Defense Department invests in Linux supercomputers

As part of a program to modernize its high-performance computing capabilities, the Defense Department placed an order with Linux Networx for five supercomputers, company officials said.

OnPoint inks Treasury infrastructure support deal

OnPoint Consulting Inc. won a five-year, $60 million prime contract from the Treasury Department to deliver a range of IT support services. The deal is OnPoint's largest to date, the company said.

GSA Internet video to illuminate Alliant strategy

The General Services Administration will post a video on the Internet Feb. 21 about its new strategy and timeline for the multibillion-dollar governmentwide Alliant Full and Open and Alliant Small Business procurements.

RSIS secures Naval Research Office tech support work

RS Information Systems Inc. won a five-year, $28 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to deliver integrated information support services.

Raytheon logs Navy submarine systems deal

Defense giant Raytheon Co. won a $31.7 million contract from the Navy to build integrated combat control systems for the next five Virginia-class submarines.

MTC lands Air Force management software deal

MTC Technologies Inc. won a contract from the Air Force's 542nd Combat Sustainment Wing to deploy software that can assess whether components or technology used on aircraft and ground equipment are obsolete.

M/A-Com in deal for Las Vegas Police wireless radio system

M/A-Com won a $9.8 million contract to build a wireless, interoperable radio system for the Metropolitan Police Department in Las Vegas.

AT&T wins videoconferencing network subcontract

AT&T Government Solutions Inc. won a subcontract worth as much as $51 million to build a modern Internet protocol-based system for voice and videoconferencing for the Defense Information Systems Agency.

IG: Treasury should reconsider TCE award

The Treasury Department's standalone telecommunications vehicle was poorly conceived and disorganized from the start, resulting in missed deadlines and increased costs, according to the agency's inspector general.

Opsware, Cisco ink agreement

Cisco will distribute Opsware's Network Automation System under the Cisco Systems brand, using both its direct sales force and channel partners; Opsware and Cisco will collaborate on network management solutions built on Opsware's products.

SAIC takes on training program

Science Applications International Corp. won a four-year, $18.9 million contract for product improvements to a software simulation application for semi-automated Army forces.

Savi wins expanded RFID contract

Savi Technology Inc. has had its radio-frequency identification contract with the Army expaned by more than $200 million.

North Carolina halts IBM school database project

North Carolina terminated for cause Wednesday a contract with IBM Corp. for a massive student records database system that would support academic initiatives such as No Child Left Behind. IBM had requested on Feb. 2 that the state dissolve the contract.

Gateway inks Tennessee notebook PC deal

Gateway Inc. won a statewide contract worth about $6.4 million from Tennessee to furnish notebook PCs to local governments and educational institutions. The three-year deal has a one-year option.

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Inside Tracks: New federal projects

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Networx delays breed fears

Telecom bidders worry about momentum loss, technology changes

General Dynamics wins $289 million IED counter-measure deal

General Dynamics Corp. won a $289 million contract from the Marine Corps to design a remote-controlled, electronic, improvised explosive device countermeasure system.

Calif. county taps Identix for biometric work

Identix Inc. won a contract from the Sheriff's Department in Orange County, Calif., to deliver a biometric hand scanner system.

Accenture to install new Air Force financial system

Accenture Ltd. has been selected by the Air Force to install the service's Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System.