Accenture snaps up Gestalt

Accenture Ltd. intends to purchase Gestalt LLC, a provider of defense consulting services to the Defense Department.

C2 lands AF aircrew training mission

C2 Technologies has won a contract from the Air Force to provide aircrew training services, the Defense Department said this week.

CDW-G adds small-biz partners

Three small businesses have joined CDW-G's Small Business Partner Consortium, giving them a close relationship to the reseller.

DRC wins Eagle consulting services job

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a DHS task order to provide consulting services on capital planning, investment control and earned value management to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ACS inks Florida Medicaid services deal

Affiliated Computer Services has won a contract from the Florida Health Care Administration to develop best practices for prescription drugs provided through the state's Medicaid program.

Tyler wins software deal with Calif. city

Tyler Technologies has won a contract to provide financial software applications to Richmond, Calif.

General Dynamics gets Navy telecom work

Several Navy facilities will undergo major telecommunications upgrades under a task order awarded to General Dynamics.

Lawmakers fast-track border security technologies

Lawmakers on the House Science and Technology Committee are backing new legislation to expand funding for unmanned aerial vehicles, tunnel detection devices and anti-counterfeiting technologies for use in border security.

New group to center on secure software

SAFEcode will be a nonprofit technical organization that will develop best practices and draw parallels between practices at member companies.

Raytheon closes Oakley buy

Raytheon Co. has completed its purchase of Oakley Networks Inc., a provider of cybersecurity and data leakage prevention systems.

Conference: Acquisition concerns all agencies

Acquisition is an issue for all agencies to worry about, and a number are undertaking efforts to improve their technologies and business practices.

ID card industry casts hook for DHS work

Executives at ID card companies are intensifying their push for alternative technologies for DHS' upcoming requirements for border crossing cards and drivers' licenses.

Feds seek young workers to fill ranks

Speakers at the Executive Leadership Conference spoke with determination and enthusiasm about the need to recruit young professionals to serve in the acquisition workforce.

Is Sun fiasco indicative of bigger acquisition issues?

Sen. Charles Grassley and GSA are sparring again over the Sun Microsystems contracting controversy, a week after the company let its schedules contract expire.

IBM sees real promise in virtual world

IBM Corp. is using 3D Internet technology increasingly to hold meetings, teach courses and allow employees around the world to interact as if they were in the same place.

Panel: Acquisition woes not easing

After years of efforts to reform procurement, the government has not made as much progress as advocates of change would like, according to a panel at the Executive Leadership Conference.

House-passed law would delay 3 percent withholding

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a tax bill that would delay a mandate to government buyers to withhold part of their payments to contractors.

Booz Allen to support DOD satellite center

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a contract from the Air Force to provide systems engineering and integration services for the Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing.

GAO: Fresh approach to infrastructure security needed

Electric power grids, water utilities and other critical control systems often lack the computer processing power needed to implement traditional IT security controls, according to a new GAO report.

US-VISIT exit plan expected by 2008

Robert Mocny, US-VISIT director, said this week DHS will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register by January 2008 detailing the exit program.