Lucent wins two defense research contracts

Lucent Technologies Inc. has won two research and development contracts totaling nearly $26 million from the Defense Department.

Treasury banks on SRA for assurance

SRA International Inc. will provide various information assurance services to the Treasury Department under a five-year, $8.5 million contract.

Tallahassee, Fla., re-ups ACS for workforce services

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a three-year contract to continue providing workforce services to the region around Tallahassee, Fla.

Lockheed gets $220 million for space radar development

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $220 million contract from the Air Force to continue development of the Space-Based Radar program, the company said.

Anteon wins $16M support services work in Afghanistan

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year contract worth up to $16 million for engineering and installation support services to U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.

Qwest nets fed telecom services in DC

Qwest Communications International Inc. will provide Internet access service for federal agencies in metropolitan Washington under a $1 billion-plus telecommunications and data contract previously unavailable to other providers in the region, the company said today.

Lockheed to create software for aircraft survival

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $7.8 million research and development contract from the Army to develop software for aircraft, specifically helicopters and other rotorcraft.

SAIC lands Navy support services deal

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $18.4 million contract from the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center for support services for information assurance and radio frequency engineering systems and programs.

Review finds more GSA contracting problems

Review shows 84 percent of contracts in the National Capital Region either were drawn inadequately or were seriously inadequate.

Philadelphia taps Tyler for records upgrade

Tyler Technologies has won a $2.1 million contract to provide the Philadelphia Department of Records with additional document management services.

CSC vows success on troubled IRS contract

Many taxpayers dread the month of April when they must file their annual income-tax returns. But perhaps no one has more cause to shrink from the Internal Revenue Service these days than Computer Sciences Corp.

Infotech and the Law: Now, why can't foreigners work on fed IT deals?

The Homeland Security Department issued interim rules Dec. 4, 2003, that established its own acquisition regulation, known as HSAR. The rules supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation and establish a uniform acquisition process for the entire agency, except the Transportation Security Administration.

Contract roundup

Abacus Technology Corp., Chevy Chase, Md., won a $10.7 million task order to supply technology enhancements for security systems at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Contract roundup

Abacus Technology Corp., Chevy Chase, Md., won a $10.7 million task order to supply technology enhancements for security systems at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

2003 IT contracts worth billions

More than $115 billion in federal information technology contracts were awarded in 2003, according to Reston, Va., IT market research firm Input Inc.

SEC selects EMC for e-mail storage

The Securities and Exchange Commission will deploy a storage management solution from EMC Corp. to handle the thousands of mailboxes in its Microsoft Exchange environment.

Titan scores missile systems deal from Navy

Titan Corp. received a $22.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to design, develop and test a prototype guided missile system.

NCI wins $15M Army IT services contract

NCI Information Systems Inc. won a five-year task order for IT services from the Information Technology Services Directorate at Fort Monmouth, N.J.

IBM launches Arizona human resources system

IBM Business Consulting Services Inc. has completed implementation of a Web-based human resources solution for Arizona.

Military taps Monolithics for microwave technology

US Monolithics LLC received a $2.7 million contract to develop custom microwave integrated circuits and related packaging for a U.S. military program.