ASM Research wins DOD veterinary contract

ASM Research has won a contract to support the Defense Department's Veterinary Services Activity on an electronic record project.

MacAulay Brown closes pair of acquisitions

MacAulay Brown acquires two companies to boost work with Army, Defense Department, Missile Defense Agency and NASA.

SAIC gets NASA program analysis work

The contract calls on SAIC to assist NASA's Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation with independent program and project assessments, and analysis and evaluation services.

Thompson skeptical of TSA outsourcing strategy

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee requested information on 14 concerns about the outsourcing of management of TSA's Integrated Hiring Operations and Personnel Program.

General Dynamics wins Fort Rucker deal

General Dynamics will provide information technology services to Fort Rucker, Ala., under a five-year, $33 million contract.

SI to assist Air Force with life-cycle planning

SI International won an Air Force contract to provide life-cycle planning and technical assistance.

Survey: ITAA ranks candidates on IT issues

ITAA survey compares presumptive presidential candidates on a number of technology issues.

Bills would increase monitoring of contractors

Leaders in the intelligence community would have to keep closer tabs on what contractors are doing in their agencies under bills pending in Congress.

U.K. companies covet U.S. market

The British government is leading a trade mission so more U.K. companies can do more work with the U.S. government.

OMB: Team effort needed on FISMA

Contractors that supply agencies with outsourced services must work with those agencies to meet FISMA requirements, OMB said this week.

SI International snaps up Arrowpoint

SI International Inc. will acquire Arrowpoint Corp., an IT and professional services provider, for $16 million cash.

HP rolls out cloud computing for DISA

Hewlett-Packard Co. is supplying technology that will enable the Defense Information Systems Agency to give DOD agencies access to on-demand, pay-as-you-go computing.

PSC: DOD's pass-through rule needs work

The Professional Services Council said the rule could be a burden for subcontractors.

Stanley closes Oberon buy

Stanley Inc. closed its $170 million acquisition of Oberon Associates Inc. on July 15.

SBA, Navy sign Seaport-e memorandum

The agreement will give more contract opportunities to the small and disadvantaged firms participating in SBA's 8(a) Business Development program.

U.S. Genomics to continue pathogens sensor work for DHS

U.S. Genomics Inc. is developing a sophisticated biological sensor that detects airborne pathogens and improves national security under contract from DHS.

GAO: FBI needs to refine cost controls for Sentinel

The FBI must establish more stringent controls over contractor expenses on the $425 million Sentinel automated case-management system to keep close tabs on project costs, government auditors say.

Senate bill would boost Coast Guard's in-house acquisition support

The Senate Appropriations Committee's fiscal 2009 spending bill would give the Coast Guard funds to hire additional acquisition employees to help oversee the Deepwater program.

Eight cleared for Air Force field support

Eight companies won prime contracts to provide field support to Air Force facilities under a contract worth as much as $10.1 billion.

CSC to perform data center work for DHS

Computer Sciences Corp. will supply DHS with secure data center information technology under a task order that could be worth as much as $391 million.