DHS has portal for security tools, tips for software developers

New Homeland Security Department Web site features best practices, tools and other resources for creating more reliable and secure software.

GAO details acquisition best practices

A new policy framework from the Government Accountability Office concludes that acquisition success depends on instituting best practices in four broad areas, including data management and security.

Savings is latest feature of multifunction printers

Consolidation is an architecture strategy popular with government IT shops.

Schism downs JRIES homeland security network

Efforts to create a unified federal, state and local anti-terrorism information-sharing system have fallen apart and appear to be moving in separate directions.

BearingPoint wins USAID economic improvement deal

BearingPoint Inc. has won a contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help implement a broad program of economic, financial and private sector reform in Egypt.

Defense Department business transition plan debuts

The Defense Business Systems Management Committee has approved the Defense Department's Enterprise Transition Plan and version 3.0 of its business enterprise architecture.

Two companies snare Navy automatic ID program support work

CACI International Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. have won contracts to provide program management engineering and technical services for the Navy's Automatic Identification Technology Program Office.

SafeNet wins DOD network security deal

SafeNet Inc. won a $150 million contract from the Defense Department for its new top-secret grade encryptor technology.

DRC lands Coast Guard task management deal

Dynamics Research Corp. won a five-year contract from the Coast Guard to develop a Universal Task List and a Mission Essential Task List Process.

Va. Transportation Department re-ups Halifax for seat management

Halifax Corp. has won a three-year contract extension from the Virginia Transportation Department for seat management services.

DRS Technologies wins new battlefield computer work

DRS Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide rugged Applique Computer Systems and peripheral equipment for the Army's Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below program.

Multimax lands Air Force network-centric work

Multimax Inc. won two task orders under the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions contract for on-site IT, networking, telephony and security services, solutions and products supporting 24,000 users.

Qwest picks its Networx team

Qwest Communications International Inc. on Tuesday will announce a team that includes major systems integrator and telecom partners to pursue GSA's $20 billion Networx telecommunications contract.

CSC wins Defense message system support work

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a five-year contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to support the National Gateway Center.

ACS wins New Mexico deal, names Mark King CEO

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won an eight-year contract from the New Mexico Human Services Department to provide fiscal agent services.

Feds to evaluate benefits of Registered Traveler program

The Transportation Security Administration has ended its government-funded Registered Traveler pilot program, and is assessing the results for a future nationwide rollout.

HHS prepares to award health IT contracts

The Health and Human Services Department will award contracts next week in the next step in its efforts to pave the way for adoption of health IT.

Perry resigns from GSA's top post

After months of speculation, Stephen Perry has resigned as administrator of the General Services Administration, effective Oct. 31.

NASA proposes recertifications for small business programs

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration wants small business contractors to recertify their compliance with program regulations before receiving final payments.

Development begins on standards for emergency resource tracking

A national coalition of public safety, medical and industry executives are working with Virginia hospitals to develop common standards for post-disaster patient tracking IT systems.