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.

M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

Proposed change rankles industry

Prime IT contractors for the Pentagon would be much less likely to use subcontractors, and Defense Department contracting options would shrink if a pricing amendment sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is approved as part of the defense authorization legislation, industry groups charged last week.

The news in brief

Protests stop Army AKO work

The news in brief

Protests stop Army AKO work

Have IT, will travel

When British authorities needed help matching bodies to missing persons reports following the July 7 London bombings, they turned to a Unisys Corp. software application.

CSC's Cofoni to retire

Computer Sciences Corp. today reported that Paul Cofoni has notified the company he will retire as president of its Federal Sector business unit, effective Aug. 12.

Picture this

bbas Yazdani, chief executive officer of Artel Inc., (left) was named the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Greater Washington in the government IT category.

Picture this

bbas Yazdani, chief executive officer of Artel Inc., (left) was named the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Greater Washington in the government IT category.

The calendar

Workshop: Marketing and Administering a GSA Schedule Contract, at the National Women's Business Center, Washington.

Who's on first

<b>Henry Beebe</b> rejoined <b>AT&T Government Solutions</b>, Vienna, Va., as chief engineer and leader of the company's capture team preparing a bid for the Federal Technology Service's Networx telecommunications contract.

Memo to private sector: Strengthen IT information security

A former presidential adviser warns that IT security must improve or the government will step in and set security policies for the private sector.

Cybergroup urges better coordination of R&D funds

A cyberspace security group is urging the Bush administration and Congress to designate a single federal entity to coordinate cybersecurity R&D.

Md. school system enrolls Maximus for software work

Maximus Inc. won a $4.1 million contract from the Prince George's County, Md., public school district to provide a student information software system.

Former ISS executives plead guilty

The former CEO and a senior vice president of Information Systems Support Inc. pleaded guilty this week to conflict-of-interest charges related to Pentagon contracts in Korea.

HyperSpace acquires Top 100 PC maker

HyperSpace Communications Inc. has completed the acquisition of PC maker MPC Computers LLC in an all-stock deal.

3Com offers reward for access to undisclosed security flaws

The company is willing to pay for exclusive access to data about vulnerabilities before the flaws are publicly disclosed.

Protests put brakes on Lockheed work for Army AKO portal

The Army has announced that Lockheed Martin Corp. will not perform any work associated with the Army Knowledge Online portal until protests challenging the award of the contract are resolved.

Report: DHS reorganization might mean bucks for integrators

Specific areas in which greater IT integration opportunities may exist include explosives detection and baggage screening systems, as well as remote video surveillance equipment, according to a report by the Civitas Group.