Installing financial management systems could be a hot market area for systems integrators as at least four major agencies are expecting to spend more than $500 million over the next four years to overhaul their systems.
Public-private arrangements are bringing e-learning to thousands of Africans whose access to traditional education is hampered by poverty, a new report says.
Science Applications International Inc. has acquired VGS Inc., a systems integrator focusing on application engineering, enterprise resource planning, security management and systems engineering.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has issued a $2.6 million task order to PEC Solutions Inc. to assist the agency's move to the Homeland Security Department.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a four-year, $33.2 million contract from Riverside, Calif., to provide enterprise information technology outsourcing services.
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards has formed a committee to create a framework for government agencies to share criminal records.
SSP Solutions Inc. has received orders totaling $4.8 million from the Department of Defense for digital identity authentication, administration and authorization software and firmware.
A pilot program that links small businesses with products and services to sell to federal, state and local government agencies and private companies is being expanded.
<FONT SIZE=2>Web site and e-mail traffic spiked Sept. 11, 2001. Worldwide, people were trying to find out what happened and locate loved ones after terrorists struck New York and Washington. But accurate information was hard to find, and some communications systems overloaded, including government Web sites.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>The rapid pace of acquisitions in the government information technology industry continues, with several purchases announced this month. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Harris Corp. named Howard Lance president and chief executive officer of the Melbourne, Fla., company. He replaces Phillip Farmer, who will continue as chairman of the board and as an employee until the end of the company's fiscal year in June. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Electronic Data Systems Corp. has hired former Michigan Gov. John Engler as president of its state and local business. In addition, Engler will serve as vice president of EDS Government Solutions for North America, the company's federal unit. </FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Many investors will be asking two key questions as they review fourth quarter 2002 earnings reports and management earnings guidance for 2003: Is there any sign of a rebound in commercial information technology spending, and will federal continue to show good growth?</FONT>
