Northrop Grumman has been awarded a task order from the Army to develop Defense Knowledge Online, the project to consolidate the different military-service portals into one entry point.
Twenty-two small businesses have been selected by the DHS' Science and Technology directorate to participate in technology contracts aimed at the development of homeland security solutions.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Accenture announced March 13 that they will dissolve an outsourcing contract that called for Accenture to operate an integrated eligibility determination system for state health and welfare programs.
A contracting oversight bill holds to its original intent of limiting noncompetitive and sole-source contracts and requiring disclosure of justifications for such contracts after two House committees have looked at it.
BearingPoint Inc. won a contract from the Agency for International Development to help prop up and boost government and educational services in Afghanistan.
A group of industry associations has reiterated its concerns that several draft recommendations from the Acquisition Advisory Panel would cause delays in acquisition and chill innovation in government services.
The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee proposed Monday to add $3.4 billion above the White House's budget to bolster first responder programs in DHS for fiscal 2008.
Raytheon Co. will make major hardware and software upgrades to reconfigure the Patriot Missile Air Defense System through a contract awarded by the Army.
The Government Ethics Office has taken steps to slow the revolving door practice of DHS officials leaving their posts to become lobbyists for business interests.
General Dynamics Corp.'s Information Technology unit has been awarded a deal from the IRS to expand the IRS Transition Management Office's outreach and support efforts.
The Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new Internet tool March 7 that offers small-business owners advice and guidance.
