BearingPoint wins CDC support contract

BearingPoint Inc. won a contract with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that potentially could be worth $15 million over five years.

GSA seeks comments on WITS 3

The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the follow-on contract for local telecommunications services in the Washington metropolitan area.

HUD picks McDonald Bradley for Web support

McDonald Bradley Inc. won a contract from the Housing and Urban Development Department's Office of Community Planning (OCP) for its Internet/intranet maintenance and support project.

Monster re-awarded contract for USAJobs.gov

Monster Government Solutions won a new deal late last week to run the USAJobs.gov Web site after an Office of Personnel Management recompete for the contract.

SRA tapped for Air Force continuity work

SRA International Inc. won a six-year task order to provide support for continuity command-and-control processes for Air Force headquarters.

BearingPoint wins DOD personnel contract

BearingPoint Inc. won a five-year contract to provide program management support to the organization that serves as the Defense Department's central repository of personnel data.

Qwest's Gowen aims at Networx

Diana Gowen has several targets in her sights as the new head of Qwest Communications International Inc.'s government business. The first is winning the General Services Administration's $20 billion Federal Technology Services Networx contract. Also in her crosshairs is the $500 million Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services contract.

Infotech and the law: Constitutionality of SDB preference is fuzzy

In late June, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a lower-court decision dismissing a case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense Department's price evaluation adjustment program for small disadvantaged businesses (SDB).

In search of qualified teammates

Joining the right team and finding the right teammates form one of the pillars of success in the government market. The federal government has manifold requirements for small-business subcontracting plans, and no company alone can do everything.

Contract roundup

Boeing Co. won a $31.2 million contract from the Air Force to upgrade 25 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the Northrop Grumman Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures defensive system.

Contract roundup

Boeing Co. won a $31.2 million contract from the Air Force to upgrade 25 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the Northrop Grumman Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures defensive system.

Proposed change rankles industry

Prime IT contractors for the Pentagon would be much less likely to use subcontractors, and Defense Department contracting options would shrink if a pricing amendment sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is approved as part of the defense authorization legislation, industry groups charged last week.

GSA urged to resume post-award audits of vendors

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) says the General Services Administration should conduct more post-award contract audits to ensure the federal government is getting the best possible prices on contracts.

Md. school system enrolls Maximus for software work

Maximus Inc. won a $4.1 million contract from the Prince George's County, Md., public school district to provide a student information software system.

Former ISS executives plead guilty

The former CEO and a senior vice president of Information Systems Support Inc. pleaded guilty this week to conflict-of-interest charges related to Pentagon contracts in Korea.

Protests put brakes on Lockheed work for Army AKO portal

The Army has announced that Lockheed Martin Corp. will not perform any work associated with the Army Knowledge Online portal until protests challenging the award of the contract are resolved.

Northrop Grumman to perform information security work for State

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $22.9 million contract from the State Department to provide information assurance and security support services.

Lawson inks software deal with Connecticut city

Lawson Software Inc. has won a contract from the city of Waterbury, Conn., to provide human resources software.

L.A. County extends Unisys eligibility work

Unisys Corp. has won a contract extension from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services to continue supporting its benefit eligibility system.

DHS personnel system deal under fire from Thompson

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson has launched a critical inquiry of the Homeland Security Department's decision to award a blanket purchase agreement for the MaxHR personnel system.