Port Authority turns to BearingPoint for security work
The Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded a contract to BearingPoint Inc. to improve security procedures for cargo containers entering the country.
IG report calls DHS IT security inadequate
An audit has revealed significant access control vulnerabilities with internal IT devices inside firewalls that may allow some personnel unauthorized access.
Education Department data network deal goes to Perot Systems
Perot Systems' government services subsidiary will provide support for ongoing data definition, acquisition, usage, quality and infrastructure for the Eden network.
N.Y. transit agency taps Lockheed for infrastructure security project
Lockheed Martin will design, develop and deploy a critical infrastructure protection system that integrates command, communications and control capabilities across New York MTA facilities.
Louisville chooses Intergraph for incident response system support
Intergraph will provide a multijurisdictional, computer-aided dispatch system, mobile computing, and reporting and analysis software for the MetroSafe program.
DHS contracts for fingerprint scanners from Identix
The Homeland Security Department will deploy the devices at Immigration and Customs Enforcement sites to assist in the electronic scanning of fingerprints and to facilitate simultaneous verification from both DHS and FBI databases.
Defense awards IT services subcontract to Alion
Under the subcontract, Alion will maintain the center's management databases that support DOD's wireless frequencies management operations worldwide.
New Mexico chooses Maximus for ERP implementation
Maximus will install, configure, test and deploy a PeopleSoft ERP system that will support New Mexico's Statewide Human Resource, Accounting and Management Reporting System.
Providence, R.I., taps Motorola for mesh network
Motorola will provide a mobile mesh network that will grant city public safety personnel high-speed access to large amounts of data from anywhere in the city.
GSA issues RFI for database to share terrorism information
The General Services Administration is asking industry to provide a governmentwide, searchable database of information, organizations, services and personnel related to each agency's mission in the war on terrorism.
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HHS formalizes health IT coordinator's authority
The Health and Human Services Department has formalized the organization, functions and delegations of authority for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Treasury restarts TCE contract despite key lawmaker's concerns
A key lawmaker is expressing serious dismay over the Treasury Department's plan to reopen its $1 billion communications procurement.
OPM signs up with Bureau of Public Debt for financial services
The Office of Personnel Management has become the first large agency to move to a center of excellence under the Financial Management Line of Business Consolidation initiative.
GSA extends Networx deadlines again
The General Services Administration is granting another one-month extension on the due dates for industry responses to its 10-year, $20 billion Networx telecommunications and data contract.
Air Force personnel warned of personal data breach
The Air Force has begun notifying more than 33,000 airmen throughout the service that much of their personal information was stolen from the online Assignment Management System.
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