Odyssey gets Air Force advisory services task

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, one of the eight companies that won a spot on the Air Force's Professional Acquisition Support Services contract earlier this year, has won a $78.1 million task order under the contracting vehicle.

Lawmaker protests House SBI-Net controls

Funding conditions in the House Appropriations Committee's homeland security spending bill could obstruct progress on the SBI-Net project, according to Rep. Hal Rogers, ranking member of the homeland appropriations subcommittee.

FBI seeks vendor for NGIC gang intelligence

The FBI is seeking proposals to develop and integrate gang intelligence analysis and workflow capability for its National Gang Intelligence Center to support law enforcement.

Sun sharpens new blade for federal sales

In an effort to sell products and services to government agencies with maxed out data centers and legacy applications, Sun Microsystems Inc. introduced a new blade server the company says can compete with traditional rack-mount servers.

Chabraja extends GD employment agreement

General Dynamics Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Chabraja has extended his employment contract with the company for 14 months and will stay through June 30, 2009.

Small biz sought for NARA Archives II site

The National Archives and Records Administration is looking for a small business to help it improve the digitization and scanning capabilities of its Archives II site in College Park, Md.

New small-biz rule may hinder agencies, SBA's Preston says

A new rule requiring small businesses to recertify their size regularly may hinder agencies' current goal of awarding 23 percent of contracting dollars to small businesses, one SBA official said June 4.

Raytheon to lead Army global training project

Raytheon Technical Services Co. has been selected to head a landmark effort to consolidate and upgrade the Army's worldwide training and support systems.

House bill boosts funding for preparedness

The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a $36.3 billion spending bill for DHS for fiscal 2008.

CSC captures NSA Groundbreaker extension

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a $528 million extension from NSA to continue providing IT infrastructure services through its Groundbreaker contract.

State health official meet online to discuss IT, spending

Speakers offered suggestions on public funding streams for health IT June 1 in a health IT and Medicaid Webcast, sponsored by the National Conference of StateLegislators and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices.

OMB-designed language to help agencies meet desktop standards

OMB yesterday gave agencies the basic language they will be required to use in all procurements after June 30 to ensure they are purchasing hardware and software that meet a standard Windows desktop configuration.

Immigration Services shops for full-service ID card vendor

DHS is looking for a contractor to process up to 28 million government ID cards a year for existing programs and for new cards such as in the proposed Temporary Worker Program.

Anderson to lead CSC's civilian unit

Computer Sciences Corp. has named Tom Anderson president of the Civil Division of its recently consolidated North American Public Sector business unit.

DHS seeks feedback on first responder 'capability gaps'

DHS is looking for better ways to obtain feedback from first responders about their most critical technology needs.

OFPP asks agencies to increase, improve procurement bids

OFPP last week took the first step toward implementing some of the Services Acquisition Reform Act panel recommendations.

State, DHS issue, border security card RFP

The State and Homeland Security departments are pushing forward with a controversial program to upgrade border security by creating a passport card system for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).

BEA throws its hat in the ? event ? ring

BEA Systems has unveiled a new Java application server that can handle high-volume, real-time event-driven applications.

Raytheon gets Navy F/A-18 radar task

Raytheon Co. will support a Navy radar warning receiver system under a new order placed by the Naval Inventory Control Point.

CACI completes acquisition of consulting firm

CACI International completed its stock purchase of the Institute for Quality Management Inc.