Court stands tough on conflict of interest

During the last week of February, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ordered the Defense Department not to exercise any future options that extend a support services contractwith Lockheed Martin Corp. for DOD's Tricare medical services program. The order follows a decision last year that the contract award violated organizational conflict of interest rules.

Registered traveler debuts in Washington

Dulles International and Reagan National airports have become the 15th and 16th airports in the country to begin offering the Registered Traveler service.

L-3 Communications buys HSA

L-3 Communications has acquired HSA Systems Pty Ltd., a manufacturer of geospatial, marine and electronic systems for maritime and defense customers.

GAO: Army's $160B FCS program at risk

Boeing is the lead systems integrator for the Future Combat Systems, and is in charge of defining, developing and integrating the program.

FCC closes spectrum auction

The FCC is weighing its options to improve public safety communications after it failed to attract an appropriate bid for creation of a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders.

EDS opts for Nexagent

EDS Corp. has acquired Nexagent, a provider of hardware and software solutions for networks and advanced IP-based services.

ATS wins Coast Guard support work

ATS Corp. will continue to support regional examinations in support of the Coast Guard's National Maritime Center.

AT&T connects with Air Force network deal

AT&T will supply the Air Force Services Agency with a secure data network under a new contract.

Nine win GSA call center deal

The General Services Administration has awarded slots on a contract for governmentwide contact center services to nine companies.

GAO: Cutter delivery might veer off schedule

The Coast Guard's first national security cutter constructed as part of the $24 billion Deepwater program might not be ready by its scheduled date, according to a new report.

Venneri joins Asynchrony Solutions

Sam Venneri, former NASA chief technology officer and chief information officer, has joined Asynchrony Solutions Inc. as senior vice president.

Nortel prevails in Social Security protest

Nortel Government Solutions has prevailed in a protest of its $300 million contract to build a voice-over-IP network for the Social Security Administration.

SAIC buys SM Consulting

Science Applications International Corp. will purchase SM Consulting Inc., a provider of IT and linguistics services to government and commercial clients.

Stanley wins $570M passport services deal

Stanley Inc. will continue to provide services related to issuing passports for the State Department under a new $570 million contract.

Acquisition Solutions makes a deal of its own

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>Acquisition Solutions Inc. has sold an ownership stake in the company to Denver-based private equity firm Excellere Partners.

Boeing to help DHS with surveillance software

DHS and prime contractor Boeing are planning to develop and test software for the SBInet border surveillance system.

BearingPoint names Hunter COO

BearingPoint Inc. has appointed David Hunter as its new chief operating officer.

CSC to supply software to CDC

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a task order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide software support to its National Electronic Disease Surveillance System's base system.

Legislation to regulate data resellers raises concerns

Conducting privacy impact assessments on data brokers' proprietary databases could discourage companies from offering their services to assist federal agencies, the OMB official says.

Law enforcement welds together intell networks

State and local law enforcement agencies are moving to strengthen their links with the National Counter Terrorism Center's classified online information repository.