ManTech wins $6.8 million Air Force work

ManTech International Corp., Fairfax, Va., won a $6.8 million contract from the Air Force to support space control operations, the company announced this week.

DHS official to leave for private sector

Sarah Jane League will step down as a special assistant for infrastructure and information assurance with the Homeland Security Department next week to begin work with G&B Solutions.

MicroStrategy's postal win marks increased gvmt presence

MicroStrategy Inc.'s $5 million contract to provide business intelligence software and support to the Postal Service marks the company's increased emphasis on the government sector, a top executive says.

Council hires former EDS exec to run management programs

The Council for Excellence in Government has tapped Judith Douglas to oversee leadership and performance initiatives.

Six die in shooting at Lockheed Martin plant

Five people were killed Tuesday morning at a Lockheed Martin Corp. aircraft subassembly plant in Meridian, Miss., by a gunman who then took his own life.

GE unit sets up centralized government practice

GE Access, the largest distributor of Sun Microsystems products, has created a new government unit.

Desktop PCs sales trail notebooks

May was the first month that sales of notebook computers generated more revenue than desktop PCs, and buyers purchased more LCD monitors than standard CRTs, a new survey finds.

Industry wants size rule held

The Small Business Administration should delay implementation of a rule requiring small businesses with a multiple-award schedule or other multiple-award contract to annually recertify their size, according to the Professional Services Council. The trade group represents technical and professional services firms.

Anatomy of a multimedia system

In June, the Defense Department awarded TranTech Inc., Alexandra, Va., a $9 million contract to build an asset management system to hold digital images, audio, video and other documents.

'Right' skills burn job hunters

Employers' preference for information technology workers with "the right skills at the right time" is preventing entry and advancement in the job market, according to a report to Congress published by the Commerce Department.

Northrop to build Grants.gov

Northrop Grumman Corp. will plan, design and implement Grants.gov, a one-stop Web portal for applicants applying for grants from some 900 participating federal programs. The contract from the Health and Human Services Department could be worth $7 million over the next five years.

Market Watch: Think government IT stocks are overvalued? Think again

The Federal Reserve's recent reduction of the short-term interest rate to 1 percent reflects a continuing sluggishness in the U.S. economy overall. Many investors are assessing what these very low borrowing costs mean for both the economy and their investment portfolios.

Degrees of deception

At California Coast University in Santa Ana, Calif., prospective students can have undergraduate courses waived by applying credit for "life-learning."

Study: Government CRM improving, but more must be done

A new survey finds government executives are increasingly comfortable with the concept of constituents as customers.

Unisys wins TSA port safety pilot project

Unisys Corp. will install improved safeguards in the Port of New York and New Jersey to scan contents of containerized shipments.

McDonald Bradley chairwoman steps down

Sharon McDonald, chairwoman of integrator McDonald Bradley Inc., has stepped down.

Rubel to join Meta Group

Meta Group has hired Thom Rubel, director of state information technology programs for the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices, as a vice president of government strategies.

Do-not-call Web site gets plenty of calls

AT&T Government Solutions was adding servers and tweaking performance over the course of the day to handle a heavy load at the web site for the first nationwide do-not-call program to block telemarketers.

For Tech's Sake: Optimism, frustration and survival

Optimism and frustration represent an unusual ying-yang, especially for technology entrepreneurs who are living through - "surviving" may be a better description - this era of unprecedented change.

Report: IT helps agile organizations

The President's Management Agenda is driving agencies to use information technology to be able to respond rapidly to changing requirements, or mission agility, according to a new report.