Chip wars

Controversy over which type of radio frequency identification chip should be used in border-crossing cards has become a divisive issue for industry and government officials.

Homeland watch: In brief

The 144-page request for proposals for the Secure Border Initiative-Net surveillance system holds a few surprises.

Homeland watch: In brief

The 144-page request for proposals for the Secure Border Initiative-Net surveillance system holds a few surprises.

Insight settles small-biz suit

In what is believed to be the first-ever False Claims Act settlement between a company allegedly posed as a small business and the U.S. government, Insight Public Sector Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million for misrepresenting itself as a small business.

Inside track: In brief

The General Accountability Office wants information about off-the-shelf budget formulation software to help legislative branch agencies develop and present their yearly budget requests to Congress with consistent methodologies and formats.

Inside track: In brief

The General Accountability Office wants information about off-the-shelf budget formulation software to help legislative branch agencies develop and present their yearly budget requests to Congress with consistent methodologies and formats.

GSA chief nominee faces daunting road

Restoring morale and winning back customers should top the list of priorities for Lurita Doan, President Bush's nominee to be administrator of the General Services Administration, according to government and industry officials.

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

Contract roundup

Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?

InfoZen wins transportation employee credentials work

InfoZen Inc. won a $148 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to run an automated system that verifies transportation workers' identities.

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

Mergers & acquisitions

Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.

PKI is hard, but it doesn't have to be this hard

Public-key infrastructure is a pretty good way to authenticate users, sign documents electronically and secure data. But a pair of experts believe that using PKI often is harder than it needs to be.

Input: Governors see IT as cure for state woes

Emerging from several challenging fiscal years, the nation's governors are ready to spend big money on IT projects, according to a white paper released today by market research firm Input Inc.

Software insecurity: Sharing the blame

The reason software so often is not secure is the fault either of developers or of users ? or both.

OMB, GSA thinking big with geospatial, budget LOBs

For businesses that want a chance to help the government shape how it formulates and executes budgets and uses geospatial information in the future, this is your chance.

SAIC buys Geo-Spatial Technologies

Science Applications International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Geo-Spatial Technologies Inc., a move designed to boost the company's systems development capabilties for urban warfare and homeland security.

Industry gets handle on TAA compliance costs

The adage, "A good offense is the best defense," applies in federal contracting when the government IT channel goes up against Trade Agreements Act prohibitions.

Lockheed Martin dives into Navy sub systems

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $17.4 million contract from the Navy to support a program that oversees all technical products for submarine combat systems.

Kenexa buys Knowledge Workers

Kenexa Corp. has acquired Knowledge Workers Inc., a Denver human resources and technology services company.