CGI gets Canadian financial modernization deal

CGI Group Inc and IT/Net won a contract from Canada's Public Works and Government Services to deploy a new financial management system.

Lockheed scores $311M optical electronics deal

Lockheed has won a contract from the Army to produce the new Arrowhead electro-optical targeting and night-vision system for AH-64 Apache combat helicopter pilots.

Oracle's $3B acquisition of Hyperion: 'A rough road ahead?'

Oracle's planned purchase of Hyperion may result in software that allows government customers to more easily merge strategic plans with operational data, though industry observers also worry about integration issues.

OMB: Agencies show moderate progress on IT security

Federal agencies are improving in their efforts to secure the nation's information technology framework ? but only moderately so, according to OMB's fiscal 2006 report.

New network to soar with help of DHS Eagle

DHS plans to use its centralized Eagle contracting vehicle to hire contractors for two projects intended to consolidate several LANs and provide IT support for the program management office that will oversee the job.

IBM wins New York City student database deal

IBM Corp. won a contract from the New York City Education Department to deploy a reporting system that will provide information on students' performance and progress.

Robbins-Gioia names O'Brien to head intel unit

Marie O'Brien has been named president of program management provider, Robbins-Gioia's newly created Intelligence Community Division.

Bull wins Calif. Medicaid data management deal

Bull Services will implement new business intelligence technologies for California to improve Medicaid program administration through a four-year contract.

Davis wants answers on US-VISIT

Rep. Tom Davis has asked for information on the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program's technological changeovers, along with the latest strategic plans.

Catapult scores GSA's sizable small-biz deal

GSA awarded a sizable set-aside contract for small businesses yesterday that many owners believe is too big for 8(a) firms.

Committee: TWIC encryption ill-advised

DHS should reverse course and not encrypt the TWIC computer chip and reader, a federally chartered maritime advisory group has recommended.

DHS issues proposed Real ID regs

DHS has proposed standards for state-issued identification cards under the Real ID Act of 2005. The proposal was published in the Federal Register and is open for comment.

Think your network is secure? Think again

The truism that there is no such thing as perfect security was demonstrated at the Black Hat Federal Briefings being held in Arlington, Va.

SBI-Net contracting plan risky: GAO

Possible cost and schedule overruns, as well as performance problems, threaten the program, according to the Government Accountability Office.

QinetiQ snaps up ITS

The companies have signed a definitive merger agreement and expect to complete the transaction by the end of April.

Microsoft, DOD to build medical storage model

Microsoft Corp. and the Defense Department have agreed to jointly develop a medical data warehouse prototype and the analytical tools needed to access health data and records for DOD's massive clinical data repository.

DHS group to coordinate info-sharing

DHS will establish a new coordinating group this week to manage information-sharing with state, local and tribal fusion centers.

Pa. county taps Manatron for appraisal work

A Pennsylvania county has signed several contracts with Manatron Inc. for software and appraisal services.

Northrop expands Northern Va. facility

As part of its plan to expand its information technology business, Northrop Grumman officials broke ground on a new building at the company's Westfields campus.

DRC to assist NAVAIR with process improvement

Dynamics Research Corp. won a task order from AGI to continue supporting the Naval Air Systems Command in its efforts to improve maintenance operations.