Avineon gets technical support order from IRS

Avineon Inc. has won a task order from the Internal Revenue Service for comprehensive systems engineering and technical support services.

Report: DOD falls short on HSPD-12

The Defense Department has failed in a number of ways to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, according to a new report.

States move swiftly to register medical volunteers

At least 15 states are creating statewide electronic registries of medical volunteers with verified credentials, according to a new GAO report.

Alion to advise DHS on information sharing

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help DHS improve the way it shares critical information among its components under a new contract.

Accenture expands Norway's citizen-centric portal

Accenture will continue the development and operation of Altinn, Norway's public sector online portal, under a new contract.

Aster to manage NOAA help desk

Aster Engineering will provide IT help-desk support to a major service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A strong pulse

Contractors boost capabilities to address expected health care reforms under the next administration.

Senators worried about DHS' reliance on contractors

Lawmakers raise concerns that contractors are performing work that is more appropriate for federal employees or are doing work that comes close to inherently governmental functions.

Unisys files protest over TSA down-select

Unisys has filed a protest with GAO objecting to being left off the list of finalist bidders for the estimated $2 billion contract for TSA's Information Technology Infrastructure Program.

Decision/Analysis wins Coast Guard deal

The management consulting firm will assist the Coast Guard's Logistics Transformation Program Integration Office by providing services aimed at improving logistics operations.

General Dynamics captures more DOD satellite work

General Dynamics C4 Systems will continue to develop technology for Defense Department satellites under a new $9.2 million contract option.

McCoy hired by Acquisition Solutions

Diann McCoy, a former acquisition executive at DISA, has joined consulting firm Acquisition Solutions to lead its defense business.

From many comes one

Cisco joins growing trend of pooling public-sector groups to boost sales, services.

No room for redundancies

Forest Service takes the ax to its duplicative services and systems.

Captured Northrop staffers freed

After more than five years in captivity, three Northrop Grumman Corp. employees were rescued by the Colombian military and returned home safely to the United States.

M&A roundup

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Contract roundup

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Bids and proposals

The Missouri Office of Administration wants a contractor to provide computer-aided dispatching for the state's highway patrol.

Who's on first?

Hirings and promotions.

Fine line between transparency and chaos

Transparency is essential to building credibility when dealing with public funds and the public trust, and numerous proposals now before Congress seek to enhance transparency in government contracting. Their essentialgoal is laudable even though some of these proposals are driven bya misperception that fraud is rampant in federal contracting ? aperception even the special inspector general for Iraq reconstructionhas repeatedly challenged.