Government taking the lead on voice over IP

Vendors at the SuperComm trade show this week say government is leading the way in moving voice services onto IP networks.

AT&T sees government shining in the marketplace

AT&T's chairman predicts another two years of turbulence, shakeouts and consolidation before the telecom industry gets back on an even keel. Government is a growing customer.

RSA Security wins Defense Department infrastructure contract

RSA Security Inc. won a multi-million dollar contract to provide its Keon certificate authority software to the Department of Defense.

SRA International announces secondary offering plans

SRA International Inc. has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a second public offering of its common stock.

GSA's McDonough joining Guerra consulting firm

Frank McDonough, the General Services Administration's deputy associate administrator for the Office of Intergovernmental Solutions, has taken a job with the consulting firm Guerra, Kiviat, Flyzik and Associates.

Survey finds acquisitions pace continues in federal space

One out of five government contractors was involved in a business acquisition over the preceding 18 months, a new survey finds.

WorldSpace creates government unit

WorldSpace Corp. has launched a government sales unit to take advantage of growing public-sector demand for satellite communications.

Raytheon identifies focus for info solutions division

The newly formed information solutions division of Raytheon Co. will focus on four areas within the government IT arena, said Tom Anderson, vice president and chief operating officer of the new Reston, Va.-based division.

Boeing, SAIC win Future Combat Systems work

A team led by Boeing and SAIC has won a $14.9 billion contract to develop and show prototypes of assault vehicles, sensors and related networking equipment for the Army's Future Combat Systems program.

Deloitte Consulting names Robinson CEO

Paul Robinson has been confirmed as chief executive officer of Deloitte Consulting.

Tech group names Washington area's top women

Marguerete Luter of Unisys Corp. received the Champion Award at the Fourth Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards Banquet.

Study: Governments like outsourcing

Governments worldwide are increasingly bullish about outsourcing, according to a new study.

NMCI moves in at six Marine sites

EDS Corp. takes over duties for operation and maintenance at more sites on the East Coast.<br>

E-gov proponents say the barriers remain the same

More than two years after government accelerated its pace down the e-government road, agencies are facing the many of the same cultural, organizational and communication barriers, according to a panel of e-government program managers.

PSC seeks tax breaks for contractors working abroad

The Professional Services Council is asking the Senate to modify a provision of the Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act to keep the earned income exclusion for U.S. citizens living overseas while working on U.S. government contracts.

Northrop Grumman loses nine employees in terrorist attack

Nine employees of a Northrop Grumman Corp. subsidiary are among 29 people killed in coordinated bomb attacks on three facilities in Saudi Arabia.

PEC Solutions faces lawsuits following stock drop

PEC Solutions Inc. has been hit with several class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of shareholders after the company's stock plunged 38 percent in a single trading day in March. At least five lawsuits have been filed, according to the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse Web site.

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AT&T names Addeo to head government unit

AT&T Corp. has named Louis Addeo as the new president of AT&T Government Solutions, filling the vacancy left when Christopher Rooney was promoted to lead the company's reorganized and unified sales organization. The appointment is effective June 2.

Education Dept. affirms ASC direct loan servicing contracts

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has prevailed in a protest over its winning a contract extension for a $150 million a year contract for loan servicing services with the Department of Education.