Small business contracting hits 23 percent; 8(a) numbers fall

Small businesses reaped a record $69.2 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal 2004, up nearly 6 percent from the previous high, according to the Small Business Administration.

Grid computing gets NSF grant boost

Grid computing is getting a boost in the United States and in Britain through recently announced grants from the National Science Foundation.

Northrop Grumman team chases Army mega deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has assembled a team of companies to compete for the Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.

Army readies release of RFP for ITES2

The Army is expected to finally release a request for proposals for its $20 billion contract vehicle for IT equipment and services by the end of next week.

Northrop Grumman wins Navy training range support work

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a contract to provide operations, maintenance and engineering support for the Navy and Marine Corps East Coast and West Coast training ranges.

Group establishes new privacy credential

Government privacy employees, and contractors and vendors that serve federal and state agencies, can seek a new privacy credential under a program backed by major IT companies.

Anteon wins Navy systems engineering work

Anteon International Corp. will provide surveillance systems engineering, software development and test and evaluation support to the Joint and National Systems Division Space and Naval Warfare Center.

MTC tapped for F-16 fire control computer

MTC Technologies Inc. won a task order from the Ogden Air Logistics Center to modify F-16 aircraft with a commercial fire control computer that guides missiles in combat.

BEA to acquire portal solutions company

BEA Systems Inc. will acquire enterprise portal solution provider Plumtree Software Inc. for about $200 million in cash.

BearingPoint embarks on new port security work

BearingPoint Inc. won a contract from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to implement the third phase of a program to improve security procedures for cargo entering the United States.

Lockheed wins Big Apple transit project

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $212 million prime contract from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to upgrade its electronic security operations infrastructure.

Louisville, Ky., taps Integraph for incident response work

Intergraph Corp. won a contract from the city of Louisville, Ky., to provide an incident response and management system for the city's MetroSafe Communications and Emergency Management program.

SAIC to acquire engineering firm

Science Applications International Corp. is buying Geo-Centers Inc., an 1,100-employee engineering and professional services firm.

Perot Systems inks Education data network deal

Perot Systems Corp. won a contract potentially worth $20 million from the Education Department to operate, maintain and enhance ED's Data Exchange Network.

GSA releases RFI for database to share terrorism data

The General Services Administration has released a request for information and will hold an industry day to describe its needs for electronic directory services.

Alion nabs Defense IT services subcontract

Alion Science and Technology Corp. won a subcontract to provide IT services to the Defense Department's Joint Spectrum Center.

Maximus wins New Mexico ERP implementation

Maximus Inc. won a two-year deal from the state to implement an enterprise resource planning application for New Mexico's human resources system.

Providence, R.I., taps Motorola for mesh network

Motorola Inc. won a contract from Providence, R.I., for a mobile mesh network that will serve the city's public safety departments.

AlphaInsight wins Coast Guard portal deal

AlphaInsight Corp. won a contract from the Coast Guard to provide IT support services for a Web portal solution for sharing maritime data.

DHS taps Identix for fingerprint scanning

Under the contract Identix will provide the department with the company's TouchPrint 3000 series live scan systems.