CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., has won a subcontract worth up to $500 million with Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego to support the communications network of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The Navy's contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. to develop the next generation surface combat ship will push new technologies in the areas of command and control, communications, data sharing and surveillance and recognizance.
Titan Corp. of San Diego announced April 1 that its subsidiary, Titan Systems Corp., was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract with a potential value of $88 million over five years.
Treasury CIO Jim Flyzik and IBM executive Anne Altman are recipients of this year's awards, chosen by the CIO Council and sponsored by the FOSE trade show.
At least five e-government projects are on the cutting edge of information technology, said Mark Forman of the Office of Management and Budget, who honored the five initiatives with awards from the Quad Council.
Government agencies are approaching IT problems more like businesses and, as a result, companies are sharpening their pitches to highlight solutions rather than products, according to vendors at FOSE 2002. "We're going more towards the solutions and partnership approach," said Bruce Klein of Hewlett-Packard Co.
Security was very much on the minds of attendees at the 2002 FOSE trade show, as vendors displayed product lines and followed through on new homeland security sales strategies in light the heightened concerns following Sept. 11.
The federal government is showing greater willingness to consider cutting-edge technologies to improve homeland security, according to industry executives. "Post 9-11, agencies are looking for emerging technologies" that can help agencies collect and share information, said Anne Altman, managing director of U.S. Federal Government for IBM Corp.
An Army information technology officer will sign up with Gen. Halftrack and the Camp Swampy crew this week. The new character in the 52-year-old Beetle Bailey cartoon strip will debut at the FOSE 2002 trade show at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center.
The Defense Information Systems Agency announced March 13 that it has selected nine awardees for its seven-year, $2 billion Encore contract, the successor to Defense Enterprise Integration Services II.
SRA International Inc. will provide information technology and business process reengineering to support the Defense Department's science and technology program.
Anteon International Corp. has tapped retired Army Gen. Hugh Shelton and former Secretary William Perry as members of its board of directions. Shelton retired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sept. 30. Perry served as secretary of defense from 1994 to 1997.
In a surprise announcement, David Cote resigned as chairman, president and chief executive officer of technology giant TRW Inc. to accept a similar position with Honeywell International Inc.
Northrop Grumman Information Technology won a six-year, $33.8 million contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to manage the department's data-center operation.
