CSC wins NASA supercomputer services deal

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a $597 million contract from NASA to provide support services for the space agency's top supercomputing facilities.

ACS names Leach CSO

Affiliated Computer Services has named Christopher Leach as senior vice president and chief information security officer.

The calendar

Goings on.

A nest of opportunities

DHS has several major projects in the works. Here are the most important ones to watch.

One big bird

EAGLE contract gains momentum and could see more than $1B in business during the next year.

$alary wars

A significant gap can exist between the salaries of people with a clearance and those without.

FEMA steps up first responder ID effort

DHS is working on national standards for credentials for first responders, but development is still in the early stages.

ITAA praises contractor tax delay

The Information Technology Association of America is cheering a possible one-year delay in the implementation of a tax on government contractors.

Congress receives DHS Real ID request

DHS released its plan to push forward new nationally standardized drivers' licenses to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees.

Northrop moves Advanced Hawkeye to production

The Navy hopes to improve its network-centric warfare and battle management capabilities under a $408 million pilot production contract awarded to Northrop Grumman.

OPNET wins Air Force net-centric subcontract

OPNET has won a subcontract from NCI Information Systems to assist the Air Force with network analysis and related requirements.

SBA offers set-aside solution

SBA will implement an Electronic Procurement Center Representative system to help the agency analyze individual procurements and make it easier for agencies to identify small businesses capable of providing requested goods and services.

Lockheed names Land to tech post

Lockheed Martin Corp. has named Haden Land vice president of technology for its Enterprise Solutions and Services unit.

CACI to assist with Army battlefield communications

CACI International has won a contract from the Army to furnish program management and other key support services for the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below system.

Accountability lacking for flawed contractors

"When I was in school and you were caught cheating on a test ... you flunked," Rep. Edolphus Towns said. "It seems that seventh-graders are held to higher standards than nuclear security contractors."

Feds dole out nearly $3.6B in grants

State and local governments received awards in fiscal 2007 federal funding this week for counterterrorism, emergency preparedness and interoperable communications.

IBM to install SAP software for Calif. agency

IBM will supply a comprehensive computer system and software designed to increase efficiency to the California Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.

EDS names Rittenmeyer CEO

Ronald Rittenmeyer, president and chief operating officer of EDS Corp., has been elected president and chief executive officer by the company's board of directors.

New malware holds hard drives hostage

Is your company next? Booz Allen Hamilton and Hewlett-Packard are among those which recently had desktop data encrypted and held for ransom, charges a British Internet security provider.