Contract roundup

Four teams led by Accenture Ltd., Computer Sciences Corp., IBM Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. won contracts totaling $18.6 million from the Health and Human Services Department to develop prototypes for a nationwide health information network architecture.

Contract roundup

Four teams led by Accenture Ltd., Computer Sciences Corp., IBM Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. won contracts totaling $18.6 million from the Health and Human Services Department to develop prototypes for a nationwide health information network architecture.

CSC wins Missile Defense Agency deal for support services

Computer Sciences Corp. has been awarded a $243 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to provide engineering and technical support to MDA's Ground-based Midcourse Defense Joint Program Office.

ManTech wins $125 million in new national security work

ManTech International Corp. won several new contracts and recompetes worth more than $125 million from federal agencies for national security programs.

Minn. county taps Netsmart for health-care software

Netsmart Technologies Inc. has won a three-year, $4.8 million software and services contract from the Human Services and Public Health Department of Hennepin County, Minn.

Dell inks Tennessee server deal

State government agencies in Tennessee looking to upgrade their computer system infrastructure will turn to Dell over the next 12 months to provide standards-based servers under a new contract.

Homeland Security certifies tech products for Safety Act

The Homeland Security Department has certified several IT-related products and services under the Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act, or Safety Act, in recent weeks.

Cubic wins Marine Corps aviation simulator deal

Cubic Corp. won a five-year, $43.4 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command to supply the Marine Corps with instructors and operations and maintenance services for aviation simulators.

Return to the final frontier

Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin relied on note cards to help guide the Apollo 11 lunar module to its landing on the moon in 1969.

Contractors stand at the ready

Following months of uncertainty, government IT contractors are feeling optimistic about Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's plans, announced Nov. 2, to launch the multibillion-dollar Secure Border Initiative next spring.

CMS prepares for chronic-care management system

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a draft statement of work for requirements for its Chronic Care Improvement Information Management System.

Maximus wins pair of Medicare Part D appeals contracts

The Health and Human Services Department has enlisted Maximus Inc. to conduct appeals for the Medicare prescription drug coverage program.

CSC wins transportation command contract from Defense

Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract worth about $51 million to offer portfolio and IT investment management services for the Defense Department's U.S. Transportation Command.

L-3 snares NSA technical assistance deal

L-3 Communications Inc. has expanded its work with the U.S. intelligence community through a new contract award to provide technical assistance to the National Security Agency.

Identix lands State Department visa biometrics deal

With more than 45 million facial images, the State Department likely operates the world's largest facial recognition identity management program. And its work in that area will continue with the help of Identix Inc.

USPS re-ups Lockheed Martin for address recognition work

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract worth up to $120 million to continue improving the U.S. Postal Service's automated systems for recognizing handwritten and machine-printed addresses on letter mail.

Energy re-ups analytical support contractor

Project Performance Corp. will continue its systems development and analytical program support services for the Energy Department under a five-year, $10.2 million contract.

Science Dynamics lands DISA deal

Science Dynamics Corp. has won a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide technical and architectural support to the agency's communications systems.

Viisage protests Digimarc's $30 million Texas contract

Viisage Technology Inc. has filed a protest against rival Digimarc Corp.'s five-year, $30 million contract in Texas to add biometric features to the state's driver's license.

Adesta wins Baltimore port security work

A collection of technology?low light cameras, fiber optic links and video analytics?will be brought together to protect the Port of Baltimore in a new technology project.