American Management Systems Inc. is exploring new alliances and beefing up its marketing efforts to fend off competition from larger software companies scrambling to pitch their tents in the federal financial management software space.
The Army Corps of Engineers is a developing a five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to support its Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala.
As many as 40 companies are expected to win a piece of the General Services Administration's new $5 billion contract vehicle aimed at small to middle-tier companies.
House Science Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., has introduced the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 1999, which would amend the High Performance Computing Act of 1991 and return the federal government's emphasis on IT funding to basic research.
While Congress muddled through passage of year 2000 legislation, much remains on the information technology agenda for the rest of the year, including a battle over how far to lift export controls on encryption technology, an issue sure to heat up in the coming weeks.
With a new headquarters and a new chief executive at the helm, Intellisource Inc. is charting a strategy to distinguish itself from much larger competitors in the government systems integration and IT outsourcing market.
The reality of an online government with citizen services comparable to what the private sector provides is at least five to 10 years away, according to a General Services Administration official charged with looking for ways to improve government performance.
Gates/Arrow Distributing, a division of Arrow Electronics Inc. of Melville, N.Y., has been awarded a General Services Administration schedule to help resellers sell equipment to government customers.
Gates/Arrow Distributing, a division of Arrow Electronics Inc. of Melville, N.Y., has been awarded a General Services Administration schedule to help resellers sell equipment to government customers.
The Army is conducting a cost analysis study under the Office of Management and Budget Rule A-76 to see if it should outsource operations at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Pa. A contract may or may not be awarded as a result of the study.
The Army is conducting a cost analysis study under the Office of Management and Budget Rule A-76 to see if it should outsource operations at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Pa. A contract may or may not be awarded as a result of the study.
Merisel Inc., El Segundo, Calif., beat analysts' estimates by 2 cents a share for the quarter that ended March 31, after a one-time charge of $21 million to settle litigation between Merisel and certain creditors.
Merisel Inc., El Segundo, Calif., beat analysts' estimates by 2 cents a share for the quarter that ended March 31, after a one-time charge of $21 million to settle litigation between Merisel and certain creditors.
Government outsourcing seems to be in full swing. That includes work already performed by contractors but now consolidated into single, governmentwide contracts. It also includes privatizing government functions traditionally performed by federal employees.
A wide-ranging effort to accelerate the use of electronic commerce throughout the Department of Defense and revolutionize the way the military does business is bearing fruit, top defense officials said.
3Com Corp.'s plan to make its popular PalmPilot a critical business platform rather than just an electronic organizer hinges on the company's ability to sign developers and team with systems integrators, a company official and industry analysts said.
Two major players in government engineering and IT markets will get even bigger as AlliedSignal Inc. of Morristown, N.J., and Honeywell Inc. of Minneapolis have agreed to merge.
Two major players in government engineering and IT markets will get even bigger as AlliedSignal Inc. of Morristown, N.J., and Honeywell Inc. of Minneapolis have agreed to merge.
Even though there is a "for sale" sign in the window, GTE Government Systems is pushing ahead with plans to expand its reach in the market for encryption and information assurance.
Health care and technology environments have changed dramatically over the last three decades, thus demanding new and revised skills for managing the Medicare program. Legislative and regulatory changes, along with these industry trends, only have increased the need for more flexibility and agility in meeting Medicare's needs.
