The Small Business Administration's new program to foster growth in economically depressed areas holds promise for information technology companies, but adjustments will be needed to widen participation in the effort, government and industry officials said.
The Safeguard Program, a General Services Administration blanket purchase agreement with 27 prime contractors, is expected to be the contract vehicle of choice as agencies begin protecting their critical infrastructures.
One of the major challenges in today's high-tech federal marketplace is forming the right team when it comes to contracts involving multiple competencies.
One of the major challenges in today's high-tech federal marketplace is forming the right team when it comes to contracts involving multiple competencies.
A $248 million contract win from the Defense Department signals a rebirth of Symbol Technologies Inc.'s government unit and upswing in business for companies that can cash in on the mobile computing craze.
House defense and intelligence committees have amended the Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act (HR 850) governing export of encryption technology.
The dogfight over issues related to injecting competition into the Internet domain name process spilled into public at a hearing last month, where House lawmakers probed the doings of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
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.
