Lockheed Martin wins Postal Service parcel sorting work

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $17.4 million contract to improve the automated parcel sorting systems at U.S. Postal Service's bulk mail centers.

Advisory panel recommends new GSA IT services schedule

To increase competition among services contracts, the General Services Administration should develop a new schedule for IT services and expand the DOD rule of three to the rest of government, according to the Acquisition Advisory Panel.

Washington state re-ups Digimarc for driver's licensing

In a move to bolster security around its driver's licenses, Washington awarded Digimarc Corp. a $10 million, three-year contract extension to upgrade the state's licenses and the processes and equipment used to create them.

GSA puts its procurement database to the test

The General Services Administration's chief acquisition officer wants customers to try out the agency's Federal Procurement Data System to see if improvements are needed.

SRA signs on for DHS program management task

SRA International Inc. won a task order from the Homeland Security Department to deliver program management services to the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility.

Army has new home sweet home-station training system, thanks to Cubic

Cubic Corp. has deployed the initial home-station instrumentation training system for the Army at Camp Casey, Korea.

Saber gives North Carolina health system a shot in the arm

Saber Corp. will deliver a new health system to the North Carolina Health and Human Services Department through a 19-month contract worth $19.8 million.

CACI sets up to track Marine Corps aviation

CACI International Inc. will deliver support services for aviation logistics to the Marine Corps Forces-Atlantic through a five-year contract worth $15.6 million.

Compudyne gives Va. city a public safety face-lift

Not content with outdated equipment for critical services such as police and fire, Chesapeake, Va., has turned to Compudyne Corp. for a major overhaul of its public safety systems.

Gestalt brings unity to Army unit tracking

Gestalt LLC won a contract to develop a Web services-based tool that will track the status of more than 5,500 Army units in near real time.

Calif. county re-ups ACS for IT support

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. won a three- year, $15.2 million contract renewal with Solano County in California to continue supporting its IT infrastructure.

Indus protest of DHS Eagle contract award rejected

The Government Accountability Office has closed Indus Corp.'s bid protest over the Homeland Security Department's multibillion-dollar Eagle contract for IT services.

Comtech scores with Army satellite work

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. snags another win with a $38.2 million order from the Army to supply mobile satellite transceivers.

Forecast: Sizzling

The defense market is heading into a hot spell, and not just because of the steamy Washington summer. Over the next several months, solicitations and awards will be issued for contracts that the Defense Department and the military will use to continue their business transformation efforts.

Special Report | DOD becomes an 'IDIQ world'

The Defense Department's drive to transform the way it does business and shift resources to military operations is reflected in a spate of new IT contracts the agency is expected to award in the coming months.

Contract roundup

Six companies to compete under Smarts program to provide Web design services, management consultation, financial and management-related support, program and project support and other management services.

Contract roundup

Six companies to compete under Smarts program to provide Web design services, management consultation, financial and management-related support, program and project support and other management services.

Doan: Leave the contracting to us

It's appropriate that Lurita Doan draws inspiration from the Renaissance ? the new administrator of the General Services Administration is trying to pull the much-maligned agency through a rebirth of its own.

Jeffords' hold stops GSA's stride to reorganization

An unexpected hurdle to the General Services Administration's long-standing reorganization appeared this month when Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) placed a hold on the bill as part of an effort to promote the government's use of energy-efficient buildings.

Marketing wars begin for SBI-Net

The marketing push behind the competition for the $2 billion Secure Border Initiative-Network contract is picking up its pace.