern states under a $148 million contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Skinner: TSA cut corners on sole-source awards

The agency did not fully justify the lack of competition for 15 single-source contracts totaling $469 million that it awarded in fiscal 2006, according to a new report.

General Dynamics to expand Fort Meade communications

General Dynamics will help prepare Fort Meade for an influx of government technology workers by upgrading the base's IT infrastructure and network capabilities.

Vangent lands Saudi e-learning deal

Vangent Inc. will provide electronic learning systems upgrades and relevant hardware to the Royal Saudi Air Force under a U.S. Air Force contract worth $13.5 million.

Lockheed to merge DOD supply networks

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help merge and unify two key military supply networks to boost performance under a new $89 million contract.

Telos to upgrade Air Force messaging system

Telos Corp. will provide technical and program management assistance for the Air Force's Defense Message System under a new contract.

General Dynamics unit wins ICE2 contract modification

General Dynamics Network Systems received an $850 million increase from the Air Force under the Intelligence, Information, Command and Control Equipment and Enhancement contract.

EDS to overhaul Ohio tax and revenue system

EDS will provide a wide range of services, including program and electronic data management, system integration and data conversion.

GAO: SBI so far nets Boeing more than $1B

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>Boeing has received more than $1 billion ? an amount higher than what was previously disclosed ? for work on the Secure Border Initiative system, according to a new GAO report.

Unisys dropped from Phase 2 TSA infrastructure contract

The Homeland Security Department has decided not to consider Unisys Corp. for the next installment of the IT Managed Services contract, which the company has held since 2002.

DRC extends Ohio child welfare job

Dynamics Research Corp. won a contract extension from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to provide additional work for Ohio's Statewide Child Welfare Information System project.

SAIC to assist DOD finance and accounting center

Under terms of the award, SAIC will support the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's Financial Management Education and Training program.

GSA multiple-award schedules available to state, local government

The Local Preparedness Acquisition Act authorizes state and local governments to use GSA's Multiple Award Schedules to buy law enforcement and security-related items.