Science Applications International Corp. won a subcontract potentially worth $172 million to provide systems and software engineering services to the Army's Communications & Electronics Command.
What it does: NASA's mission is to advance the exploration, use and development of space, expand scientific knowledge of the Earth, the solar system and the universe, and research, develop and transfer advanced aeronautics, space and related technologies.
Lawmakers are moving to beef up the nation's information security with legislation that would provide more than $870 million over five years for a wide range of research and education grants.
The day after the House of Representatives passed its own version of election reform, a bipartisan Senate proposal was announced that will authorize spending $3.4 billion over five years.
A panel of public health and information technology experts such as Rock Regan told a House subcommittee Dec. 14 that state and local governments will need additional funding to fully implement the information sharing infrastructure necessary to protect the nation from future bioterrorist attacks.
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., introduced emergency procurement reform legislation that would simplify procurement procedures for items used in humanitarian, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism efforts. The Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2001, H.R. 3426, is co-sponsored by Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, and IBM Corp., Armonk N.Y., will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with IBM enterprise storage servers for locations in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio.
Alternative dispute resolution, as applied to government contract protests and claims, is undergoing another flurry of promotion by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, some contract appeal boards and federal agencies. In the government sector ? as in the private sector ? ADR has strong detractors and advocates.
Information technology executives are hoping Congress will be more nice than naughty as it wraps up this session's legislative business, although they say it is still unclear which way lawmakers will lean on several issues of keen interest to the IT community.
Information technology companies may not build fuselages or jet engines, but they still might grab a healthy chunk of the $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter project.
The General Services Administration is gearing up to evaluate comments from 167 companies on the creation of GovNet, a new, secure intranet for federal agencies.
