General Dynamics wins joint services work

General Dynamics Corp. won eight delivery orders worth $79.3 million to continue providing engineering, technical and administrative services for work involving joint military operations.

GSA releases final reorganization plan

The final plan comes a little more than two months after the agency issued a draft plan that was criticized by Capitol Hill, the administration and industry.

CSC lands biometric project

Computer Sciences Corp. won a two-year, $22 million task order to develop and support the Defense Department's Biometric Identification System for Access.

MPC wins state supply contract

MPC Computers has become a certified supplier of Sun Microsystems products for an association of states to supply local governments with computer systems.

Fox launches consulting business

Neal Fox, the former commissioner for acquisition at the Federal Supply Service, will advise companies on government contracting and general procurement issues.

OMB sets deadlines for agencies' move to IPv6

The Office of Management and Budget has released a memo that lays out a series of deadlines agencies must meet as the government moves toward IPv6.

DOD launches acquisition review

The Defense Department is planning a series of public and private meetings in August and September as part of Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project.

QinetiQ makes move into the Top 100, creates U.S. IT platform

$300 million deal for Apogen Technologies Inc. will push British defense company QinetiQ Plc into the Top 100 of government IT providers.

BearingPoint wins CDC support contract

BearingPoint Inc. won a contract with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that potentially could be worth $15 million over five years.

GSA seeks comments on WITS 3

The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the follow-on contract for local telecommunications services in the Washington metropolitan area.

HUD picks McDonald Bradley for Web support

McDonald Bradley Inc. won a contract from the Housing and Urban Development Department's Office of Community Planning (OCP) for its Internet/intranet maintenance and support project.

Monster re-awarded contract for USAJobs.gov

Monster Government Solutions won a new deal late last week to run the USAJobs.gov Web site after an Office of Personnel Management recompete for the contract.

SRA tapped for Air Force continuity work

SRA International Inc. won a six-year task order to provide support for continuity command-and-control processes for Air Force headquarters.

BearingPoint wins DOD personnel contract

BearingPoint Inc. won a five-year contract to provide program management support to the organization that serves as the Defense Department's central repository of personnel data.

SRA International names Gilligan vice president

Former Air Force CIO John Gilligan is joining the company as vice president and deputy director of its defense sector.

Making the team: CSC wants experience, flexibility in its partners

The scope of a project can change drastically while work is under way. That's why Computer Sciences Corp. relies on experienced subcontractors for many of its government projects.

Qwest's Gowen aims at Networx

Diana Gowen has several targets in her sights as the new head of Qwest Communications International Inc.'s government business. The first is winning the General Services Administration's $20 billion Federal Technology Services Networx contract. Also in her crosshairs is the $500 million Defense Information Systems Network Access Transport Services contract.

On the edge

FreeWave Technologies Inc., a designer and maker of spread-spectrum radios and wireless solutions for industrial, scientific, military and commercial applications, has a 1.3-GHz radio designed for the military.

In search of qualified teammates

Joining the right team and finding the right teammates form one of the pillars of success in the government market. The federal government has manifold requirements for small-business subcontracting plans, and no company alone can do everything.

Contract roundup

Boeing Co. won a $31.2 million contract from the Air Force to upgrade 25 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the Northrop Grumman Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures defensive system.