Several federal contractors are objecting to an apparent sole source contract that the Homeland Security Department is planning to award for database management as part of the upcoming Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
The Homeland Security Department's Secure Border Initiative should generate more than $2 billion in IT spending, according to a report released by the market research firm Input Inc.
JDA Software Group Inc. will retain Manugistics Group Inc.'s clients in the federal government, aerospace and defense sectors after it completes its $211 million cash purchase of the supply-chain management company.
The General Services Administration will release a solicitation in about a month for systems integrators to prepare packaged goods and services to create a federal employee identification card using smart-card technology.
General Dynamics Corp. has extended the deadline for completing its acquisition of Anteon International Corp. by three months, pending the outcome of the Justice Department's review of the deal.
ICF Consulting of Fairfax, Va., has changed its name to ICF International to reflect its broadened scope of services and expanded international presence.
Alien Technology Corp. signed an agreement with Unisys Corp. to deliver to market radio frequency identification technology, products and services designed to increase supply chain visibility, security and efficiency.
Congress is considering approving "buy American" provisions for federal procurements that could have negative effects on federal IT contractors, according to the Information Technology Association of America, told Washington Technology.
The Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Administration today announced that it plans to begin rolling out its Registered Traveler program at 10 to 20 airports in the second half of this year.
Over the past year, federal IT service stocks are up by 18 percent, above the 9 percent from the S&P 500 and the 17 percent from commercial IT service companies. Looking to the future, as contract activity improves through the year, and mergers and acquisitions inevitably are announced, federal IT stocks may trade higher.
After a woeful 2005, capped by a $16 million net loss, GTSI Corp. is fiercely fighting its way back to stability and profitability with a turnaround strategy led by its new president and CEO, James Leto, who wants to make GTSI profitable by the end of 2006 and move it way from its profile as a reseller toward that of a solutions provider.
Founded by Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems, Raytheon Co. and Rolls-Royce, Exostar is among the leaders in complex supply-chain solutions for large manufacturers and their partners. The Herndon, Va., company maintains a secure, collaborative network for 23,000 manufacturers and suppliers in aerospace and defense.
Hansen Information Technologies has acquired Spear Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in asset-management solutions for public transit and rail markets.
With cities in virtually every state interested in building their own wireless networks, the market for municipal WiFi is drawing a crowd of companies eager to cash in on the opportunity.
WysDM Software Inc., a provider of data-protection management solutions, has introduced upgrades to its rapid recovery applications, WysDM for Backups and WysDM for Fileservers products.
