Florida shelves BearingPoint financial modernization project

The Florida Financial Services Department has suspended indefinitely an enterprise financial management system under development by BearingPoint Inc.

BAE wins Navy target system subcontract

BAE Systems has won a subcontract to install new sensor technology into Raytheon's shared reconnaissance pod, a high-resolution targeting system that is being designed for use in the Navy's F-18 aircraft.

Northrop recruited for DOD identity management

Northrop Grumman won a contract from the Army Communications-Electronics Command to provide ID management and personnel data collection services to the center responsible for the managing the personnel data for active and retired U.S. military and their families.

House to DOD: Get moving on IT ID pilot

House lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to create a pilot project aimed at quickly assessing and injecting commercial IT into DOD operations.

OPM reducing security clearance backlog

OPM has reduced the time it takes to fulfill most recently initiated security clearances, Clay Johnson, OMB deputy director for management, told lawmakers May 17.

DHS calls for cybersecurity white papers

DHS is initiating a Cyber Security Research Development Center program that entails soliciting input from industry, government labs and academia on how to protect data against threats.

Report: Small businesses succeed in A-76

Almost three-quarters of the contractors winning contracts under OMB's Circular A-76 are small firms, according to a new SBA report.

Education seeking IT services

DOE is seeking a broad range of IT infrastructure services to replace its existing EDNet Support Services contract.

Coast Guard wants its money back

The Coast Guard is seeking a refund for eight patrol boats under its Integrated Deepwater Systems procurement. The boats were built through a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Lockheed opens biometrics center in West Virginia

Lockheed Martin has opened a Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts Center in White Hall, W.Va.

Northrop to build specialized planes for Air Force

Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a contract from the Air Force to produce five airplanes with specialized radar and intelligence processors.

Navy to issue Cyber program RFP

The Navy is looking for a contractor to support its Cyber Asset Reduction and Security Task Force program.

QinetiQ consolidation plan sparked Apogen CEO's resignation

Former chief executive Paul Leslie decided to move on as Apogen parent company QinetiQ North America consolidates its acquisitions.

Groups clash over contract fraud claims

Two groups interested in reforming federal contracting ? both with ties to the former Clinton administration ? are at odds regarding how to clean up procurement.

Unisys unveils new servers to meet SOA needs

Unisys has unveiled the first models of the company's next-generation server architecture.

Raytheon names Yuse technical services chief

Rick Yuse has been appointed president of Raytheon Company's Technical Services unit.

Military must improve battlefield communication

Warfighters conducting combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are often unable to get the crucial information they need, according to a report by DOD's Defense Science Board.

DOD has yet to meet veteran contract rule

Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, is asking for a clear statement on DOD's commitment to meeting the governmentwide goal, instituted in 1999.

Apogen CEO steps down

Paul Leslie is resigning as president and CEO of Apogen Technologies.

GSA pulls rank, OKs EDS for HSPD-12 work

The General Services Administration has decided to implement the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 managed service office contract with EDS Corp. despite protests by two losing bidders.