QuadraMed to overhaul VA centers' billing systems

QuadraMed Corp. will provide the Department of Veteran Affairs' medical centers with a shot in the arm through a contract to improve inpatient and outpatient coding.

Ingram Micro upbeat on government sales

Ingram Micro reported strong government sales and revealed programs from five technology vendors to boost margins for its resellers in the government market at its GovEd Alliance conference today.

Air Force re-ups Lockheed Martin for virtual training

Lockheed Martin won a contract modification from the Air Force to continue furnishing technological and simulation support for its virtual combat training facility.

U.K. is closer to establishing homeland security ministry

Great Britain's Finance Minister Gordon Brown told government officials he wants to set up a single, $3.8 billion budget for fighting terrorism in the U.K.

BearingPoint offers bondholders some reassurance

BearingPoint Inc. announced Nov. 3 that it had reached an agreement with a majority of its bondholders that resolved concerns that the company is in default.

Interoperability is the focus of Microsoft Novell partnership

Many industry observers agree that the partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. could potentially benefit the shops that run a mixture of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

DynCorp lands $450M Navy contingency services deal

A team of three companies, led by DynCorp International Inc., won a five-year, $450 million contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to deliver global disaster response services.

DOD re-ups CACI for procurement system support

CACI International Inc. won a contract to continue supporting a standardized procurement system it developed for the Defense Department.

Air Force announces new cyberspace command

Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne announced that the branch is creating a new cyberspace command, assigned to the 8th Air Force.

Price Systems chosen to help IRS control IT update costs

In order to update IT without break the bank, the IRS has hired Price Systems to provide services under a five-year contract that could be worth $10 million.

MTC to assist with Army flight training

MTC Technologies Inc. won a contract to deliver emergency egress training systems and services to the Army Aviation Warfighting Center.

Survey: Atmosphere 'tough' for acquisition workforce

The federal government procurement environment is tougher than ever before, according to a new survey on government procurement policy and practice.

DRC jumps into FDIC business analysis

Dynamics Research Corp. will deliver business analysis and management support to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through a contract worth nearly $29 million.

Report: High-level support for IT security often lacking

Executives involved in security and risk management face challenges in winning support for initiatives to improve security, according to a <a href="http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2997"><u>new report</u></a>.

Iowa taps Digimarc for driver's license biometrics

The Iowa Transportation Department has awarded Digimarc Corp. a contract to implement facial recognition biometrics to thwart driver's license fraud.

Deloitte recruits Ridge for state government practice

In a move to enhance its state government practice, Deloitte and Touche USA LLP has hired Tom Ridge as a consultant.

GSA opts out of BearingPoint HSPD-12 deal

The General Service Administration has announced that it will not exercise the remaining options under a contested contract providing Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 services to its shared-services provider customers.

Potential $9b contract awarded for Medicare contact centers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a contract worth as much as $9 billion to six vendors for contact-center operations for general Medicare and claims inquiries among all CMS communications channels.

SYS Technologies to punch up NORAD software

SYS Technologies won a task order to deliver software engineering services for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Northern Command.

HUD seeks modernized financial-management system

The Housing and Urban Development Department is conducting a public-private competition for system integration and hosting at a shared-services center for the HUD Integrated Financial Management Improvement Project.