On Canadian docks, workers to carry new IDs

Canada will begin issuing mandatory ID cards to port workers and truck drivers at three Canadian ports in December.

GSA awards data security agreements

Ten companies have won five-year blanket purchase agreements for products that protect data residing on government laptop computers and other mobile or removable devices.

MTC, Northrop partner on Air Force threat simulator

MTC Technologies and Northrop Grumman have won a $19.3 million Air Force contract to build a joint threat emitter training system that simulates the latest worldwide aerial threats.

Coast Guard issues TWIC card reader RFI

The Coast Guard has pushed its implementation of TWIC forward by publishing a request for information for rugged hand-held card readers.

NCI secures e-commerce task order

NCI Information Systems will provide a Web-based e-commerce solution for the Air Force under a Network-Centric Solutions task order.

GAO: Coast Guard lacks staff to manage Deepwater

The Coast Guard's $24 billion Deepwater program remains vulnerable to failures due to uncertainty about whether there is enough trained staff performing oversight, a new GAO report said.

Claraview gets Ky. education system assignment

Claraview Inc. has won a contract from the Kentucky Education Department to provide services to support a data system that will help meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Northrop wins European air traffic control upgrades

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems won several contracts to upgrade air traffic control operations throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

BAE scores three Army test contracts

BAE Systems won three Army contracts to prepare the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures system for the service's operational testing and evaluation.

GSA proposal would outsource contract oversight

A GSA proposal to give contract oversight to private companies could erode the federal government's role, said Rep. Henry Waxman.

ViaSat wins Navy terminal engineering deal

ViaSat Inc. will provide the U.S. Navy a tactical radio system under a contract that could be worth up to $19 million.

PSC urges tighter controls on contractor registration data

The Professional Services Council has recommended that DOD add three new categories that should not be made available to the public in response to a notice seeking comments on FOIA access to its Federal Document Management System's Central Contractor Registration database.

Vista, Archibus build on property management needs

Vista Technology Services Inc. and Archibus Inc. are working as partners to develop a market in federal real property management services.

Harris closes Multimax deal

Harris Corp. has completed its $400 million acquisition of Multimax Inc., a deal which bolsters Harris' technical services business.

Senate committee passes higher DHS budget

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $37.6 billion spending package for DHS for fiscal 2008.

New Alion team to support spectrum relocation

Anticipating a government mandate to move communications to a different band of radio frequencies, Alion Science and Technology Corp. has created a team of spectrum technology experts.

GPS to be eye in the sky for air traffic control

Raytheon, ITT and Northrop teams are finalists for an FAA contract to implement the ground infrastructure for a GPS-based air traffic surveillance system to replace the current radar-based system.

Northrop Grumman to upgrade B-2 satcom system

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun work on a new, extremely-high-frequency satellite communications system for the Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber.

Harris deploys Ky. public safety network

Harris Stratex Networks has helped Kentucky test and launch an improved statewide public safety network to support emergency services

Unisys tapped again for military RFID work

Unisys has won a follow-on contract potentially worth $128 million from DOD to continue radio frequency identification tracking for the military logistics supply chain.