Four companies have been tapped by the State Department to provide smart chips, antennas, software and any gear necessary to embed biometric information within the covers of U.S. passports.
BAE Systems plc won a five-year contract from the Army to build 484 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures and Common Missile Warning Systems that provide missile warning and directable jamming capabilities to defend aircraft.
Despite no change in strong business trends among the federal IT service companies over the past few quarters, investors have been driving stocks higher in the past couple of months.
PEC Solutions Inc. won a one-year, $2.3 million contract from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a one-year, $4.8 million task order from the Homeland Security Department.
A hot issue ? public-private competitions for federal work ? for federal contractors and for politicians on both sides of the aisle isn't going to get less controversial. But its direction could change dramatically.
Neither presidential candidate has staked out distinct, compelling positions on the technology issues that matter most to industry, said analysts monitoring the race.
Federal IT contractors are overwhelmingly supporting President Bush and other Republican candidates with their campaign contributions. That's the most obvious conclusion from our exclusive pre-election report, "The Money Trail." Analyzing data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Washington Technology tracks where the Top 100 federal IT contractors are putting their political capital.
Customer relationship management is crossing into government as agencies facing e-government mandates have come to appreciate the benefits of streamlined, cheaper, more effective contact with constituents.
As our Election 2004 special report makes clear, federal IT contractors have many good reasons to favor Republicans over Democrats with their campaign contributions.
The "Get It Right" program launched by Stephen Perry, administrator of the General Services Administration, is designed to instill greater discipline in the management of GSA's multiple-award schedules and governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs).
Although the European Union is steadily erasing the borders among its member states, defense spending among EU members remains largely segregated along national lines.
The Navy is looking for information on the availability of a core command and control application for a shipboard protection system for all vessels except submarines.
The Veterans Affairs Department will ask vendors for proposals on how they would ensure that the department's new communications systems will keep its business operations running.
Another major statewide outsourcing initiative has died. In the past month and half, Florida has cancelled the three contracts totaling more than $250 million that were the heart of its MyFlorida Alliance.
