State plans small-business competition for data center consolidation

The State Department plans to award a task order for help with its data center consolidation program.

University of Maryland confirms Kundra's credentials

University of Maryland officials counter claims in a widely distributed blog post about federal CIO Vivek Kundra’s credentials.

Business groups want Congress to address E-Verify concerns

TechAmerica and others ask lawmakers to deal with their worries about E-Verify.

Changes afoot for NetCents 2

Gregory Garcia, director of the 754th Electronic Systems Group, which oversees the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions contract, talks about the strategy behind NetCents-2 and his expectations for the new contract.

Serco wins immigration services contract

Serco Inc. will provide record processing services to the Citizenship and Immigration Services under a $190 million contract.

PSI team provides testing support to VA

Planned Systems International Inc. will provide testing support to the Veterans Affairs Department under a five-year award that could be worth almost $70 million if all options are exercised.

SAIC to support Army CIO

Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and management support services to the Army’s Chief Information Officer under a newly awarded contract.

Biometrics technologies vital for combat success

Biometrics said to give combat troops critical capabilities to carry out their missions.

Clifford is named CIO at DynCorp International

DynCorp International LLC has hired Daniel Clifford as its chief information officer and vice president of information technology.

Unisys group provides managed services to European Commission

Unisys Corp., Bull SAS and Tata Consulting Services Luxembourg will provide managed services to the European Commission under a seven-year contact worth $125 million.

BAE wins contract to continue work at Treasury

BAE Systems will provide IT services at the Treasury Department’s headquarters and some bureaus under new contract.

General Dynamics to support air defense centers

A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.

USPS goes open source with tracking system

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.

QinetiQ North America aids Marines with systems engineering

QinetiQ North America will continue to assist the Marine Corps with systems engineering support under a one-year contract option worth $11.7 million.

Perot to assist with IT initiatives at Fort Monmouth

Perot Systems Corp. will continue providing IT support services to Fort Monmouth, N.J., under a three-year, $37 million Army contract.

Three contractors win Navy NECC awards

FGM Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Science Applications International Corp., have won Navy Net-Enabled Command Capability contracts worth a combined total of $172.3 million.

SAIC to support communications infrastructure at Fort Polk

Science Applications International Corp. will provide a variety of information technology support services to the Army base and facilities at Fort Polk, La.

Perot Systems wins CDC infrastructure support work

Perot Systems Corp. will provide infrastructure support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a contract that could be worth more than $119 million.

Alion team will upgrade Navy Sea Systems Command

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Naval Sea Systems Command Information Officer under an $84.7 million task order.