Accela sells Fla. environmental work

Software vendor Accela Inc. has won a $4 million contract from Dade County, Fla., for software and support to the Department of Environmental Resources Management.

General Dynamics team gets Army infrastructure work

A team led by General Dynamics Corp. is negotiating with the U.S. Army to provide the service with integrated computer systems for its future combat systems program.

DHS switches U.S. Visit vendor

PEC Solutions Inc. replaces BearingPoint on Homeland Security's program management support contract for the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology system.

SRA wins defense radio system deal

SRA International Inc. won a task order to provide systems engineering and program support services to the Defense Department's Joint Tactical Radio System Joint Program Office.

IBM wins $801 million child support contract

IBM Corp. has won an eight-year, $801 million contract from the California Department of Child Support Services to provide a child support collection system.

SGI wins Los Alamos sale

The Department of Energy has purchased a visualization system from Silicon Graphics Inc. to help its labs analyze America's nuclear stockpile.

Lockheed, Harris and Embraer join on Army aerial program

Three companies team to compete for the next phase of the $1 billion Army next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system.

Maximus gets ERP work

Maximus Inc. has won an $11.2 million contract from Kansas City, Mo., to implement enterprise resource planning software.

L-3 wins R&D work for Air Force GPS equipment

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a $10.4 million contract to provide research and development for user equipment for global positioning systems.

Three companies get supercomputing R&D contracts

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded three computer manufacturers contracts to design high-performance computers for national security needs.

MicroStrategy's postal win marks increased gvmt presence

MicroStrategy Inc.'s $5 million contract to provide business intelligence software and support to the Postal Service marks the company's increased emphasis on the government sector, a top executive says.

NARA prepares an archive RFP

After meetings with more than 72 companies, the National Archives and Records Administration will release a request for proposals by January to build the Electronic Records Archives system.

SRA wins $25M Army software modernization contract

SRA International Inc. won a task order to provide information technology services to support soldiers at installations worldwide.

Maximus nabs Maryland child-care system deal

Maximus Inc. has won a two-year, $7.3 million contract from Maryland to provide a new child-care administration management information system.

CMS re-ups ViPS for Medicare software services

ViPS won a contract renewal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue providing software services.

NYC computer services

The New York City Board of Education wants additions to desktop service, data center service and application maintenance services, as well as voice network services. The RFP is expected by the end of the year.

Industry wants size rule held

The Small Business Administration should delay implementation of a rule requiring small businesses with a multiple-award schedule or other multiple-award contract to annually recertify their size, according to the Professional Services Council. The trade group represents technical and professional services firms.

Agencies miss small biz goals

Federal agencies missed their aim of sending 23 percent of prime contracting dollars to small businesses for the third straight year, according to the annual scorecard produced by Democratic members of the House Committee on Small Business.

New A-76 rules under attack

Just one month after the White House published new procedures for public-private competition of government jobs, federal unions and lawmakers are moving to stall or prevent new competitions.

Anatomy of a multimedia system

In June, the Defense Department awarded TranTech Inc., Alexandra, Va., a $9 million contract to build an asset management system to hold digital images, audio, video and other documents.