Report: Unmanned systems require greater integration

DOD's new road map for development of unmanned systems cites a need for more integration of systems. Estimates show the combined global market for such systems could reach $19 billion by 2020.

Cascades Technologies to support USA.gov

Cascades Technologies Inc. has won a contract to provide content assistance and other information technology services to USA.gov, the government's official Web portal.

CACI gets Justice booking system work

CACI International will help DOJ organize and share data critical to the investigation and prosecution of criminals under a new contract with the department's Justice Management Division.

Accenture completes DOD consultancy buy

Accenture LLP has completed its acquisition of Gestalt LLC, a private consulting company that provides mission-support services to the Defense Department.

Acquisition changes on hold after Bush vetoes measure

Though the White House's primary concerns have little to do with procurement, several acquisition changes are on hold after the president's veto of the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill.

Analysts: Cogent stock overvaluation charges premature

The stock price of federal biometrics supplier Cogent Inc. is recovering after taking a dip Monday on media speculation that it may have been overvalued.

WidePoint buys iSYS

WidePoint Corp. will acquire iSYS LLC, an advanced IT solutions provider to the federal government.

PMC wins pair of DHS tasks

Performance Management Consulting Inc. will help update the computer infrastructure at Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of part of an agencywide modernization effort.

SE Solutions hires Barry West

Barry West, a former federal agency CIO who recently ended a 25-year government career, has joined Strategic Enterprise Solutions Inc. as executive vice president.

CSC wins DISA networks contract

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue to provide telecom services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a deal that could be worth as much as $613 million.

Raytheon to equip Osprey

Raytheon Technical Services Co. will provide several IT systems for the V-22 Osprey aircraft under a new $12 million award from the Naval Air Systems Command.

USAF wants to build Cyber Control System

The Air Force wants input on how to construct a command and control system that would support defensive and offensive operations in the event of an all-out attack on the U.S. IT infrastructure.

EMC to acquire Document Sciences

EMC Corp. will acquire Document Sciences Corp. for $85 million in an all-cash deal.

Liquidity Services to buy GovDeals

Liquidity Services Inc. plans to purchase Information Management Specialists Inc. and its GovDeals Inc. unit for about $10 million cash.

BAE acquires MTC Technologies

BAE to pay about $450 million to acquire MTC Technologies Inc., a provider of technical and professional services to the military and intelligence agencies.

Lockheed grabs up PercepTek

Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire PercepTek Inc., a provider of autonomous decision-making software technologies.

Videoconferencing can help save the planet

The most recent incarnations of the technology could entice organizations to revisit the idea of conducting virtual meetings.

Three HR LOB vendors for agencies to choose from

Accenture, Allied Technology Group and Carahsoft Technology earned places on the HR schedule, 738. X, under a five-year base contract with three five-year options.

Boeing to design NASA satellites

Boeing will design and manufacture communications satellites for NASA under a new contract that could be worth up to $1.2 billion.

Navy ERP program to go live

BearingPoint announced earlier this week that the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning program is about to go live after about three years of development.