Panel acknowledges need for new pricing plan

The MAS Advisory Panel's key recommendations would eliminate a central pricing clause in the General Services Administration Acquisition Manual.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Vision Technologies wins Customs network deal

Vision Technologies Inc. will provide the Customs and Border Protection agency with information technology support services under a new ontract.

  • By William Welsh

SEC seeks to increase transparency

The SEC is planning to modernize its disclosure system under the agency's 21st Century Disclosure Initiative.

  • By Mary Mosquera

UTC scraps effort to buy Diebold

United Technologies Corp. yesterday withdrew its $2.63 billion offer to buy Diebold Inc. after receiving repeated 'refusals' by Diebold management to engage in discussions.

CGI to upgrade FCC financial systems

CGI Federal Inc. will supply the FCC with financial management software under a new contract.

  • By David Hubler

L-1 to assist Corps of Engineers, NGA

L-1 Identity Solutions has won four contracts to supply technical support services to the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

  • By David Hubler

DARPA looks to develop sensing technologies

A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project hopes to give warfighters the ability to see inside buildings in urban environments.

  • By Doug Beizer

Gartner: IT hiring freezes, staffing cuts ahead

Information technology managers heard a parade of grim messages and recommendations about the Wall Street meltdown yesterday at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2008 conference.

Defense contractors brace for slowdown

Attendees at last week's AUSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition expressed concern that a new administration might be forced to scale back defense spending.

Six in running for anti-terrorism tech challenge

Maryland and Seattle firms are among six finalists for global anti-terrorism innovation award.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Audit: Poor contract oversight costing GSA

Poor acquisition planning is costing the agency much more than necessary to award the massive Alliant and Alliant Small Business contracts.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

DataPath to supply Army with satellite electronics

DataPath Inc. will provide the Army with satellite communications equipment under two delivery orders.

  • By David Hubler

TCS gets the wireless point with Marine contract

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. will provide wireless communications technology to the Marine Corps under a new contract.

  • By Doug Beizer

SAIC adds three VPs to technology group

SAIC has named Sarah Allen, Gene Colabatistto and Joel Richards vice presidents in the Intelligence, Security and Technology Group.

  • By David Hubler

Internet companies feel economic pinch

Previously resilient to the woes of the troubled U.S. economy, Internet companies have finally succumbed to the downturn, the New York Times reports.

H-1B process plagued by fraud, Grassley says

Corporate sponsors found guilty of wrongdoing should be punished, the Republican senator said yesterday.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Veritas grows portfolio with CherryRoad deal

Veritas Capital continues to demonstrate its faith in the government market with its purchase this week of CherryRoad GT Inc.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Alion to help manage Navy ship project

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Navy manage the design and acquisition of a new surface ship under a $127.8 million contract.

  • By Doug Beizer

Marinette protests Coast Guard award

Marinette Marine Corp. has filed a bid protest over the Coast Guard's decision to award a $1.5 billion contract to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Symantec buys MessageLabs

Symantec Corp. will acquire MessageLabs Ltd., a provider of online anti-spam software.

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