The Homeland Security Department has certified several IT-related products and services under the Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act, or Safety Act, in recent weeks.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to post the results of tests on smart cards and readers on a public Web site as soon as they are available.
IBM Corp. will align many of the company's resources to go after the growing business opportunity presented by the need to make the shipping of freight, movement of people and similar commerce-related activities more secure and reliable.
A Northern Virginia-based market research firm has added four industry and government stalwarts to a new consulting group to assist companies navigating the government technology marketplace.
Cisco Systems Inc. has entered the burgeoning field of wireless mesh networking providers angling for municipal WiFi projects with its new line of Cisco Aironet 1500 outdoor access points.
L-3 Communications Inc. has expanded its work with the U.S. intelligence community through a new contract award to provide technical assistance to the National Security Agency.
With more than 45 million facial images, the State Department likely operates the world's largest facial recognition identity management program. And its work in that area will continue with the help of Identix Inc.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has sold its welfare-to-workforce services to Arbor E&T LLC for an undisclosed sum in order to focus on its core business process and IT outsourcing services.
Project Performance Corp. will continue its systems development and analytical program support services for the Energy Department under a five-year, $10.2 million contract.
A newly formed Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council is expected to debut today to assist the Homeland Security Department to safeguard the IT sector from terrorist attack.
Science Dynamics Corp. has won a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide technical and architectural support to the agency's communications systems.
The Government Accountability Office again has rejected a protest by Symplicity Corp. of the Office of Personnel Management's contract award to Monster Government Solutions to run the government's online employment portal.
The Government Printing Office's chief technology officer says the agency is putting the finishing touches" on the preliminary RFP for its Future Digital Information System (FDsys).
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Robert McFarland wants to get it right and says release of the final request for proposals may take longer than planned.
SecureInfo Corp. of San Antonio has been awarded a contract by NASA to supply software for the agency's risk management system used for compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act in certification and accreditation.
As Army officials evaluate proposals for $20 billion worth of contracts for technology services and products, one prime contractor vying for the work announced the companies that make up its team.
