Science Applications International Corp. announced it was awarded a $15 million contract by the U.S. Customs Service for nine gamma ray-based railroad vehicle and cargo inspection systems.
The Navy today officially launched a revamped e-learning network now available to more than 1.2 million sailors, retirees, reservists, family members and civilians, according to THINQ Learning Solutions Inc.
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.
Former government officials working in the information technology industry are confident the federal government will gain a chief information officer this year, and legislators and the administration seem ready to compromise to make that happen.
Legislation that would allow the Baby Bells to offer high-speed Internet access has passed a key test in the House, but it faces a long road ahead, including stiff opposition from competing legislation in the House and Senate.
A year into the General Services Administration's 10-year, $1.5 billion smart-card program, federal agencies are quietly plugging away, still struggling to figure out how to use the new technology to strengthen security, streamline procedures and save money.
BTG Inc. has won a seven-year, $60 million contract with the Air Force Electronic Systems Center to develop an integrated broadcast service for the military, the company said May 14.
The Navy has awarded a 42-month contract to Anteon Corp. of Fairfax, Va., and Titan Corp. of San Diego to provide logistics, engineering and technical services to the Naval Sea Logistics Center.
The Air Force has awarded a 10-year, $17.6 million time-and-materials task order to CACI International Inc.under the General Services Administration's Millennia Lite contract.
Harris Corp. has been awarded a 30-month contract by Lockheed Martin Corp. to support development of a common instrumentation and communications architecture for the Army's training ranges.
The Naval Sea Systems Command has chosen 21 vendors for its multiple award task-order contract to provide professional support services. The contract has a $14.5 billion ceiling over fifteen years, assuming two five-year options are exercised.
The Navy has awarded three contracts totaling more than $109 million to Anteon Corp., DynCorp and Systems Engineering Associates Corp. for engineering and technical services for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, R.I.
The Administration for Children and Families lost 25 percent of its staff during the last five years, while it gained responsibility for an additional $5 billion in grants.
The lure of the world's largest information technology market ? the U.S. government ? is attracting more and more companies that have primarily played in the commercial marketplace.
With President Bush proposing only a 1 percent increase in spending on information technology in his 2002 budget, industry observers expect lawmakers to make many changes ? and possibly bolster IT spending ? during this year's budget process.
