Medicare data centers needed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue a request for proposals to establish enterprise data center services as part of its modernization effort.

Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards

Dan Bannister began working for California Eastern Airways Inc. in 1953 as a $1.65-per-hour electronics technician. He stayed 52 years with the company, which later changed its name to DynCorp, rising to become its chief executive officer and chairman.

Northrop tapped for NIH work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a six-year, $29.4 million contract from a National Institutes of Health to develop a database and Web portal to centralize and integrate immunology data.

Viisage wins four state identity services deals

Viisage Technology Inc. has won four contracts totaling $10.9 million to provide state drivers' licensing and identity theft and fraud protection solutions.

Two companies win Air Force support work

Two contractors each won five-year, $49 million contracts to support manufacturing and technology programs at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Government issues draft specs for massive wireless net

The government has released a detailed description of its plan for the multibillion-dollar Integrated Wireless Network and is asking vendors for comments. The network is an effort of the Homeland Security, Justice and Treasury departments to build a wireless voice and data communications network for law enforcement users.

Wisconsin to negotiate voter system with Accenture

Accenture is in negotiations with the state of Wisconsin to build a statewide voter registration system $20 million.

SI to build financial management tool for Army Research Lab

SI International Inc. won a one-year $2.4 million task order from the Army Research Lab to develop the Army Research Laboratory Database, a financial information system to manage research projects for the Defense Department.

Northrop Grumman wins Air Force Info System work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $49.8 million contract from the Air Force to provide IT upgrades to increase the readiness and life of weapon systems.

Titan wins Northern Command contract

Titan Corp. won a five-year, $169.9 million contract from the North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command for information technology and infrastructure support for the organization's command, control and communications directorate.

Raytheon wins South Pole work

Raytheon Co. won a $546 million follow-on contract from the National Science Foundation to continue providing science, operations and maintenance support for the organization's U.S. Antarctic Program.

Four companies land Air Force Space Command work

Four companies will compete for $610 million worth of advisory and assistance services and engineering and technical assistance work from the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Lockheed Martin wins IT work for Central Command

Lockheed Martin Corp. will supply personnel and equipment to handle voice, video and data communications services in the United State and overseas for the Defense Department's Central Command.

SRA gets DEA, Defense support contracts

SRA International Inc. of Fairfax, Va., announced two contract wins today, one to help the Drug Enforcement Administration with its IT infrastructure and the second to support the Defense Department's Logistics Automation Identification Technology Office.

Thomas & Herbert wins new HUD work

Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC won six new contracts worth more than $20 million to provide a range of services to the Housing and Urban Development Department,including development of the department's enterprise architecture.

Defense taps Saflink for message system protection

Saflink Corp. has won $700,000 in orders from the Defense Department to provide ovide hardware, software and support orders for the Defense Message System.

CMS seeks enterprise data center services for Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to modernize its enterprise data center services and is preparing an RFP for contractors.

CACI wins $266 million in national security work

CACI International Inc. won about $266 million in previously unannounced contracts during its latest quarter to support national security and intelligence activities.

PEC nabs Education program support deal

PEC Solutions Inc. will provide support services for the Education Department's Office of Migrant Education, the company announced this week.

BAE Systems to support Air Force F-16 programs

BAE Systems plc won an Air Force contract to support a variety of systems for F-16 fighter jets. The contract might bring in $10 million a year through 2009.