Boeing eyes network-centric market

Boeing Co. aims to capture half of the $200 billion the Pentagon is expected to spend on network-centric operations during the next 10 years, a Boeing official said.

Lack of net-centricity could cost IT programs

The Defense Department might cut funds of information technology programs that don't have network-centric attributes.

Northrop-Siemens team for USPS

Northrop Grumman Corp. has teamed with Siemens Dematic Postal Automation LP, Arlington, Texas, to compete in the Postal Service's Flats Sequencing System/Delivery Point Packaging program.

SBC gets crossover status

A unit of SBC Communications Inc. has won the right to compete for telecommunications services that federal agencies will buy in 2004. Analysts estimate this business is worth about $12.5 billion.

DOD offers buying rules

The Defense Department in February proposed publishing 14 new rules in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to streamline the acquisition process.

Big contracts ready to roll

Federal IT and command and control contract awards of more than $1 million totaled $6.7 billion in January 2004, a decline from January 2003. But contract awards likely will increase soon, according to a report from Reston, Va.-based research firm Input Inc.

GSA ponders big changes to Networx

The federal government's proposed $10 billion Networx telecommunications and networking program could get a dramatic makeover following a General Services Administration review of industry complaints and suggestions.

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CSC wins telecom, aviation contracts

Computer Sciences Corp. will supply emergency telecommunications services to the government and provide aviation services support to NASA.

L-3 gets Navy depot contract

L-3 Communications Corp. has won a four-year, $63.6 million contract to provide depot-level maintenance services to select Navy and Marine Corps installations.

CSC wins air traffic management task order

Computer Sciences Corp. will continue developing an air traffic management tool for the Federal Aviation Administration under a new, $140 million task order.<br>

DOD taps Dynamics Research for training support

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a five-year, $5 million Defense contract to provide training system support services.

CACI wins logistics support subcontract

CACI International Inc. won a subcontract worth about $70 million for integrated logistics, project management, training and other services for the Navy.

Texas city re-ups ACS for IT outsourcing

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a seven-year, $30 million contract extension from Carrollton, Texas, to provide information technology outsourcing services.

Smaller telecoms push for changes to Networx

Telecommunications firms have asked the GSA to alter the way it structures a new, $10 billion contract for telecommunications and networking products and services.

SBC to compete for federal long-distance

A unit of SBC Communications Inc. won the right to offer long-distance service to federal agencies.

GSA tells lawmakers Networx can be improved

The General Services Administration is considering major changes to its $10 billion telecommunications governmentwide acquisition follow-on contract to FTS 2001.

Defense Department taps Sentel for weapons testing

Sentel Corp. won a $22 million Defense Department contract to test and evaluate domestic and foreign weapon systems.

Input: 2004 starts slow for big contracts

High-value federal information technology and command and control contract awards totaled just $6.7 billion in January 2004, a decline from a year earlier.

La. taps ACS for healthcare programs

Affilated Computer Services Inc. has signed a $2.1 million contract amendment with Louisiana for care coordination and management solutions for two Medicaid programs.