Small businesses see success with SEWP

NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts yesterday to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.

CSC wins U.K. outsourcing extension

CSC won a contract extension from the U.K. Health Department to continue providing information technology outsourcing services.

ITAA urges Congress to enact patent reform

The ITAA warned Congress today that the U.S. patent system is broken and needs to be fixed because it is keeping America's small businesses from realizing their innovative potential.

AT&T, Qwest and Verizon capture Networx Universal

But Sprint is left out of the long-awaited telecommunications contract.

Agencies to follow new IT security standards

ONDI and DOD this week announced the seven areas of certification and accreditation for information technology systems that they will standardize.

Networx Universal deal announced

GSA awards Networx contract to Qwest Government Services, AT&T and MCI Communications Services, which is now doing business as Verizon Business Services.

ACS to continue Idaho retirement program work

ACS won a contract renewal from the Idaho Public Employee Retirement System to continue providing a wide array of outsourced services.

GAO: Networx transition costs overestimated

GSA based its estimated costs for the transition from the FTS 2001 to the Networx contracts on a worst-case assumption, and the analysis overall is not accurate, according to a GAO report.

Reverse 911 is on the line for Conn., Va. residents

Cities, towns and counties in Connecticut and Virginia will be able to send recorded messages to thousands of people in the event of an emergency using Reverse 911 technology.

ACS snares Labor BPO deal

Affiliated Computer Services won a contract from the Labor Department to process medical bills for its Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

Report: Fed IT spending will continue modest growth

Federal spending on IT will maintain its modest growth rate over the next two years, as the political climate keeps agencies wary of major new projects, a new report said.

Serco gets Navy anti-terrorism tech deal

Serco has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide engineering and technical services for integrated surveillance and intelligence systems that protect ships and infrastructure at Navy ports through a new contract.

Audit: Law enforcement wireless network in peril

The plan to build a $5 billion nationwide wireless communications network for 81,000 federal agents runs a high risk of failure, according to a new audit.

ACS gets offer to go private

Affiliated Computer Services has received an offer of $5.9 billion from an investment group that would take the publicly traded company private.

Northrop lands AHLTA follow-on deal

Northrop Grumman has received a follow-on contract from the Military Health System for continued support of the Defense Department's Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application electronic health record system.

Raytheon wins satellite modification

Raytheon Co.'s Intelligence and Information Systems unit won a $14.5 million contract modification for an Air Force project.

Washington state, DHS team on enhanced ID

Washington State and DHS will test a driver's license with enhanced security features so it can be used as a border-crossing card.

Report: Fed homeland security spending increases are modest since 2002

Federal spending on homeland security grew substantially as a share of gross domestic product in the year following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Since 2002, however, agency outlays have increased only modestly, a new survey finds.

Provider sought for SSA digitizing software

SSA is seeking industry sources to provide image knowledge-based software to digitize more of the disability process for the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

State & local special report: Safe bets for integrators

Outsourcing projects for eligibility determination of health and welfare services are hot draws for many of the major state and local players this year.