Unisys Corp. will receive $244 million over the next 13 1/2 months for a wide range of outsourcing and infrastructure services under two task orders awarded last week by the Transportation Security Administration.
Computer Sciences Corp. confirmed Aug. 16 published reports that it has asked its 66,000 employees to volunteer to take extended leaves of absence ? at least six months ? and receive 20 percent of their pay. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company said it decided to pursue this measure because the global information technology market has been suffering from a slowdown, according to company spokesman Frank Pollare, not because of any specific incident or concern.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. reported an increase of 71 percent in net income for fiscal 2002, which ended June 30. Net income for fiscal 2002 was $229.6 million compared to $134.3 million for fiscal 2001.
ManTech International Corp. reported 43.7 percent growth in income from continuing operations and 12.8 percent growth in revenue for the company's second quarter.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the $1 billion Transportation Security Administration contract award to Unisys Corp. for the company to build and maintain TSA's IT infrastructure. Approval from OMB came about 7:15 p.m. Aug. 13, TSA Chief Information Officer Patrick Schambach said at a Federal Sources Executive Breakfast Aug. 14. "I'm a happy man this morning," he said.
The Army selected Lockheed Martin Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. for the initial phases of its multibillion dollar Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.
<FONT SIZE=2>General Dynamics Corp.'s aggressive moves to position itself as an information technology provider to the Defense Department are well known. But the company also has been quietly working to win more business with civilian agencies, especially by leveraging its engineering and network talents developed for defense customers.</FONT>
Science Applications International Corp. filed a protest with the General Accounting Office over the award of a five-year, $154.4 million Navy contract to Veridian Corp.
Tim Sheahan is president of the new Enforcement, Security and Intelligence Division, and Pat Ways is president of business development for the Federal Sector business unit.
Systems integrators could see a surge in outsourcing and large-scale information technology projects under proposed changes in how the states are allowed to spend federal funds earmarked for IT programs.
Wholly owned subsidiary Perot Systems Government Services Inc., formerly ADI Technology Corp,.won a 10-year, $392 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command.
Microsoft Corp. has reorganized its government operations so that U.S. federal, state and local and foreign government sales, marketing and consulting are all under one roof in Washington. The Microsoft Government group is headed by Pete Hayes, industry vice president, and employs some 1,000 people. U.S. government people report directly to Hayes; those outside of the United States have a dotted line to him.
The state of Georgia may be forced to find more bidders for its huge outsourcing communications project if troubled telecommunications and Internet services giant WorldCom Inc. cannot sustain its bid, according to state officials and industry observers. WorldCom is leading one of two teams pursuing the Georgia Convergent Communications Outsourcing, a 10-year deal worth $1.87 billion. The other team is led by Electronic Data Systems Corp.
The Canadian subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp., Falls Church, Va. has won a $128 million contract the to supply and integrate a new data management system for the Canadian Department of National Defence.
