FLO to buy Unisys' Registered Traveler

FLO Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire the Registered Traveler business of Unisys Corp.

Blackwater to abide by new rules

The State Department has ordered increased oversight and electronic surveillance of Blackwater USA's private security officers after an assessment of operations at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

Hansen to lead AeA

AeA has tapped Christopher Hansen to replace long-time President and CEO William Archey as the leader of the high-tech trade association.

Stanley grabs $76M Army Reserve systems award

Stanley Inc. has secured an Army Field and Installation Readiness Support Team prime contract.

QinetiQ scores Army contract

QinetiQ North America has won a $35.8 million contract with the U.S. Army to continue its work at the Army Research and Technology Protection Center.

DOD acquisition czar wants prototype competition

The nominee for the post of top DOD acquisition official favors requiring two or more competing teams to develop prototypes during the early stages of defense programs.

EDO gets Navy unmanned systems work

EDO Corp. won a contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide professional services to support emerging technologies for unmanned systems.

SRA lands NIH technical services deal

SRA International won a task order to provide a broad range of technical services to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Research Services.

House bill aims to modernize 911 systems

Proposed legislation in Congress that would promote implementation of IP-based 911 services is picking up support from public safety groups and disability organizations.

Deloitte recruits former DISA deputy

Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti, former vice director of DISA, has joined Deloitte Consulting LLP as a senior manager in the Federal Government Services practice.

BearingPoint gets Calif. DMV work

BearingPoint has won a $14.1 million contract from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a new Web portal for the department.

General Dynamics, BBN help Army counter snipers

General Dynamics Corp.'s C4 Systems unit will integrate BBN Technologies's Boomerang sniper-detection system into its Land Warrior system.

CMS grants to help improve state medical care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded a second round of Medicaid Transformation Grants totaling nearly $52 million to 16 states and Puerto Rico.

Otto joins Agilex Technologies

Robert Otto, former chief technology officer and chief information officer of the U.S. Postal Service, has joined Agilex Technologies.

Orizon scores new federal work

Orizon Inc., an 8(a) IT services firm, has won several contracts worth a total of about $13 million.

Companies forge security training pact

Security Solutions International and Cyber Operations launched an alliance where the two companies will develop and market security training programs and consulting services on homeland security.

TSA begins port worker ID enrollments

Ending a three-month delay, the Transportation Workers Identification Credential program is ready to begin enrollments of port workers on Oct. 16.

Eagle lands Army support deal

Eagle Group International recently was awarded a $58.4 million Army Forces Command contract for the Command Maintenance Evaluation and Training Team program.

Artel wins NRC information security renewal

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded a follow-on contract to Artel Inc. to provide personnel to work in NRC's Office of Information Services.

ECS to build messaging system for TSA

Electronic Consulting Services has won a task order to design and install a modern messaging system for the TSA Office of Law Enforcement.