Report: R&D market to reach $45 billion by 2009

The push to transform the armed services by providing them with interoperable, digital systems will continue to offer business opportunities, according to new analysis.

DigitalNet IPO finally lands on Wall Street

DigitalNet Holdings Inc. went public today with an initial public offering of 5 million shares.

Volgenau becomes SRA chairman; other changes made

Ernst Volgenau, founder of SRA International Inc., will become chairman of the board next month.

GD names DeMuro to head IT business

Gerard J. DeMuro will replace Kenneth Dahlberg at General Dynamics Corp. as executive vice president of the Information Systems and Technology group.

Civil charges filed against DRC

Federal prosecutors in Boston filed a civil complaint today against Dynamics Research Corp. seeking penalties and damages arising from a kickback scheme carried out by two former DRC vice presidents.

Harris realigns government unit

Harris Corp. has realigned its Government Communications Systems Division.

Maximus board appoints Davenport president and COO

Maximus Inc.'s board appointed long-time company executive Lynn Davenport as its president and chief operating officer.

Groups fight identity fraud

After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when authorities learned that seven of the 19 hijackers held Virginia driver's licenses, the state immediately moved to crack down on loopholes. Other states followed suit, and it appeared for a time that Congress would take steps to ensure the states could collaborate in preventing driver's license fraud.

Dahlberg to lead SAIC

Kenneth Dahlberg will be the next chief executive officer of Science Applications International Corp.

VeriSign says ICANN is stifling Net's progress

VeriSign Inc. argued today that the demand that it suspend its Site Finder wild-card search site will stifle new services and investment in the Internet's infrastructure.

Chapman, CIO at HHS, to join Booz Allen

Melissa Chapman will step down as the CIO of the Health and Human Services Department to take a position with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Amendment limits no-bid Iraq contracts

The Senate moves to require that new Iraqi construction contracts be awarded competitively, unless the contracting agency publicly justifies a sole source or limited-bid contract.

Deloitte decides one word will suffice

Deloitte Consulting and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu have combined their operations into one business to be known simply as Deloitte.

DIMHRS key to more Northrop Grumman military HR work

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s win of the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System contract may open the door to more military human resource system work for the company.

Worm, virus makers pick up speed

New worms are becoming more efficient and the window between exposure of a vulnerability and the appearance of an exploit is shrinking, according a new Internet security report.

Lockheed Martin snaps up Titan

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s planned purchase of Titan Corp. for $2.4 billion, the company's second major deal in less than two months, has turned up the heat in an already hot mergers and acquisition market.

SAIC to buy Jullien Enterprises

Science Applications International Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jullien Enterprises Ltd., Jullien announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

ACS gains VA deputy secretary

Leo Mackay, the Department of Veterans Affairs deputy secretary, is leaving the agency to join Affiliated Computer Systems Inc. of Dallas, which provides business process and IT outsourcing services. He will take a senior executive position in its health care solutions business in Atlanta.

Cuviello joins Lockheed Martin

Retired Lt. Gen. Peter Cuviello, former Army chief information officer and director of command, control, communications and computers, has joined Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Mission Systems as vice president of information infrastructure.

Cuviello joins Lockheed Martin

Retired Lt. Gen. Peter Cuviello, former Army chief information officer and director of command, control, communications and computers, has joined Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Mission Systems as vice president of information infrastructure.