TASC Lands Intel Client

TASC Inc., a division of Litton Industries Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif., won a five-year, $57 million contract with a U.S. intelligence agency to provide systems engineering and technical assistance support for Trailblazer, a major foreign signals intelligence modernization initiative. The identity of the agency was not disclosed.

Logicon Wins Weather Pact

Logicon Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp., has received a $13 million, five-year contract to provide computer operations and software programming services to the Air Force Weather Agency at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

Booz-Allen, Firefighters Battle Digital Divide

Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. has teamed up with local firefighters to help bridge the digital divide.

General Dynamics Names International Development Head

General Dynamics Corp. announced today that William Schmieder was named vice president of the company and head of its international development activities.

eOne, AMS Close Deal for GovPay

Internet payment solutions provider eOne Global LP of Napa, Calif., and American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., have completed the purchase of the transaction processing business created by GovWorks Inc. of New York, eOne Global announced today.

Qwest Lands Treasury VPN Contract

Qwest Communications International Inc. of Denver announced it won a one-year blanket purchase agreement from the Internal Revenue Service to provide a managed virtual private network to 13 Treasury Department bureaus that will give users remote access to all bureau networks.

AMS, Hansen Improve E-Services for New York Customers

American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, Va., has made significant enhancements to the state of New York's six year-old portal.

White House Selects VBrick

VBrick Systems Inc. of Wallingford, Conn., announced Feb. 27 that the White House selected its network video appliance and software to deliver live and stored video feeds to desktops in the White House.

Last Round of Awards Made for STRICOM Omnibus Contract

The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Fla., has made the fourth and final round of awards for the Army Simulation, Training & Instrumentation Command's Omnibus Acquisition Contract, an eight-year, $4 billion training and simulation program.

CareerBuilder and OperationIT.com Combine Forces

CareerBuilder Inc. of Reston, Va., today announced a partnership with OperationIT.com of New York, a Web site dedicated exclusively to information technology professionals and companies seeking IT talent.

N.Y. Awards Kiosk Contract

Golden Screens Interactive Technologies Inc. of New York won a $1.3 million contract to provide electronic government kiosks to New York City.

IRS Finishes Consolidation

Unisys Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., has completed a nearly four-year-long effort helping the Internal Revenue Service consolidate its mainframe computing operations, the company announced.

Unisys Wins Hong Kong's First IT Outsourcing Contract

FEB. 26 ? Unisys Corp. of Blue Bell, Pa., late last week won the Hong Kong government's first departmentwide information technology outsourcing contract.

Covansys Wins Indiana Child Support Work

Covansys announced today it won a $22 million, two-year contract from Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration to maintain and enhance statewide child support information and disbursement system. The contract also has an option for a two-year renewal.

INTEGRATOR INSIDER

The Biometry Research Group at the National Cancer Institute is looking for a provider of computer-related technical support services.

Boeing's Air Traffic Proposal Draws Skeptical Response

The Boeing Co.'s offer to help overhaul air traffic control systems in the United States has drawn a skeptical response from the companies already building such systems and from the federal agency responsible for the safety and smooth operations of commercial flights.

E-Gov Companies Search for Profitable Business Models

The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the government market has left a nagging question for many startup companies still in business: What's the best way to make a profit?

Virtual Compliance Reduces Headache of Federal Regulations

Officials at startup company Virtual Compliance Inc. say that unlike many Internet-based businesses, theirs solves a real problem: how to comply with federal regulations.

E-Gov Drives State and Local Market

The fact that electronic government services represent only about 5 percent of today's state and local information technology market hasn't stopped some systems integrators from chasing it as if it were the only opportunity available.

Lights, Camera, Consulting

When Matt Calderone accepted a job with McLean, Va., consulting firm Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc., he didn't expect his first assignment to be captured on film.