In a $65.8 million cash deal, Reston, Va.-based SI International Inc. will buy government IT, engineering and logistics provider Matcom International Corp.
Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman wants to increase homeland security spending by $16 billion over the Bush administration's plans. Among his proposals, the Connecticut senator said he would create an intelligence-sharing system to provide state and local police departments with instant access to the 58 federal terrorist watch lists.
WorldCom Inc. will not be debarred from government contracting and is now free to pursue any government work, including the option year on one of its biggest contracts, FTS 2001, the GSA announced Wednesday.
Teams led by BAE Systems plc, Northrop Grumman Corp. and United Airlines have been chosen to design prototypes of anti-missile devices to protect commercial aircraft.
Start-up router company Procket Networks Inc. has hired the chief technology officer of Cisco Systems Inc.'s service provider group to be its president and chief executive officer.
The first reported incident of mad cow disease in the United States is likely to accelerate adoption of a system to better track cattle and other livestock through the food supply chain.
The Small Business Administration has created a new industry category and size standard of 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers. The new rule is effective Jan. 28.
About a thousand troops a day in Iraq are getting a chance to call home, thanks to calling centers WorldCom Inc. has established at strategic military sites around the country.
Kelly Services Inc., a provider of temporary personnel, has launched a staffing service that places people with security clearances with government contractors.
Market valuations for publicly traded government IT companies rose an average of 17 percent over the last six months, according to Input Inc., a Reston, Va.-based IT market research firm.
