Five companies have on a share of a five-year contract to provide research and development, integration and evaluation support to test sensor systems for the Naval Air Systems Command's avionics department.
John P. Stenbit, a former assistant secretary of defense, has been appointed to the board of directors at SI International Inc., the company said today.
Maximus Inc. has won a five-year, $8.7 million contract from the California Department of Consumer Affairs to manage a chemical dependency and mental illness monitoring and referral program, the company announced today.
A coalition of public- and private-sector organizations today called on hardware and software vendors to pay more attention to basic security in products for the public.<br>
High-speed fiber-optic lines pass within one mile of an estimated 75 percent of the nation's commercial and government buildings. However, less than 10 percent of those buildings have fiber connections and, depending on whose research you look at, that figure could be as low as 3 percent.
Government agencies and integrators have yet another company to consider as they upgrade to faster network infrastructures. Milpitas, Calif.-based Force10 Networks has jumped into the government market with its new E series high-speed switches and routers.
So far this year, federal IT stocks have underperformed in the overall stock market amid concerns of growing budget deficits, slow government spending and election jitters. Added to the improving prospects for commercial IT spending, this has caused some investors to reduce their exposure to the sector.
As manager of the Defense Department's smart-card project, <b>Mary Dixon</b> acts as a referee, balancing the needs and desires of dozens of agencies. Dixon is one of 10 winners of the first Government Computer News Management Leadership Awards, to be honored May 19 in Washington. Like Dixon, all the winners have shown a willingness to tackle tough jobs and blend confidence and humility. Read their stories...
The stunning agreement between long-time rivals Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has sparked optimism among integrators and resellers, who say the partnership could translate into new opportunities in the government market.
Although still awaiting government approvals, CACI International is on track to complete its acquisition of the defense assets of American Management Systems next month, an executive says.
A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $350 million contract to build the Homeland Secure Data Network for transmitting classified information.
