Alion Science and Technology Corp. has acquired LogConGroup Inc., a provider of logistics technologies, program management and identification technologies.
The Army disagrees with a new audit that says it tied too many contracts together to form the $20 billion ITES-2S contract, which restricts small businesses from competing.
Steven Pecinovsky, director of DHS' GAO/Office of Inspector General Liaison Office, concurred with GAO's report findings, noting that Customs and Border Protection is moving to address some of the issues.
GSA set a ceiling of $50 billion for the Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract, but Input analysts believe that it will actually generate far less business.
In the second report on the management of the Sentinel program, GAO found that the FBI is heading down a successful path, but needs to address some outstanding problems.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. has won a $38.8 million task order to provide personnel support for the Army's Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Va., and St. Louis.
Hoping to improve its ability to preserve and catalog the burgeoning amount of material on digital media, the Library of Congress has announced eight partnerships with organizations to establish digital format standards.
LaserCard Corp., a supplier of secure ID credentials used in biometric ID through a subcontract to General Dynamics Information Technology, has gotten a nod to extend its deal by another 12 months.
Compudyne Corp., a provider of products and services to the public security sector, has agreed to be acquired by a group of private investors for about $59.1 million cash.
Alion Science and Technology has won three contracts totaling $16.3 million from the Navy Warfare Development Command to support the Joint Semi-Automated Forces Program and other initiatives.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee chairwoman, wasn't impressed with what Bush administration officials had to say at a hearing about small businesses in the Gulf Coast's recovery efforts.
The federal government is lagging behind in its program to tag and track U.S. livestock and poultry to improve investigation of animal disease outbreaks, according to a new GAO report.
