Services, support dominate second quarter federal IT awards

Nearly half of the $11 billion in federal IT contract awards in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were made for professional services or maintenance support services, according to a new report from Input Inc.

SYS Technologies notches Navy e-learning deal

SYS Technologies won a contract to develop interactive e-learning courseware to help train the Navy's information systems and information warfare workforce.

Merlin wins NOAA center tech support work

Merlin Technical Solutions Inc. won a $2.5 million contract to maintain and support the hardware and software operations for a key data collection arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

General Dynamics wins Space technology management work

General Dynamics Corp. won a five-year $9.6 million prime contract to implement and support a new information management system at the Space and Missile Systems Center.

Pressure mounts to block TWIC sole-source award

Several U.S. biometric ID card companies are urging Congress to overturn a law that would award of a significant part of the upcoming Transportation Workers Identification Credential contract to a company backed by a foreeignentrepreneur and casino owner.

Mississippi re-ups ACS for Medicaid support

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. signed a four-year, $100 million contract renewal with Mississippi's Division of Medicaid to continue supporting the state's Medicaid program.

USAID taps SRA for tech, advisory services

SRA International Inc. has won a contract that will enable it to assist the U.S. government as it lends a helping hand to developing countries around the globe.

Army awards deals under IMOD program

Ten companies were awarded contracts late Friday under the Army's $4 billion Infrastructure Modernization program that will update the fiber-optic cable and wireless communications lines at major bases and installations.

EDS inks $170 million IT outsourcing subcontract

EDS Corp. has won a $170 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support San Diego County's massive IT and telecommunications outsourcing contract.

DRC wins new program work at Wright-Patterson

Dynamics Research Corp. has won several new contracts totaling $17.4 million at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

OPM seeks wireless Internet service for Federal Executive Institute campus

The Office of Personnel Management is seeking to sign a firm, fixed-price contract that will provide 100 percent coverage of the FEI's three buildings, including bedrooms, classrooms, lounge areas and office areas.

Davis keeps eye on Treasury TCE deal, adds incentives to bolster FISMA

Rep. Tom Davis, said he will work with the House Appropriations Committee to both cut funding for the Treasury Department's controversial standalone Treasury Communications Enterprise solicitation and improve the government's information security law.

DRS wins new Army communications work in Iraq

<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> DRS Technologies Inc. has won a two-year, $222 million contract from the Army to supply communications services to the Multi-National Forces military command in Iraq.

Nine companies win Army contracts for computer equipment

The Army awarded nine contracts late yesterday under a $5 billion procurement vehicle designed to standardize desktop and notebook computer purchases.

GSA to enroll vendors for intelligent ID card work

The General Services Administration will release a solicitation in about a month for systems integrators to prepare packaged goods and services to create a federal employee identification card using smart-card technology.

Telos on verge of closing SmartBuy deal with GSA

The General Services Administration earlier this week announced they are close to an enterprisewide software deal with Telos Corp. of Ashburn, Va., for their information assurance and automated message handling system titles.

DARPA re-ups CACI for program management

CACI International Corp. won a four-year, $49 million contract renewal from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue providing various forms of program and technical assistance to its technology office.

BearingPoint wins NIH deal for data warehouse work

The National Institutes of Health will rely on BearingPoint Inc. to support information systems the agency uses to produce business intelligence reports.

Apptis wins FTC work

Apptis Inc. will announce Monday that it won a five-year contract worth more than $16 million from the Federal Trade Commission for a managed service call center and related support.

Smiths Detection wins mobile weather forecasting deal

Smiths Detection Inc. won an $8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to design and test a prototype mobile weather forecasting system.