CDW fights Micro Warehouse allegations

CDW Corp. denies it violated any laws with its purchase last September of rival Micro Warehouse Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection the day after the transaction.

Anderson steps down as head of Northrop's IT business

Herb Anderson, head of Northrop Grumman Corp.'s information technology sector, is stepping down May 1 in keeping with the company's retirement policies.

Walkie-talkie standard gains traction

Wireless companies have begun testing a new standard that will enable walkie-talkie features in a wide variety of cellular phones.

Titan wins two DHS contracts

Titan Corp. won two blanket purchase agreements with the Homeland Security Department.

GTSI forms physical security alliance

GTSI Corp. has joined with 17 other security-related technology firms to develop a set of advanced physical security products and services for agencies and governments.

NASA issues plan for IT services A-76 competition

Dozens of vendors already have told NASA that they are considering taking part in the A-76 competition for NASA's Shared Services Center.

Manugistics inks SmartBuy deal

Manugistics Group Inc. became the second vendor to sign on to SmartBuy, the federal government's enterprise software licensing initiative.

Idaho taps Covansys for voter registration system

Covansys Corp. has won a $3.4 million contract from Idaho to implement a voter registration system.

Collaboration software company hires SAIC exec

Brian Hays is SiteScape Inc.'s new chief executive officer and chairman of the board.

Boeing adds space exploration units

Boeing Co. has opened two new offices to support the administration's space exploration initiatives.

Lockheed Martin, EDS protest HUD HITS competition

EDS Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. filed separate protests this week in their continued battle over the Housing and Urban Development Department's IT Services contract.

CIA fund invests in biosensing company

A CIA-funded venture capital group has agreed to invest in a company that develops technology for sensing biological and chemical agents.

Start-up bridges last mile with "virtual fiber"

GigaBeam Corp. has developed a point-to-point wireless technology that uses very high radio frequency to deliver the speed of fiber networks directly to agencies and enterprises.

Deadline looms for secure defense communications

Integrators have until April 1 to adopt encryption certificates that will let them communicate securely with the Defense Department.

New service aims to ease FISMA compliance

NetSec Inc. today announced a service to help agencies meet the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act.

SAIC signs on with security vendor

Science Applications International Corp. has agreed to partner with Priva Technologies Inc. to provide authentication solutions to government agencies.<br>

Calif. state employee charged in Oracle matter

The policy director for California's former governor is the only person facing charges in connection with the state's ill-fated enterprise licensing agreement with Oracle Corp.

Integrators boast software best practices

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Science Applications International Corp. garnered high marks for their software best practices.

ITAA asks for delay on identifiers on Defense goods

A new Defense Department rule could require contractors to develop a government-only line of business at significant cost to the government, according to the Information Technology Association of America.

2004 Who's Who in the State & Local Market

As states rebound from three straight years of budget shortfalls, systems integrators are showing remarkable creativity in helping states stretch scarce dollars. Many are signing contracts that require less upfront funding by customers, and that generate additional revenue for the state. Although these approaches are not necessarily new, the demand for them is strong and growing.