Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed its acquisition of XonTech, a Van Nuys, Calif., science and technology firm specializing in missile defense, as well as sensor and intelligence data analysis. The acquisition boosts Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman's missile defense capabilities.
Raytheon Co. acquired the Honeywell Aerospace and Defense Services, an Australian business unit of Honeywell International Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Competitive stress on mid-sized federal contractors has risen in recent years. Contract bundling is increasing the size prime contractors need to be; at the same time, the administration is pushing for more contract awards to small and disadvantaged businesses.
The underlying reason for repeated delays of IRS's CADE system is that the chief contractor has not fully grasped the complexity of the electronic taxpayer database, the chairman of a panel that reviews IRS business modernization said.
IT contractors who have not yet begun to assess their technologies for anti-terrorism applications and possible coverage under the Safety Act should do so now, industry experts said today.
General Dynamics Corp. signed a definitive agreement to purchase Digital System Resources Inc., a Fairfax, Va., provider of surveillance and combat systems for submarines and surface ships.<br>
Diebold Inc. claims software was analyzed improperly by university researchers who last week reported security flaws in the company's electronic voting machines.
As the first phase of the Army's new logistics systems rolls out, the service and prime contractor Computer Sciences Corp. are realizing the benefits of using commercial software.
Federal officials, testifying today on Capitol Hill, stood behind prime contractor Matcom International Corp. and the computer system it developed for the government's retirement plan.
Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm today demonstrated a new high-speed wireless Internet service set to be rolled out in Washington and San Diego this fall.
Wall Street is again focused on earnings season, which will be underway when this column appears. Last quarter, results from federal information technology firms generally beat investor expectations.
Vendors have warned Homeland Security Department officials that the ambitious deadlines for its entry-exit biometrics program will be "doable, but difficult."
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> Government information technology reseller Micro Warehouse Gov/Ed Inc. will be affected minimally by layoffs at its parent company, an executive says.
