ITT to acquire Dolphin Technology

ITT Corp. plans to purchase Dolphin Technology Inc., a provider of information assurance technologies to the military, intel and law enforcement communities.

SRA to support Centcom operations center

SRA International has been awarded a U.S. Central Command task order to provide intelligence planning and analysis support to its Joint Intelligence Operations Center.

Vista goes west to San Antonio

Vista Technology Services is opening an office in Texas to extend its reach to military bases in the west. The Herndon, Va., company specializes in decision support analytics technology.

Systalex gets three from Commerce

Systalex Corp. has secured three new contracts from Commerce Department agencies for IT and financial management support services.

Datapath wins Centcom satellite terminal deal

DataPath Inc. will provide field services through a contract for a network of 32 satellite earth terminals for the U.S. Central Command in Southwest Asia.

ATSC to buy Potomac Management Group

ATS Corp. will acquire Potomac Management Group, a provider of maritime security consulting and other services to the federal government.

Accela to automate Salt Lake City permits

Accela Inc. has won a contract from Salt Lake City to move its permitting process online so that builders and developers can purchase permits through a single portal.

Grassley to GSA: Nix Sun deal

Sen. Charles Grassley has been pushing GSA and Sun to address concerns over the vendor's pricing strategy. But Sun has not provided data for an audit, he has asked GSA to cancel the award.

Networx vendors vie for OneNet spots

DHS has issued the first large-scale task order under Networx Universal contract. Two of the three Networx vendors will establish its OneNet intranet for sensitive but unclassified data.

Arizona adopts hybrid ID approach

Arizona became the third state today to volunteer for a DHS program in which it will develop a hybrid ID card that combines a state driver's license with a U.S. border-crossing card.

Colorado lab grabs satellite sensor deal

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado-Boulder will build sensors for environmental satellites under a $92 million contract from NASA.

EDO lands Air Force testing contract

EDO Corp. has won a contract from the Air Force to provide radar-signal simulators that test the electronic defenses of military aircraft.

Boeing names Korte SBInet program manager

Daniel Korte will serve as Boeing's new program manager for the Secure Border Initiative Network border surveillance system.

LandWarNet speaker urges focus on technology

"Your challenge," U.S. Army Secretary Peter Geren told audience members at the LandWarNet conference, "is to remember that solider as you design, test and produce the information systems required on the battlefield; remember ... the implications of bad or late information or the implication of too much information."

FCC accepts build-out advice

The FCC has adopted a build-out schedule recommended by public safety groups in its recent order authorizing a national wireless broadband network for first responders.

NASA has yet to follow through on IEMP, GAO reports

NASA must show connections among its myriad management systems before it can integrate them, according to a GAO report.

BlueStreak opens Washington office

BlueStreak Connect LLC, a Littleton, Co.-based company that offers collaboration software, has opened an office in Herndon, Va., in an effort to develop a federal government business.

Cubic to support Army Quartermaster instruction

Cubic Corp. has won a $30 million contract from the Army Quartermaster Center and School to design and manage training and educational support activities.

Forest Service to issue customer service center RFP

The Forest Service want to develop a single call center to resolve IT, radio and phone problems for its offices. Proposals are due Oct. 12.

ICF wins disaster preparedness work

ICF International has won three contracts from the San Francisco Office of Emergency Management to help improve response in the Bay Area region to disasters and emergency situations.