Sixth-graders and teachers in several Illinois school districts will get Gateway notebook PC's as part of a pilot project using technology to improve education.
BAE Systems Plc won a $224 million contract to develop the an unmanned aerial vehicle demonstration project known as Taranis for the U.K. Ministry of Defence.
Unisys Corp. has won a contract to configure commercial software solutions for billing and accounts receivable operations within the Defense Department.
Eight companies have been chosen by the Veterans Affairs Department to provide application maintenance services for its VistA electronic health records system.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced two new technology contracts and approval it has received to expand mail-sorting technology to flats from only envelopes.
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy announced yesterday that it has plans to implement an acquisition framework developed by congressional auditors more than a year ago.
The Veterans Affairs Department will forge a memorandum of understanding with L-1 Identity Solutions Co. under which the company will create high-quality jobs for disabled veterans at its enrollment centers.
IT vendors can focus on the $3.56 billion penciled in for acquisition costs for 2008 through 2011, as well as the $1.4 billion set to be spent on SBINet Integrated Logistics support
Maximus Inc. will continue furnishing Medicaid care enrollment services to New York City and two nearby counties through a two-year, $73.7 million contract renewal. The new contract has three option years.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will continue supplying Medicaid-related support services to the state of Texas through a $230 million contract extension.
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has contracted Synergetics Inc. to enhance its system that underpins the animal disease management program.
Karen Evans, OMB's administrator for e-gov and IT, said that industry shared-services providers to the government for human resources or financial management services must comply with FISMA.
