FCC gives OK to telecom mergers

The Federal Communications Commission today approved the mergers of SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. and MCI Inc. The deals could be final by early 2006.

Alion wins Army helicopter, UAV work

Alion Science and Technology Corp. won a $5 million contract with the Army Aviation and Missile Command for process technology of replacement parts for Army helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle weapon systems.

FCC to vote on proposed telecom mega-mergers

The Federal Communications Commission is expected today to decide whether to approve SBC Communications Inc.'s $16 billion purchase of AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc.'s $8.5 billion purchase of MCI Inc.

COMTek wins Military Postal Services technology platform deal

Communications Technologies Inc. has won a $5.7 million multiyear contract with the Army to continue providing the Military Postal Services Agency with support for its technology platform.

NCI re-upped by Energy for tech support services

NCI Inc. has won a new contract worth $7.3 million over five years from the Energy Department to continue providing a wide range of IT support services.

Pair to be DOD business agency's lead acquisition executive

The Pentagon has named Army Maj. Gen. Carlos D. Pair as its lead business systems acquisition executive for the recently formed Business Transformation Agency.

DOD seeks industry opinion on its business transition plan

The Defense Department now wants industry's opinion of its design for transitioning business systems to its new architecture.

Tyler Technologies inks municipal software deals

Tyler Technologies Inc. has won a pair of local government contracts totaling more than $5.1 million.

Alliant procurement strategy under review at GSA

The General Services Administration will hold a public forum on its multibillion-dollar Alliant procurement later next month, and may issue a second set of draft requests for proposals, according to the official in charge.

GAO upholds Lockheed Martin deal for Army AKO portal

The Government Accountability Office has sided with the Army in its choice of Lockheed Martin Corp. to manage the Army Knowledge Online portal.

First the Merger, Then the Mess

Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein gives his take on why the rumored acquisition of Computer Sciences Corp. by Lockheed Martin Corp. isn't such a good thing.

Input: 2006 top federal contracts boon for subcontractors

Three major federal contracts worth a total of $4.35 billion will offer ample subcontracting opportunities to IT product companies next year, according to a new report from the market research firm Input Inc.

NIC inks portal management deal with Colorado

NIC Inc. has won a competition with large systems integrators for a long-term contract to provide Web portal services to the state of Colorado.

AT&T unit tapped for FEMA operations center work

AT&T Corp. has won a four-year, $8.9 million contract to operate a network operations center for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

CACI wins two Defense Department network services deals

CACI International Inc. has won two one-year contracts totaling $19.8 million to provide managed network services for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Carmona prescribes national IT system for e-health records

The U.S. surgeon general adds his support to the creation of a health IT system for electronic medical records, transactions and education.

EarthLink tapped for municipal WiFi network in Anaheim, Calif.

Anaheim, Calif., home to Disneyland, has come to the same conclusion Philadelphia did: EarthLink Inc. should build its municipal wireless network.

IG: Better controls needed for temporary worker visa program

The Citizenship and Immigration Services agency exceeded the statutory limit on H-1B visas it issued in fiscal 2005, and lacks the technology to stay within the congressionally mandated visa cap, according to Homeland Security Department Inspector General Richard L. Skinner.

Maximus wins Social Security program support deal

Maximus Inc. has won a pair of contracts from the Social Security Administration to administer different aspects of the agency's Ticket-to-Work program.

CGI Group wins Quebec Revenue Ministry tax system work

CGI Group Inc. won a two-year, $17.1 million contract with the Quebec Ministry of Revenue to adapt and integrate IT and accounting systems related to the Quebec goods and services tax.