TCS starts count down on new satcom work

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. will help the Army with encrypted multimedia satellite communications under what could be a $29 million contract.

Immigration Services seeks database for investigations unit

Request for proposals seeks commercial database that provides an integrated data collection system to track investigations.

Unisys to continue Justice asset tracking system work

Unisys Corp. will continue supporting a consolidated asset tracking system used by the Justice Department to monitor property seized from criminals under a new contract.

GlobeComm gets more NATO force tracking work

GlobeComm Systems Inc. will deliver additional technology to support a system that tracks friendly forces for NATO through a $13.1 million contract.

Report: Global homeland security surge seen

Global homeland security spending is projected to rise by 46 percent to $34.8 billion by 2011, according to a new report.

Unisys wins $110M Australian IT outsourcing deal

Unisys Corp. will furnish a wide range of outsourced desktop services to the Australian Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Department through a new contract.

ACS buys eligibility software business

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has acquired Albion Inc., a provider of integrated eligibility software for health care and human services.

DOD InfoSec standards may be applied to contractors

The Defense Department is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to address training requirements that apply to contractor personnel who perform information assurance functions for DOD.

Lockheed wins CDC bioterror response deal

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue providing logistical and operational support to the agency's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response.

House moves to streamline Safety Act application process

Senior members of the House Homeland Security Committee on Jan. 19 introduced legislation to streamline implementation of Safety Act liability protections for anti-terrorism technologies.

NCI gives VA regional system a checkup

NCI Inc. won a three-year, $6.7 million task order to modernize the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

ManTech to research sonar systems for the Navy

Employees of ManTech International Corp. begin work this month on a Navy contract to research and test underwater sonar systems for identifying and tracking submarines and ships.

QinetiQ signs deal for Analex

QinetiQ North American LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of the British defense company, flexed its acquisition muscle over the weekend, signing a deal to buy Analex Corp., a Fairfax, Va.-based systems integrator and professional services company.

NIST recommends two labs for voting system testing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recommended that two Colorado laboratories be accredited to test voting systems against federal standards.

L-1 gets Air Marshal Service R&D work

L-1 Identity Solutions has won a contract from the Homeland Security Department to develop facial recognition technology for the Transportation Security Administration's Federal Air Marshal Service.

It's the second go-round for federal govt. Web site

Welcome to USA.gov ? the new Web site of the federal government.

CSSI names new president

Allen Tiedman has been promoted to president of CSSI Inc., a Washington-based research and engineering company.

EPA adds to SRA's Brownfields to-do list

SRA International won a contract from the Environmental Protection Agency to deliver a broad range of technical and analytical support to the agency's Brownfields program.

NIST to release IPv6 profile

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will release the federal government's Internet Protocol version 6 profile by the end of the month.

WFI wins Seaport-e administrative support subcontract

Wireless Facilities Inc. has won a subcontract from Indus Technology Inc. to help deliver administrative support services to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division.