A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies is recommending the government do away with all export controls on computer hardware, and instead form more partnerships with the IT industry to give the United States a competitive edge over potential adversaries.
The same day AT&T Corp. won a $5 million judgment against the government for lost revenue under a long-distance contract with the Treasury Department, the telecom giant announced it would appeal the award and fight for a larger share of the $140 million sought in its original claim.
Sprint Corp. and WorldCom Inc. have largely completed moving agencies from the old FTS2000 contract for long-distance services to the newer FTS2001 vehicle.
A team led by Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract to design and build a training and simulation system called the One Semi-Automated Forces Objective System Program for the Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command.
The Army and Navy jointly have awarded ITT Industries Inc. two contracts to support research and development prototyping for special operations applications, the White Plains, N.Y., company announced June 6.
The Michael Baker Corp. won a contract worth up to $25 million over five years from the Navy Atlantic Division for professional planning and engineering services to help the Navy align its shore facilities with evolving missions and threats.
RS Information Systems Inc. won a $65 million managed seats and services contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the company announced June 4.
Information technology companies are uncertain whether they can meet a June 25 deadline that says all electronic and IT products they sell to the U.S. government must be accessible to people with disabilities.
The federal government will continue to spend heavily on enterprise resource planning over the next five years to automate and streamline internal business processes, according to a new study.
Corporate consolidation has been a defining feature of the federal market over the past 10 years. Over the same period, past performance has become a prominent evaluation factor in all negotiated procurements.
A key House lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation that would require the government to use private-sector practices to improve the way agencies purchase information technology services.
Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., and Reps. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., and Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., introduced a "sense of the Congress" resolution May 10, promoting the spread of international electronic commerce.
An equity group that has been snapping up technology companies in recent years has created what industry analysts think could be a major new player in the government market for converged voice, video and data networks.
Fed Outsourcing Panel to Meet: The Commercial Activity Panel, formed to study issues on how the federal government decides what to outsource to the private sector, will hold its first public hearing June 11 in Washington.
The Air Force announced May 23 it has awarded a five-year, $49.8 million contract to BAE Systems Portal Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Plc, Farnborough, U.K.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to modernize accounting systems that support the U.S. Army's wholesale logistics, depot maintenance and munitions operations. The contract is worth more than $38 million over nine years if all options are exercised.
The twin effects of a general economic slowdown and the change in administration have clouded business prospects for government information technology companies in the upcoming fiscal year. For example, although the ad-ministration has said it wants to beef up information security, "there are some real questions whether the dollars are there to match the rhetoric," said Harris Miller, president of the Information Technology Association of America.
