People

SRA to continue Air Force continuity planning

The Air Force has awarded a $13.7 million continuity of operations order to SRA International.

Digital Government

California rejects Diebold

California has chosen not to use an electronic voting machine made by Diebold Election Systems.

People

Army puts sensors on bomb watch in Iraq

Coupled with digital cameras, the system is suited for use on unmanned aerial vehicles.

Acquisition

Purchase cards facing tougher controls

Agencies turn to technology to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse

Digital Government

the Pipeline

Reality bytes. Storm in a teacup.

Digital Government

HyperSpace acquisition of MPC is completed

The newly combined company will develop software as well as build on MPC's designs for hardware.

Modernization

AT&T sells circuits to DISA

The Defense Information Systems Agency has ordered $2.3 million worth of secure circuits from AT&T Government Solutions.

Acquisition

Share-in-savings not tested, GAO says

More than two years after the E-Government Act authorized share-in-savings contracts, OMB has yet to issue guidance.

People

Groups protest contracting proposals

Battle under way over Senate amendments to help subcontractors on government contracts.

Digital Government

Opposition to Senate bill increases

A proposed amendment would prohibit contractors from marking up prices of subcontractor services.

People

Navy gets a software deal

A new licensing agreement allows Microsoft to deepen its reach into the Navy and lets the service move ahead with an initiative to standardize software across 16 overseas installations.

People

Dickson forms consulting firm

Bob Dickson, a vice president at Acquisition Solutions, will work closely with Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.

People

Pragmatics gets biometrics support contract

The National Ground Intelligence Center has awarded Pragmatics a one-year, $1.5 million for biometrics intelligence support contract.

Cybersecurity

Finjan licenses software to Microsoft

Finjan Software has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft, giving Microsoft nonexclusive rights to use certain Finjan Internet security technology patents.

Acquisition

Alliant RFP almost ready

Bidders will soon have the information they need to submit proposals on the Alliant contract, a new governmentwide acquisition contract.

Digital Government

Ciena launches federal subsidiary

Network firm hires Rob Rice, former vice president of federal sales at 3Com, as managing director of new group.

Digital Government

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign, a provider of infrastructure service for the Internet and telecommunications networks, has acquired a security intelligence firm called iDefense for about $40 million.

Digital Government

Sun Federal continues restructuring

Sun Microsystems Federal has named John Marselle to the position of chief operating officer.

Digital Government

STG names new senior VP

STG has promoted Glenn Davis Jr. to the position of senior vice president of the defense sector.

Acquisition

PSC urges sharp limits on 'cascading'

The government should put an end to "cascading," a practice that makes procurements less competitive than they should be, the Professional Services Council said.