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SGIS wins Army training support award

SGIS has won a Artillery and Chemical Training Life Cycle Contractor Support award from the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.

SAIC gets Army biometrics award

Science Applications International Corp. has won an Army contract to provide biometrics services for the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems.

Pulling no punches on Army acquisition

The October report from the Special Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations contains a set of recommendations that will require collaboration from the Army, DOD and Congress.

Harris buys Zandar Technologies

Harris Corp. has bought Zandar Technologies, a provider of high-quality, multi-image display processors for television broadcast and professional video markets.

Patent rules would impede innovation

The U.S. patent system has been vital to the American economy and the U.S. role inthe world economy. Patents have taken center stage in fostering innovation andserving as the catalyst for innovation.

Centurum wins $84M Navy contract

Centurum Inc. has won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego to provide in-service engineering agent support for the center's multiple radio frequency and satellite communication programs and projects.

SAIC names Alving CTO

Science Applications International Corp. has promoted senior vice president Amy Alving to chief technology officer.

Metastorm buys Spotlight Data

Metastorm Inc. has purchased Spotlight Data, a process data collection software company. Terms were not disclosed.

Planned Systems to aid military health

The Military Health System has picked Planned Systems International Inc. to develop and implement a provider database.

ESN to support Defense SBIR program

Engineering Services Network Inc. will assist DOD's Small Business Innovation Research program under a new contract.

Ethics group to rank contractors

A nonpartisan ethics group is launching a project to rank the ethics and compliance programs of government contractors.

Data mining humming along at DHS

Although DHS terminated a controversial visual analytics data mining program this summer, it continues to engage in visual analytics research in a separate program.

Wyle to buy RSIS

Wyle Inc. is making a major move into the federal contracting arena with its announced intention to acquire government integrator RS Information Systems Inc.

BAE names Gatti homeland security v.p.

Gatti will be responsible for establishing and profitably growing BAE's position in the homeland security market.

EDS completes Saber buy

EDS Corp. has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Saber Holdings Inc., a provider of software and services to state governments.

Brits buy U.S. services firm

VT Group Plc of Southampton, England, plans to buy Advanced Engineering and Planning Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md.

Data sharing, access present problems for fusion centers

To solve the issue, ODNI's National Counterterrorism Center has been working to come up with standards for communicating among centers, and DHS has been working to merge its classified networks into ONE integrated system.

SBA drops companies from top small-biz list

The Small Business Administration's list of the Top 100 small businesses in 2007 reflects new size standard policies and an effort to scrub improperly listed businesses.

Six win SPAWAR contract modifications

Six government contractors have been awarded contracts by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego for modification work on command and control, communications, computers and intelligence systems.