Acquisition
MPC adds Sun vendor for VA
The company reached an agreement with subcontractor Paragon Systems to offer a full range of Sun systems to the department.
People
DHS to talk about antimissile tech
The Homeland Security Department will hold a briefing day Oct. 15 to tell vendors what technologies are needed for antimissile devices on commercial aircraft.
Acquisition
Stillman touts performance-based business
The executive officer for the Coast Guard Deepwater program extolled the virtues of so-called performance-based acquisitions.
Acquisition
Agriculture Dept. buys Gateway PCs
Gateway gets $24 million for 18,000 desktops and 5,000 notebooks.
Acquisition
Lee joins reconstruction effort
DOD's top procurement official to craft procurement policies for Coalition Provisional Authority
People
Raytheon garners backbone contract
The Air Force hired Raytheon for up to $360 million to build a new network to allow easier processing of data from reconnaissance aircraft.
People
EPA adds architecture clause to contracts
The Environmental Protection Agency has started requiring contractors to buy into the agency's enterprise architecture
Acquisition
CSC reports 63 contracts
The company acknowledged $835 million in contracts received since the start of its fiscal second quarter, but not announced until this week.
Acquisition
VA names 10 firms on tech support deal
Ten companies will share the Veterans Affairs Department's $3 billion contract for information technology and telecom services.
Acquisition
Resellers try to change with times
It's not just about selling a box anymore ? resellers are trying to add unique features to their offerings.
Modernization
Army signs BPA with InterNetwork
The company will sell wireless equipment and related services under the blanket purchase agreement.
People
Army seeks seal of approval on PCs
The service wants to make sure its PCs are standardized on Windows XP.
People
DigitalGlobe receives $500 million image deal
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency awarded the five-year contract under the Nextview initiative.
Acquisition
Acquisition rules changing
New rules could establish share-in-savings rules, streamline payment processes and speed up the purchase of items that protect from chemical and biological weapons.
Acquisition
CSC rakes in more BPA bucks than expected
The company has more than doubled its original estimate for the value of a blanket purchase agreement with an unidentified intelligence customer.
Acquisition