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Throngs of revelers attended the 2005 GCN Awards Gala, which took place Oct. 11 at the Hilton Washington.

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Throngs of revelers attended the 2005 GCN Awards Gala, which took place Oct. 11 at the Hilton Washington.

InfoReliance to build competitive-sourcing database for OFPP

InfoReliance Corp. has been awarded a GSA contract for a database that will gather information about each agency's public-private competitions of inherently commercial federal jobs, and agencies' workforce inventories of which positions are considered commercial.

Vendors to participate in CMS Rx drug anti-fraud program

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has chosen eight vendors to to analyze data to reveal problems that may indicate fraud or abuse in the new prescription drug benefit.

DRC wins Navy financial systems work

Dynamics Research Corp. won a $4.4 million contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide functional and technical support for the software suite and systems that compose the Naval Sea Systems Command corporate financial systems.

Symantec, GSA negotiating final stages of SmartBuy deal

The General Services Administration has told agencies to postpone any further purchases from Symantec Corp. for antivirus software in anticipation of reaching an enterprisewide agreement with the company.

DOD finds way to speed technology to warfighters

Defense Department officials are using the Rapid Equipping Force vehicle to get around traditional acquisition hurdles when an emergency acquisition is needed.

Mother Nature's storms postpone DHS' Cyber Storm

Damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita has led the Department of Homeland Security Department to push back its Cyber Storm exercise until February 2006.

Defense releases draft of 5015 Version 3

The Defense Department has posted a working draft of Version 3 of its standard for records management software, the 5015.2-STD RMA Design Criteria Standard.

Senate seeks vendors for telecom modernization

The Senate is seeking qualified bidders as it begins a project to overhaul its existing telecommunications system.

GSA closes in on SmartBuy deal with McAfee

The General Services Administration has asked agencies to postpone buys from McAfee Inc. for antivirus software in anticipation of reaching a deal with the company under the government's enterprise software licensing program.

Input: Katrina squeezes DHS technology spending

Supplemental federal spending for the clean-up efforts following Hurricane Katrina could mean fewer IT opportunities for government contractors, a new report says.

Panel: Motives of outsourcing companies called into question

A union official, who accused the private sector of conducting outsourcing solely for profits profit, drew fire from both government and industry officials.

Bush signs $30 billion DHS spending bill

President George W. Bush has signed the fiscal 2006 Homeland Security Department appropriations bill, releasing funds for contractors that had been working "at risk" while awaiting the funding measure to become law.

DataPath wins Army mobile satellite terminal deal

DataPath, Inc. won a $96 million contract from the Army Communications-Electronics Command to deliver 157 trailer-based satellite terminals to support the Joint Network Node initiative.

CACI acquisition of National Security Research Inc. closes

CACI International Inc. completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of National Security Research Inc.

DLT Solutions managers lead buyout

The management team of DLT Solutions Inc. has led a buyout of the company from the beneficiaries of the firm's founder.

ACS tapped for Pennsylvania call center operations

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a $33 million contract from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to provide call center services.

Heil: CIOs must become more effective leaders

Chief information officers must focus on their vision and remain optimistic if they are to bring about change, according to Gary Heil, the founder of the Center for Innovative Leadership.

Two companies to share Army information management deal

Nortel PEC Solutions Inc. and Serco Inc. won a one-year, $5.2 million contract from the Army to provide services for the Information Management Support Center.