DHS taps Booz Allen for systems engineering

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a contract to provide systems engineering technical assistance to the Science and Technology Directorate of the Homeland Security Department.

Science Applications International plots IPO

<font color="CC0000">UPDATED</font color> Science Applications International Corp. plans to shed its employee ownership model and conduct an initial public offering in 2006.

Neff assumes deputy CFO post at Transportation Department

Lawrence Neff succeeds Tom Park, who retired last month.

McClam elevated to acting CIO at Small Business Administration

Charles T. McClam replaced Jerry Williams, who left SBA in June to be deputy CIO at the Agriculture Department.

House lawmaker slams small business contracting report

The ranking Democrat on the House Small Business Committee said this week that new government figures on small business contracting are misleading.

Katrina forces temporary closure of contractor facilities

Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. have shut down their Gulf Coast facilities temporarily following the region's devastation by Hurricane Katrina.

Report: Public safety boosts state, local IT spending

State and local government spending on IT products, services and personnel will increase from $55 billion in fiscal 2004 to $62.4 billion by 2009, according to a market research firm.

California legislator pushes for RFID ban

The sponsor of controversial legislation that would ban most uses of radio-frequency identification in California is making a final push for passage of his bill.

BearingPoint wins Naval Air Systems Command deal

BearingPoint Inc. has won a two-year contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide technical and advisory services for process improvement of the AIRSpeed project.

SRC wins naval warfare systems engineering work

Scientific Research Corp. has won a contract with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide systems engineering and other services.

Justice issues fusion center guidelines

The Justice Department has released its first Fusion Center Guidelines making recommendations about the centers' governance, connectivity standards, databases and security.

SAIC nabs highway toll system deal

Science Applications International Corp won a contract from the Illinois Tollway to assist in a systemwide conversion to a barrier-free electronic toll collection system.

Four grab Navy maritime surveillance work

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded contracts for the study and proposal of solutions for an around-the-clock worldwide maritime surveillance capability.

EPA taps CSC for water protection work

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a five-year contract to provide support services to the Environmental Protection Agency's Water Security Division.

Meyerrose tapped to be CIO of national intelligence office

The White House announced that Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose will be nominated to serve as the first CIO of the newly created Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Pair arrested for creating Mytob, Zotob computer worms

Moroccan authorities arrested Farid Essebar, 18, who went by the screen name "Diabl10," while the Turkish Interior Ministry's National Police arrested Attila Ekici, 21, known online as "coder."

Bumper crop of contracts awaits integrators in 2006

Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs departments, as well as the General Services Administration

Who's on first

Sir Roger Bone, former senior British ambassador, has been named president of Boeing United Kingdom. Bone succeeds Sir Michael Jenkins. Bone most recently was British ambassador to Brazil.

Who's on first

Sir Roger Bone, former senior British ambassador, has been named president of Boeing United Kingdom. Bone succeeds Sir Michael Jenkins. Bone most recently was British ambassador to Brazil.

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