People

GAO urges separate plan for UAVs

But DOD officials say unmanned aerial vehicles are just one of many programs that fit into a larger scheme.

Acquisition

Coast Guard awards $48M deal

Anteon will provide IT services for the Coast Guard's Telecommunications and Information Systems Command.

People

Deal for Air Force base to use Army's ITES

Transcom and Air Force Air Mobility Command will use NCI Information Systems for software maintenance support under the ITES Functional Area 2 contract.

People

IBM to provide RFID support

DOD hired IBM Business Consulting Services to help develop and support policies for radio frequency identification devices.

People

PEO-EIS eyes goals for 2004

The Army's Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information Systems will work with vendors to ensure IT programs succeed.

People

Roland wins $8.5M simulation deal

The company will provide software system design and maintenance for the simulation system at the Joint Warfighting Center.

People

Four vie for first ITES order

The Army is considering one of four projects as the first task order of the $1 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions contract.

Acquisition

S.F. transportation group buys content system

San Francisco's Metropolitan Transportation Commission will use Percussion's Rhythmyx 5 Enterprise Content Management system.

People

Reforms are just a start

Procurement reform over the past 15 years have had an impact on government IT, but more needs to be done

Acquisition

GSA inks second SmartBuy deal

Manugistics will sell its supply-chain management software based on three tiers of sales volume.

Acquisition

No end in sight in quest for reform

Most agree 1990s reforms result in faster and cheaper procurements, but some question if everything is better

Acquisition

Raines' Rules

A seminal document for guiding how agencies buy IT.

People

Identix contract reaffirmed

Company officials say they will provide biometrics systems and services to DHS following the dismissal of a rival's protest.

Acquisition

EDS, Lockheed file new HITS protests

Lockheed officials say the HUD Information Technology Services solicitation still favors EDS. Meanwhile, EDS wants the new bid to be limited in scope.

People

Michigan cops buy E Team software

The collaboration software will be the basis for the Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division's geospatial and emergency management systems.

People

Army extends Northrop deal

Northrop Grumman won a $101 million follow-on contract to support the Army's Personnel Electronic Records Management program.

Modernization

White Sands keeps Qwest

The White Sands Missile Range has picked Qwest to provide data and voice communications under a five-year contract renewal.

People

Safecom to award interoperable wireless contracts by year's end

The DHS Safecom program management office plans to solicit solutions from companies by the end of this month.

People

JTRS soldier contract may come soon

The Army could award a contract by mid-March to build the handheld, backpack and wearable devices of the Joint Tactical Radio System.

People

Military readies $1B base protection

Defense firms expect the award of a $1.1 billion contract to install chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear-detection sensors at 200 defense sites.