Unisys wins VHA patient management, accounting solutions

Unisys Corp. will work to improve patient management, billing and collections capabilities at the Veterans Health Administration.

Bundling rules pull in more contracts for review

A new procurement rule will subject more federal contracts to review as the government tries to crack down on the bundling of requirements.

Check reconciliation

The Tennessee Treasury Department is developing an RFP for early next year to replace its check reconciliation system. The new system must handle about 500,000 checks a month. The state is using a mainframe-based system, but vendor support is being discontinued.

Companies: Wave bye to 'Buy American'

Government IT contractors are pressing Congress to drop "Buy American" provisions in the defense budget bill that would severely limit the Defense Department's ability to purchase products and systems that contain foreign-made software and components.

Infotech and the Law: FAR changes bring new reporting requirements

Changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, published Oct. 1, affect all government contractors, particularly those without an administration staff that tracks such changes. Everyone should take heed.

Government contractors, leaders honored at awards dinner

The high society of government contracting honored the best of its own earlier this month at the inaugural dinner of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards.

Command for support vessels

The Army has issued a request for information for equipment and subsystems to support command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of its next generation theater support vessel.

Top 10 defense contractors by IT revenue

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Contract roundup

Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, won a $12 million contract for an integrated justice information management solution for Hawaii state courts.

Contract roundup

Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Dallas, won a $12 million contract for an integrated justice information management solution for Hawaii state courts.

R&D to reach $45 billion by '09

The Defense Department's push to transform the military by providing them with interoperable, digital systems will continue to offer business opportunities to firms focused on the agency's research, development, test and evaluation market, according to a new analysis.

GSA taps small biz team for EA

The General Services Administration awarded the government's highest profile enterprise architecture support contract to a team of three small businesses.

Research firm targets feds

MAP ROI Systems Inc. has launched as a new market research firm, offering data on business opportunities and Web-based tools to guide contractors through the procurement process.

OMB maps plan for advancing SmartBuy execution plan

HERSHEY, Pa .-- The Office of Management and Budget will develop an action plan by November describing how it will move the stalled enterprisewide software-licensing program forward.

Contractors answer long-distance call

The General Services Administration's next-generation long-distance contract, called Networx, is being designed with two major components: one to offer opportunities for large telecommunications companies, and the other to give integrators, wireless companies, small businesses and other networking companies a piece of the action.

Industry questions DHS liability plan

The government's plan for giving limited liability protection to homeland security products and services is coming under fire from contractors and some lawmakers, who said the government is unnecessarily requesting detailed information about the companies and their products.

Second group of ITES winners announced

The Army has awarded five contracts for the second functional area of the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract for enterprise mission support services.

CSC wins $88 million DHS Starlight award

Computer Sciences Corp. has won an $88 million task order to support border operations for the Homeland Security Department.

Spirent wins DoD network testing deal

A subsidiary of Spirent plc will help a Defense Department team assess the next version of the Internet protocol for military use.

Maximus to provide Mich. county with court software

Maximus Inc. has won a 42-month, $4.3 million contract from Macomb County, Mich., to provide the county with an automated court system.