GSA launches "Get it Right" to improve compliance with procurement rules

General Services Administration officials today launched a new program to make sure that GSA contracting officers follow procurement rules.

OMB's Anderson returning to the private sector

Tad Anderson, Office of Management and Budget associate administrator for e-government and IT, will return to the private sector Aug. 6.

Boeing installing Internet phone call network

Boeing Co. will use Cisco Systems Inc. gear to route Internet phone calls for more than 150,000 employees in 70 countries.

Scheflen to head Viisage's federal group

Kenneth Scheflen has been named senior vice president and general manager of the Federal Solutions Group at Viisage Technology.

ACS purchase of Heritage is done

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of the clinical software company Heritage Information Systems Inc.

General Dynamics finishes buy of Spectrum Astro

Spectrum Astro Inc. joins General Dynamics C4 Systems unit that specializes in command and control systems, communication networking, and computing and information assurance.

Defense comptroller moving to private sector

Acting defense comptroller Larry Lanzillotta will join Northrop Grumman Corp.

Titan ups cash reserve to cover investigation costs

Titan Corp. has increased the cash reserve it has set aside to resolve the two federal investigations into bribery allegations.

CACI leaps GSA debarment hurdle

GSA won't restrict CACI International Inc. from doing business with the federal government following probe of Iraq prisoner case; California fund considers limiting investments.

Relativity hangs a shingle for public-sector practice

Relativity Technologies Inc., a provider of modernization solutions for enterprise applications, has launched a public-sector practice.

Novell added to GSA's SmartBuy program

Novell Inc. has become the third company signed on to the General Services Administration's SmartBuy program.

AMS, thrift board both faulted for failed system

A failed electronic record keeping system for the federal Thrift Savings Plan wasted $36 million in federal retirement assets.

Harris finishes Orkand purchase

Harris Corp. completed its $66 million, all-cash acquisition of Orkand Corp.

Raytheon opens new missile defense center

Center features a robust IT network, a conference center and an advanced modeling and simulation facility.

Survival Guide: Herb Anderson, corporate vice president for special projects, Northrop Grumman Corp.

Much of Herb Anderson's professional life has been about integration. He built Northrop Corp.'s first standalone information technology unit by pulling together pieces from different company divisions.

Program tests ways to secure cargo

While Seattle sleeps, port officials in Puget Sound are on their second cup of double-jolt espresso, keeping cargo safe in the nation's third-largest center for containerized imports and exports.

The big looks to get bigger

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s IT division is aiming for double-digit growth, and the unit's president said that business process outsourcing is a big part of that strategy.

GTSI names Ballam chief information officer

GTSI Corp. of Chantilly, Va., named Craig Ballam as its chief information officer, company officials announced July 6.

CSC lands airspace upgrades contract

Computer Sciences Corp. won an 11-year contract worth a potential $589 million modernize parts of the National Airspace System.