GSA digital federal forms contract reopens

A contract by the General Services Administration is being evaluated for the third time after the Government Accountability Office ruled the agency erred in evaluating the bidders' proposals and making its source selection decision.

New facility, market to be under Merlin's spell

Merlin International Inc. plans to open a new facility for national security work with the federal government in February, as well as delve deeper into state and local government business, the company's president and chief executive officer said.

Accenture wins $199M Calif. retirement system deal

Accenture Ltd. will modernize the technology backbone of California's public pension fund under a five-year contract, worth $199 million.

Ciber charts course for Texas port security deal

Ciber Inc. has won a contract to install a harbor management and security solution in Port Freeport, Texas.

GSA issues Alliant solicitations

The General Services Administration issued requests for proposals today for its 10-year, $65 billion Alliant procurement program designed to let federal agencies buy a wide range of IT services.

Fear factor

Spike in malicious hacking creates need for vigorous action at state level.

AT&T bulks up

Deal with BellSouth puts more wireless, other services on tap.

More questions than answers

Homeland Security Department Secretary Michael Chertoff answered one big border surveillance question last month by naming the Boeing Co. as the prime contractor for the Secure Border Initiative Network. But in answering that question, he raised a raft of new ones.

Abacus launches into Air Force communications work

Abacus Technology Corp. won a five-year, $15 million contract from the Air Force to furnish IT support services to F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

GSA seeks enterprisewide management of IT assets

The General Services Administration has released a highly anticipated draft solicitation for small businesses to help the agency streamline and support its IT infrastructure across the agency.

Doan wants overhaul of governmentwide acquisition contracting

General Services Administration administrator Lurita Doan is working toward having all commodity IT buys facilitated through her agency, in order to achieve volume discounts in federal procurements.

TechTeam gets HHS financial management deal

TechTeam Government Solutions Inc. won a five-year contract from the Health and Human Services Department to deliver application support for its payment management system.

SRA wins pair of military IT support deals

SRA International Inc. won task orders from the Army National Guard and Defense Department that could be worth more than $200 million.

CSC wins $3.7B U.K. health care IT services deal

Computer Sciences Corp. will lead a team that will furnish IT services to the United Kingdom's National Health Service in three of five regions through a contract potentially worth $3.7 billion over nine years.

BBN Technologies snares DARPA research deal

BBN Technologies won a new round of funding to continue building a system to send and receive data reliably, even when stable end-to-end paths do not exist.

ICF to start up Air Force combat training program

ICF International Inc. won a five-year, $8 million contract to deliver training support services for Air Force officers at the Expeditionary Operations School.

SBI-Net award: Now what?

Boeing Co. has won the high profile and lucrative Secure Border Initiative Network contract from the Homeland Security Department. But that's just the first step for Boeing and its team on a long road to securing U.S. borders.

GSA reorg bill clears Congress, awaits president's signature

The General Services Administration's long-awaited reorganization is just the president's signature away from being complete.

Marines to get battle ready with VirTra simulator

VirTra Systems Inc. won a contract from the Marine Corps for its small-arms training simulator that should pave the way for continued procurement of the devices, company officials said.

New Orleans re-ups ACS for Water Board IT support

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will continue to furnish IT services to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board under a contract renewal worth $4.5 million.