HP ready to cut ribbon on IT center

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new IT center, to open Tuesday in Washington, is designed to be a resource for its government customers as well as its business partners and systems integrators.

Anteon to develop Army training video

Anteon International Corp. has won a $10 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop a video system for the Army to use in its urban warfare training.

Apptis buys two government IT services companies

Less than two weeks after agreeing to buy SETA Corp., Apptis Inc. finalized its purchase of KMR LLC, a provider of healthcare business services.

Wave of successes

For Ray Oleson, chairman and chief executive of SI International Inc., the company's stellar financial performance blended with other major achievements to create "the perfect storm" that has boosted the company's stock 70 percent since mid-August.

SES Americom closes Verestar deal

Satellite services company SES Americom Inc. completed its acquisition of Verestar Inc. of Fairfax, Va., for $18.5 million in cash.

OMB names Burk chief architect

Richard Burk, named chief architect of the government in November by the Office of Management and Budget, begins his new job Dec. 13.

Report: IT contracts spending surges in 2004

The federal government awarded $155 billion in IT prime contracts in fiscal 2004, a 60 percent increase over IT-related spending in 2003, according to Reston, Va., market research firm Input Inc.

L-3 bolsters government video security business

L-3 Communications Inc. acquired the video security product lines developed by Sarnoff Corp. and marketed by its subsidiary Pyramid Vision.

Color my world: Printers take on a new hue

Printers have come a long way since the days when lumbering impact printers attached to mainframes, and non-networked PCs pumped out ASCII text symbols on reams of paper that jammed almost as often as not.

IAC/ACT director to step down

Joiwind Ronen, executive director of the Industry Advisory Council and the American Council for Technology, announced she will step down next year as soon as a replacement is found.

GAO: HUD should re-open HITS contract again

The Government Accountability Office today recommended that the Housing and Urban Affairs Department once again re-open the competiton for the $750 million HITS contract?a contract HUD has twice awarded to EDS Corp.

Three companies are finalists in Va. outsourcing deal

Virginia has selected three systems integrators to advance to the next stage of review for its statewide information technology outsourcing initiative.

Buy Lines: Newcomers make hard work pay off

Newcomers to the public sector inevitably ask: "What should my company do to be successful?" I usually respond by asking where the company has had success in the private sector. That's because government policy favors "commercial" products and services over those that are unique to the government.

Two may team in space

The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. may work as a team in a competition to develop NASA's project to send astronauts to the moon, Mars and beyond, Northrop Grumman officials said this month.

Insider politics riles contractors

An endorsement by a government official of private-sector members running for committee offices has sparked an uproar in the Industry Advisory Council.

HP, Lockheed team on solutions

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. this month formed a strategic alliance to pursue more government business around the globe.

DHS plans IT center

The Homeland Security Department will open an IT acquisitions center next year as part of an effort to improve its disjointed procurement program, DHS' chief procurement officer said this month at a Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Vienna, Va.

BB&T to acquire Windsor Group

BB&T Capital Markets of Richmond, Va., will acquire middle-market investment bank Windsor Group LLC and affiliate Windsor Advisory Services LLC, the company announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Newstrom to head WiSPER Technologies

Former Virginia secretary of technology and EDS Corp. exec George Newstrom has become the president and CEO of a wireless document company.