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.
On May 25, a House select committee headed by Rep. Christopher Cox, R-Calif., released its report, "U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China," on Chinese spying.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to increase funding for Internet access for schools, libraries and rural health care providers to $2.25 billion from the previous level of $2.02 billion.
While only three task orders have been awarded under two big-ticket seat management efforts launched about this time last year, a slew of new business is just around the corner, government and industry officials said.
Flat screens, laptops, smart cards and a wireless phone system are among the technologies the General Services Administration will showcase in the offices of its Federal Technology Service branch.
The press, financial analysts and legal pundits predict a tidal wave of litigation relating to year 2000 disputes. More than 50 year 2000-related lawsuits already have been filed. But the tidal wave only will amount to a trickle if advocates of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) get their way.
What does Slobodan Milosevic, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, nuclear spies, software piracy, encryption and an appeals court ruling in California have to do with sales of your software, your economic future and the sanctity of what is on your computer?
The government market is likely to see double-digit growth as demand for new concepts, such as electronic government solutions, outsourcing and information assurance, explodes in the coming years, according to a study by the market research firm Federal Sources Inc.
A $6.1 million contract from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has given Beyond.com its first federal customer outside the defense arena and a foot in the door at the Commerce Department, a company official said.
Like it or not, Congress and some states are starting to legislate the Internet, or seem to be going in that direction. At the same time, state and federal government agencies scoff at overly regulating the information superhighway.
After lengthy wrangling over the membership of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., the Senate majority leader, announced April 27 that Jim Barksdale, CEO of Netscape, had agreed to give up his seat. His place will be taken by Delna Jones, county commissioner of Washington County, Ore.
