GSA releases RFI for strategic sourcing wireless initiative

GSA hopes to gain industry perspective on buying cell phones, personal digital assistants and cellular network cards, as well as services such as broadband and WiFi through a volume-purchase program.

E-authentication project needs service providers

The General Services Administration is looking for ways to give the federal e-authentication e-government project a boost by bringing in more credential providers.

NIST launches Web site for input on software vulnerabilities

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a service within its National Vulnerability Database that will allow vendors to discuss the impact of vulnerabilities on their products.

Lockheed Martin's SBI-Net pitch stresses safety

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s proposal for the Secure Border Initiative Network offers top-level contractor experience, flexibility and a tight focus on improved safety for border agents.

HP blade PCs to be offered to the channel

Hewlett-Packard will make available to the reseller and integrator channel a product that until now has been only available direct from HP.

Court to GSA: Reopen bidding on FedBizOpps contract

The Federal Claims Court late last week directed the General Services Administration to vacate its award to Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va., to run the federal procurement Web site, FedBizOpps.gov.

Eight vendors to compete for TWIC procurement

The Transportation Security Administration today announced that it has selected eight vendors to compete for the job of providing enrollment and help desk services under the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

Sybase snaps up Mobile 365

Sybase Inc. has purchased Mobile 365, a mobile messaging and content-delivery company, for $425 million in an all-cash transaction.

Qwest closes OnFiber buy

Qwest Communications International Inc. completed its purchase of OnFiber Communications Inc., a provider of fiber-optic telecom services, for $107 million in cash.

Perot Systems wins Education student aid contract

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has won a $17.4 million contract from the Education Department for systems development, operations and maintenance for an integrated partner management system for the Office of Federal Student Aid.

Six firms chosen for satellite work

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>The Army has chosen six companies to compete for work under its five-year, $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems contract.

Lawmaker holds up database spending bill

Legislation that would establish a massive database to track all kinds of federal spending is running into political roadblocks in Congress.

EPA flies solo on HSPD-12

The Environmental Protection Agency is piecing together its effort to meet the upcoming Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 deadline for agencies to begin issuing Personal Identity Verification cards and is looking for a a public-key infrastructure provider.

Picture this: Money and Mixers

Don't look twice, that's real money on those trees ? $2,000 in $2 bills, to be exact.

Investment group lassoes Intergraph

Intergraph Corp. of Huntsville, Ala., has agreed to be acquired for $1.3 billion by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and the Texas Pacific Group.

ITT Corp. looks across the oceans for growth

New and expanded international offices are only one element in ITT Corp.'s strategy to capture more business overseas.

Market Share | Quick budget bills are best medicine for weak EPS

Why have federal IT service stocks been so weak this summer? It's a question many investors and companies have been asking me.

Four snare USAID work

The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded blanket purchasing agreements worth up to $300 million for software work over the next five years to four contractors.

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