Bases compete for Cyber Command

Air Force bases in five states are competing to become the permanent headquarters for the Air Force's new Cyber Command created in November 2006.

GAO urges oversight strategy to measure acquisition changes

A year after the SARA panel issued recommendations on how to improve federal service contracting, GAO is urging OFPP to develop a strategy that includes milestones and reporting requirements.

BAE Systems opens sensor lab for military products

BAE Systems Inc. has opened an electro-optics and infrared sensor technology design center in Lexington, Mass.

IBM opts for AptSoft

Purchasing AptSoft will strengthen IBM's service-oriented architecture portfolio, company officials said.

WidePoint, Protexx to partner on information assurance

WidePoint and Protexx have joined forces to expand their product offerings and extend their market reach.

U.K. airport chooses iris recognition

Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom is launching that nation's first iris recognition access-control system for airport employees.

Eagle Group to tackle Army logistics job

Eagle Group International will lead a team tasked with performing multiple logistics, maintenance, administrative and management services for the Army under a $117 million contract.

Avineon wins Bureau of Engraving and Printing deal

Avineon will support the bureau in designing and manufacturing high-quality security documents, which also deter counterfeiting.

L-1 gets passport printer orders

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has received new orders from the State Department for passport printers.

British Columbia rolls out hybrid license

British Columbia is accepting volunteers to apply for Canada's first hybrid driver's license that doubles as a border crossing card for entry into the U.S.

Edgerton makes Command move

Jerry Edgerton, the former leader of MCI's federal government business unit, has been named CEO of network services provider Command Information Inc.

Lockheed to boost IRS e-services

Lockheed Martin Corp. will work with the IRS to help tax professionals and taxpayers more easily conduct business electronically under a new award.

GSA ventures into the world of SaaS

The Office of Citizen Services and Communications has issued two requests for proposals for Web analytics and online collaboration tools that call out software as a service.

L-3 division to partner with CloudShield

L-3 Communications Corp. has signed a services agreement with CloudShield Technologies Inc. to meet the expanded security needs of its government customers.

FCC spectrum auction hits snag

The fate of the planned nationwide broadband network for first responders is still up in the air.

ITAA, GEIA establish merger terms

The Information Technology Association of America and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association are joining forces to create one professional organization.

Amcom picks up 911 technology

Communications software company Amcom Software acquired Telident 911 Solutions, the enhanced 911 products of Teltronics Inc.

Davis foresees an end to A-76

A program encouraging the private sector to compete with federal employees for work that is considered commercial is essentially dead for now, according to Rep. Tom Davis.

Portal consolidation to improve DHS' info sharing

The new Web environment will replace the existing SBU Homeland Security Information Network platform, which many fusion centers and first responders use to share data with DHS.

SBInet goes mobile with radar

DHS is adding mobile radar units to its $8 billion SBInet border surveillance system to provide extra capabilities and fill small gaps in coverage.