University of Texas taps Qwest for network services

Qwest Communications International Inc. has won a two-year, multimillion dollar contract to provide network services to the University of Texas System Office of Telecommunication Services.

Raytheon bags NASA, Army contracts

Raytheon Co. has won NASA and Army contracts with combined potential value of $610 million.

Northrop Grumman wins defense transportation contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Transportation Command with tools to reduce costs and better manage the Defense Transportation System.

Yakima, Wash., Police Dept. taps IBM for digital video system

IBM Corp. has won a contract to provide a digital video system for the police department in Yakima, Wash.

Deloitte Consulting-THINQ team to do Australian defense e-learning project

The Australian Department of Defence has awarded a three-year, $3.31 million contract for an enterprisewide e-learning system.

Pa. adopts VeriSign's managed PKI service for JNET

Pennsylvania's Integrated Justice Network now uses digital certification services from VeriSign Inc.

Accenture helps New York launch 311 service center

Accenture Ltd. has deployed a 311 service center for New York City that gives citizens around-the-clock access to information and services.

Chicago re-ups Accordis for business outsourcing services

Accordis Inc. has won a one-year, $2 million contract extension from Chicago to provide outsourcing of ambulance transportation services.

Madison wins $14 million Air Force work

Madison Research Corp. won a $14 million contract to support the Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

SRA wins Federal Acquisition Institute deal

SRA International Inc. won a contract for services and support of the Federal Acquisition Institute, company officials announced today. The contract, awarded by the General Services Administration, is worth up to $8.5 million over five years if all options are exercised, according to SRA.

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Education Dept. affirms ASC direct loan servicing contracts

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has prevailed in a protest over its winning a contract extension for a $150 million a year contract for loan servicing services with the Department of Education.

Lockheed Martin wins TSA airport screeners training contract

Lockheed Martin Corp. won the Transportation Security Administration's Specialized Security Training contract with an initial value of $8.9 million.

Utah extends NIC e-gov contract

NIC Inc. won a four-year, multimillion-dollar contract extension for e-government services from Utah.

Five win $1.2 billion in defense work

Five companies won a spot on a $1.26 billion contract to help develop techniques of thwarting weapons of mass destruction.

DoD, FedBizOpps sites to merge

The Defense Department's Business Opportunities Web site will shut down by the end of fiscal 2004 and its functions will be transferred to the Federal Business Opportunities site, www.fedbizopps.gov.

HHS taps AT&T for data network services

AT&T Government Solutions Inc. has won a 4-year, $76.6 million contract to manage the data network used to administer Medicare and Medicaid systems.<br>

Lockheed Martin wins $3.9 million joint interoperability work

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded $3.9 million to build a system that will allow the military services to share battlespace information.

CSC leads team running British mail IT operations

Computer Sciences Corp. is selected as prime contractor on a $2.4 billion contract for IT services for Britain's Royal Mail Group.

Iraqi telecom will not be U.S. development project

Because of commercial interest in developing a telecommunications infrastructure in Iraq, the State Department says a telecom pact will not be among the postwar reconstruction contracts it is awarding.