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CRACK open your future

Just a few years ago, the vast majority of computers GovConnection Inc. sold to federal agencies were desktop PCs.

Analysts: Hurd hire is clue to HP growth plan

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s decision this week to name Mark Hurd, former NCR Corp. president and chief executive officer, as its new president and CEO is a signal that the company is focused on aggressive growth, according to industry analysts.

Lockheed eyes Los Alamos lab job

Lockheed Martin has re-entered the competition to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory federal nuclear-weapons lab in New Mexico.

FDIC awards $550 million IT services contract

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation awarded four contractors a 10-year, $550 million contract to provide information technology application services.

Massive federal wireless project delayed

The federal government has advised prospective vendors that it has delayed its schedule and changed its requirements for a multibillion-dollar makeover of federal wireless voice and data communications.

GSA plans industry day on reorg

The General Services Administration will soon announce an industry day to discuss the agency's reorganization plans.

GSA to issue Alliant draft RFPs

The General Services Administration will issue on Thursday the draft requests for proposals for its multibillion-dollar Alliant and Alliant Small Business information technology service contracts.

Forecast sees federal IT spending on the rise

Federal IT spending will remain on the fast track through the end of the decade, hitting $91.4 billion in fiscal 2010.

Input: State and local IT spending on the rebound

Research group predicting explosive demand for outsourced technical services will drive profound increases in state and local IT spending over the next five years.

New study highlights iris scan shortcomings

Biometric iris scans may be ineffective for up to one million people in the United Kingdom who are blind or have visual impairments such as cataracts, according to a report from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Pentagon takes over major Air Force buys

Michael Wynne, undersecretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, has temporarily taken over 21 major Air Force acquisitions.

State moves ahead on small biz contract

The State Department has decided that its five-year, $300 million contract for IT support services will be a small-business competition.

GAO unsure of Secure Flight screening program

The Transportation Security Administration has addressed fully only one of the 10 areas of congressional interest related to development of its Secure Flight airline passenger screening system.

NIST offers HIPAA security guidance

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a new guide on securing health information.

USAID moves forward on famine warning system

The U.S. Agency for International Development is holding a pre-proposal conference Tuesday for contractors interested in bidding on its five-year, $100 million Famine Early Warning Systems Network project.

Making the Team: Lockheed Martin

Early this month, Lockheed Martin Information Technology's health care solutions unit invited 23 small companies ? all prospective subcontractors ? to an all-day briefing and interview session at the company's Center for Leadership Excellence in Bethesda, Md.

Alion makes another deal

Alion Science and Technology Corp. of McLean, Va., makes its fourth acquisition since October with its plan to buy John J. McMullen Associates.

Raytheon exec to chair Air Force science board

Heidi Shyu, a Raytheon Co. electrical engineer, to take over the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, an independent group that provides technical advice to the service.

Army takes next step on large services buy

Seventeen companies have been picked by the Army to compete for a piece of its $20 billion enterprise services buy.