SRA to buy Adroit Systems for $40 million

SRA International Inc. is acquiring Adroit Systems Inc., a privately held provider of engineering services to defense and intelligence agencies.

RS Info Systems nets HUD software work

RS Information Systems Inc. has won a $10 million contract to provide software development and systems maintenance support for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Markland purchases Ergo

Markland Technologies Inc. has purchased government solutions provider Ergo Systems Inc. in part to gain access to Ergo's GSA schedule.

New organization takes over .org domain registry

The newly created Public Interest Registry started the year by assuming registry operations for the .org top-level Internet domain.

ITT wins second-round GAO protest

A contract worth more than $12 million to provide services to the Army Corps of Engineers is up for grabs for a second time, after the General Accounting Office sustained a protest filed by ITT Federal Services.

BearingPoint delivers financial management system to Afghanistan

BearingPoint Inc. has installed and is helping to operate a financial management information system for Afghanistan.<br>

New York City taps PlanGraphics for GIS

PlanGraphics Inc. has won a three-year contract from New York to continue implementation of a citywide geographic information system utility.<br>

Agencies could face penalty for late payments to contractors

Federal agencies that make late interim payments to contractors on cost-reimbursement contracts now are required to pay an interest penalty, according to an Office of Management and Budget final rule.

NSF seeking nanotech grid managers

The National Science Foundation has released a solicitation to establish and manage an integrated national network of nanotechnology laboratories.

IBM Federal gets chief technology officer

IBM Corp. has named Raymond Wells chief technology officer of the company's federal group.

Anteon lands two Air Force contracts

Anteon International Corp. has won task orders worth $13.7 million for support work at two Air Force bases.

IBM broadens eArmyU offerings

IBM Corp. is adding new programs and expanding the colleges and universities available through its eArmyU contract to provide e-learning services to the Army.<rb>

Xybernaut wins $1 million DoT work

The solutions unit of Xybernaut Corp., Fairfax, Va. has won $1 million worth of services work from the Department of Transportation.

DynCorp wins $85 million Navy range maintenance work

DynCorp., Reston, Va., won a contract worth up to $85 million to provide operations, maintenance and logistic support for the Navy's Southern California Offshore Range.

ACS wins $110 million New York BPO contract

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a five-year, $110 million contract extension from New York's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to manage its centralized child support payment center.<br>

Air Force taps Boeing for third Gapfiller satellite

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has won a contract from the Air Force to build a third satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program.<br>

SAIC lands $24.5 million Navy technical support contract

Science Applications International Corp. has won a three-year, $24.5 million contract to provide engineering and technical services support to the Navy.<br>

Quarterdeck bought by Jefferies Group

Government mergers and acquisition adviser Quarterdeck Investment Partners LLC has been acquired by Jefferies Group Inc., an investment banking firm.<br>

GSA outlines realignment plan

The General Services Administration is combining some operations of the Federal Technology Service with the Federal Supply Service, including moving IT contracts from FTS to FSS.<br>

Four small businesses win Air Force contracts

Four 8(a) small businesses will compete with each other under a $100 million Air Force Standard Systems Group contract to provide software development and other support services.<br>