Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a contract to provide systems engineering technical assistance to the Science and Technology Directorate of the Homeland Security Department.
<font color="CC0000">UPDATED</font color> Science Applications International Corp. plans to shed its employee ownership model and conduct an initial public offering in 2006.
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. have shut down their Gulf Coast facilities temporarily following the region's devastation by Hurricane Katrina.
State and local government spending on IT products, services and personnel will increase from $55 billion in fiscal 2004 to $62.4 billion by 2009, according to a market research firm.
The sponsor of controversial legislation that would ban most uses of radio-frequency identification in California is making a final push for passage of his bill.
BearingPoint Inc. has won a two-year contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide technical and advisory services for process improvement of the AIRSpeed project.
The Justice Department has released its first Fusion Center Guidelines making recommendations about the centers' governance, connectivity standards, databases and security.
Science Applications International Corp won a contract from the Illinois Tollway to assist in a systemwide conversion to a barrier-free electronic toll collection system.
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded contracts for the study and proposal of solutions for an around-the-clock worldwide maritime surveillance capability.
The White House announced that Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose will be nominated to serve as the first CIO of the newly created Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Moroccan authorities arrested Farid Essebar, 18, who went by the screen name "Diabl10," while the Turkish Interior Ministry's National Police arrested Attila Ekici, 21, known online as "coder."
Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs departments, as well as the General Services Administration
Sir Roger Bone, former senior British ambassador, has been named president of Boeing United Kingdom. Bone succeeds Sir Michael Jenkins. Bone most recently was British ambassador to Brazil.
Sir Roger Bone, former senior British ambassador, has been named president of Boeing United Kingdom. Bone succeeds Sir Michael Jenkins. Bone most recently was British ambassador to Brazil.