Texas governor intercedes in IBM contract

Texas Gov. Rick Perry suspended the transfer of state records to an IBM data management program on Tuesday following allegations of lax data backup.

Accenture wins Air Force research deal

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> Accenture Ltd. will assist the Air Force with its training and simulation needs through a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

FAR amendment reflects new contractor regulations

President Bush signed the bill, H.R. 2642, June 30, but the FAR Council still has a number or details to work out.

  • By Michael Hardy

Iraq reconstruction contracts get closer look

Contractors doing reconstruction work in Iraq might be subjected to a more rigorous screening process in the months ahead.

Five to vie for Education tasks

Five contractors will compete for task orders to help the Education Department modernize its management of student loan data under a contract worth as much as $300 million.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

L-3 to create Army training architecture

L-3 Communications Corp. will provide support to the Army Training and Doctrine Command under a $92 million contract.

  • By William Welsh

Feds to publish fusion center guidelines

The guidelines for state and local intelligence fusion centers will detail how to achieve the baseline capabilities necessary to share terrorism and law enforcement data.

  • By Ben Bain

CGI to assist HUD's multifamily programs

CGI Federal will provide business process outsourcing services to the Housing and Urban Development Department under several contract renewals.

  • By David Hubler

Accenture to set up Kansas financial system

Accenture Ltd. will design and deploy a statewide financial management system for Kansas under a new deal.

  • By William Welsh

QinetiQ to help secure FBI's Quantico facilities

QinetiQ North America will provide security assistance to the FBI facility at Quantico, Va.

  • By David Hubler

Agencies need to develop biometric collection standards

The lack of standards and the use of proprietary formats has inhibited information sharing, according to a new GAO report issued Oct. 15.

  • By Doug Beizer

CACI supports DOD's business agency

CACI International will provide management support to the Defense Department Business Transformation Agency.

  • By David Hubler

Cancellation helps geospatial firms, group says

Congress' decision not to fund a proposed satellite imagery program has won praise from a citizens' advocacy group.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DISA calls on small businesses for spectrum innovation

Providing capabilities such as radio spectrum technology is key for small businesses that want to win DISA contracts, said speakers at an industry-sponsored event.

  • By Doug Beizer

DHS rule could make IT items harder to import

Computers, software and related devices could become more expensive and more difficult to bring into the U.S. under a rule proposed by the Homeland Security Department.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Dailey to retire from Lockheed

Brian Dailey, senior vice president of Washington Operations at Lockheed Martin Corp., will retire next April.

  • By David Hubler

Defense firms thrive despite downturn

Raytheon Co. and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. announced strong quarterly results this week.

Panel: Cybersecurity tops agencies' wish list

Analysts say federal contracting opportunities will remain strong for cybersecurity, health care and logistics solutions.

  • By David Hubler

SAIC to support Navy overseas network

Science Applications International Corp. will provide support for a Navy information network that supports operations in the Europe and Middle East.

  • By William Welsh

SAIC to support Army's biometrics toolset

Science Applications International Corp. will provide engineering support to help the Army maintain and enhance a biometrics toolset.

  • By Doug Beizer
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