GSA awards Networx contract to Qwest Government Services, AT&T and MCI Communications Services, which is now doing business as Verizon Business Services.
GSA based its estimated costs for the transition from the FTS 2001 to the Networx contracts on a worst-case assumption, and the analysis overall is not accurate, according to a GAO report.
Cities, towns and counties in Connecticut and Virginia will be able to send recorded messages to thousands of people in the event of an emergency using Reverse 911 technology.
SRA International Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $33.3 million contract from the Marine Corps to provide information technology services for a digital work environment.
Serco has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide engineering and technical services for integrated surveillance and intelligence systems that protect ships and infrastructure at Navy ports through a new contract.
Northrop Grumman has received a follow-on contract from the Military Health System for continued support of the Defense Department's Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application electronic health record system.
Outsourcing projects for eligibility determination of health and welfare services are hot draws for many of the major state and local players this year.
Large contracts for information technology outsourcing and human services with state and local governments may draw federal systems integrators into the market and cause some already in it to refocus their efforts.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $388.8 million contract from the Justice Department for information technology operations, infrastructure and security services.
Lockheed Martin won a $376 million contract from the Army Aviation and Missile Command to provide hardware and related services for the next-generation of Patriot missiles.
The Coast Guard would be required to terminate its Integrated Deepwater Systems contract with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman when it expires in June under legislation submitted late last week by Sen. John Kerry.
