Meyerrose tapped to be CIO of national intelligence office

The White House announced that Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose will be nominated to serve as the first CIO of the newly created Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Bumper crop of contracts awaits firms

Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and Veteran Affairs departments as well as the General Services Administration.

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The Navy needs medical case management software and support services for its Naval Medical Information Management Center in Bethesda, Md.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

The Treasury Department's plan to reopen bidding on its $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract drew criticism from Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

The Treasury Department's plan to reopen bidding on its $1 billion Treasury Communications Enterprise contract drew criticism from Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.

CSC wins Air Force base operations work

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a contract from the Air Force Air Education Training Command to provide base maintenance and operations support services.

Northrop Grumman team chases Army mega deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has assembled a team of companies to compete for the Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.

Army readies release of RFP for ITES2

The Army is expected to finally release a request for proposals for its $20 billion contract vehicle for IT equipment and services by the end of next week.

Northrop Grumman wins Navy training range support work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a contract to provide operations, maintenance and engineering support for the Navy and Marine Corps East Coast and West Coast training ranges.

Anteon wins Navy systems engineering work

Anteon International Corp. will provide surveillance systems engineering, software development and test and evaluation support to the Joint and National Systems Division Space and Naval Warfare Center.

MTC tapped for F-16 fire control computer

MTC Technologies Inc. won a task order from the Ogden Air Logistics Center to modify F-16 aircraft with a commercial fire control computer that guides missiles in combat.

Alion nabs Defense IT services subcontract

Alion Science and Technology Corp. won a subcontract to provide IT services to the Defense Department's Joint Spectrum Center.

AlphaInsight wins Coast Guard portal deal

AlphaInsight Corp. won a contract from the Coast Guard to provide IT support services for a Web portal solution for sharing maritime data.

Radiance acquires open source intelligence provider

Defense contractor Radiance Technologies Inc. has acquired Open Source Publishing Inc., a provider of open source intelligence support services, said Radiance officials.

Army turns to SYColeman for communications support

SYColeman Corp. won a seven-year, $71 million contract from the Army for strategic and public communications support.

General Dynamics wins secure phone-PDA contract

General Dynamics Corp. won a contract from the National Security Agency to design and develop a secure mobile phone-personal digital assistant

Veritas to acquire troubled MZM

The private equity firm Veritas Capital has made another move into the government IT market by picking up beleaguered Top 100 company MZM Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

General Dynamics makes play for mobile computing company

Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. acquired Tadpole Computer Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Northrop Grumman lands Air Force communications deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $19 million contract from the Air Force to integrate the service's telephone and network operations.

Education is first line of defense against spear phishing

Raising e-mail users' awareness of targeted phishing schemes is the best defense against attacks, say security experts.