Advanced Micro Devices Inc. says its Opteron 64-bit processor can open new markets for systems integrators in high-performance computing, migration services and server consolidation.
A proposed change to the fee agencies pay to use the General Services Administration's multiple-award schedules would result in substantial costs and administrative burdens on contractors and agencies, an IT trade association says.
A team led by EDS Corp. has been chosen to upgrade the Pentagon's information technology infrastructure under the Command Communications Survivability Program.
A special master overseeing the Interior Department's efforts to overhaul its Indian trust fund accounting systems charged that the department and its contractor, EDS Corp., collaborated to hide flaws in the system.
Systems integrator Sysorex Consulting has completed the integration of Information Systems Consortium Inc. and plans to "jump-start" efforts in the federal market.
Senior federal procurement executives strongly support robust, fair competition for federal work, the competitive sourcing process and making purchasing decisions based on best value rather than lowest cost, according to a study released today.
Unisys Corp. is consolidating the operations of its Global Public Sector in Fairfax County, Va., and is expanding its facilities to accommodate up to 750 new jobs the company expects to add over the next three years.
Hewlett-Packard Co. won a contract with the Swedish Agency for Public Management to provide desktops, portable PCs and accessories over the next two years.
Dominic DeAngelo joined to give his company, Sonic Telecom Ltd., an entrée into the federal IT marketplace. Walter Hillabrant joined so his company, Support Services International Inc., would have more opportunities to win federal work.
As the war in Iraq draws to a close, the U.S. Agency for International Development is ramping up efforts to rebuild and modernize that country's infrastructure with projects that likely will include business for IT integrators.
Between now and 2007, the federal government will spend a whole lot of money -- $56 billion -- on outsourcing its information technology services.During this period, IT outsourcing is expected to grow 18 percent annually, from $8 billion in fiscal 2002 to $14.8 billion in 2007, according to market research firm Input Inc. of Chantilly, Va.Included in that sum are some juicy contracts.
Anticipating a convergence between the markets of physical security and network security, Computer Associates International Inc. has started an industry group to foster interoperability between the solutions used in the two fields, the company announced this week.
The Small Business Administration is working to improve its 8(a) program by streamlining the application process, providing more technical assistance to these firms, and developing a CD-ROM training course on federal procurement.
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has picked U.S. Rep. Tom Davis to receive the group's inaugural National Technology Champion Award.
Retired Vice Adm. Martin J. Mayer, who spent 37 years with the Navy, has joined Lockheed Martin Corp. as vice president for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence.
J. Robert Beyster, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Science Applications International Corp., is planning to retire in February 2004 and has begun the process of finding a successor. Under the plan, a search committee will be led by Thomas Young, former president and chief operating officer of Martin Marietta.
Computer Sciences Corp. won four task orders worth $82 million to support the Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization program. The work includes technical operations, user support and outreach services.
A newly introduced line of network switches from Riverstone Networks Inc., Santa Clara Calif., could be used by integrators to compete against telecommunications service providers for agency contracts, the company says.
A proposed rule would require all federal contractors to register in the Central Contractor Registration database before they are awarded any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement or blanket purchase agreement.
