The Homeland Security Department and software maker Deltek Systems Inc. have named, respectively, a top procurement official, a CIO and chairman of the board, while industry group Women in Technology honored five government sector IT execs.
Stanley Associates Inc. has filed for an initial public offering of stock that could raise more than $130 million. Stanley will use the IPO money to pay off a $100 million loan it took in February to buy Morgan Research Corp.
Stanley Associates Inc. has filed for an initial public offering of stock that could raise more than $130 million. Stanley will use the IPO money to pay off a $100 million loan it took in February to buy Morgan Research Corp.
When asked to offer his finger or palm for a biometric vein scan, Claudio Casuccio balks. "That's looking inside your body," Casuccio said. "It is very invasive, in my opinion." His view underscores the cultural differences that can arise as companies take their biometric solutions around the globe.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has a well-established reputation as having a knack for growth through acquisitions. Over the years, the company has used its deal-making savvy to build a leading state and local business with annual revenue of nearly $2 billion.
Rep. Tom Davis has called on the Office of Electronic Government to intervene in the Treasury Department's plans to award its own contentious billion-dollar communications contract instead of using the General Services Administration's Networx telecom vehicle.
An internal advisory group within the Homeland Security Department is making incorrect generalizations about radio frequency identification technology and has offered no scientific evidence to back up its claims, according to an IT industry trade group.
Led by Northrop Grumman Corp., six of the nation's largest federal prime contractors have formed a team to pursue the Homeland Security Department's upcoming $2 billion Secure Border Initiative Network contract.
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font color> RTI International has subcontracted with 22 states and territories to evaluate existing privacy laws and their effect on data exchange as part of federal health IT efforts.
Harris Corp. won a one-year, $10 million contract to do the preliminary design for the secure wireless transmission system architecture of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.
ManTech International Corp. won a $10 million subcontract to supply the Army Corps of Engineers with electronic security systems for domestic and overseas Army bases.
With an eye on improving its modeling, simulation and engineering capabilities, Alion Science and Technology Corp. has acquired Micro Analysis and Design Inc.
Industry is uring Congress to intervene in the crisis regarding the Defense Department's cancellation of processing security clearances and proposed a legislative overhaul of the granting procedure.
