AT&T names new federal leader

Christopher Rooney will lead communications and professional services business in the federal market.

GTSI shuffles sales units

GTSI Corp. has realigned its sales and marketing divisions into 13 technology teams. John Spotila, GTSI's president and COO, said the move is the latest of strategic changes the company has been implementing since 2001 to enhance its capability.

ManTech stock ascends on first day of trading

ManTech International Corp.'s stock rose nearly 14 percent on its first day of trading Feb. 7, closing at $18.21. The stock of the Fairfax, Va., company opened at $16, and at one point during trading it hit a high of $18.50.

DynCorp scores big with two contract wins

In less than a week, DynCorp netted a pair of federal contracts worth a combined $424 million.

PwC touts management strategy

PwC Consulting unveiled its business strategy to help government agencies meet the goals outlined in the administration's President's Management Agenda.

Industry teams to compete for Army's unmanned tanks

General Dynamics Corp. and the Boeing Co. have announced their teams to compete for the $4 billion Army contract.

CSC wins Ballistic Missile Defense contract extension

Computer Sciences Corp. won a $59 million, 14-month extension with the Missile Defense Agency to continue providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the agency's headquarters in Arlington, Va.

Verizon lands $350 million Norfolk MAA deal

Verizon Federal Inc. won a GSA contract to provide telecommunications services for federal agencies in the Norfolk Va. metropolitan area.

New BAE Systems unit will bring 1,000 jobs to Reston

BAE Systems North America will open a new systems integration unit in Reston, Va., next fall and add 1,000 new jobs at the facility over three years.

Agriculture picks vendors for IRM work

Eleven contractors will compete head-to-head for task orders on the Information Resource Management Software Support Services II contract.

Some Integrators End on High Note

As we close in on the end of the year, public federal integrators, such as CACI International Inc. and PEC Solutions Inc., are continuing to hit new stock price highs.

Court OKs Winstar Sale

A Delaware bankruptcy judge formally approved IDT Corp.'s roughly $40 million acquisition of Winstar Communications Inc.

CACI Wins $68M Software Support Subcontract

CACI International has been tapped by Affiliated Computer Services to help deliver payroll services to military retirees.

Winstar Liquidation Sale Stopped Again

A federal judge in Delaware ordered Winstar Communications Inc. to continue supplying services for one more day after the bankruptcy auction for the troubled company was delayed a second time. A teleconference hearing is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 18. At that time the company is expected to switch its filing to Chapter 7 liquidation.

Lockheed Martin Hangs Up on Global Telecom

The company will leave the global telecommunications business and focus on its four remaining core businesses.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Affiliated Computer Services won a four-year, $16 million contract to provide image conversion services to convert the 2000 Census records into the appropriate format for the National Archives.

MARKET SHARE

As we close in on the end of the year, public federal integrators, such as CACI International Inc. and PEC Solutions Inc., are continuing to hit new stock price highs.

ITAA Nominates Austin to Host World IT Congress

The Texas capital was named the U.S. candidate to host the World Congress on Information Technology in 2006.

Govt. Market Fuels ManTech's IPO Plan

ManTech International Corp. is looking to raise up to $92 million through an initial public offering of stock, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CSC Scores Canadian Government Contract

Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract potentially worth $60.3 million to replace Human Resources Development Canada's network operating system with new hardware and software.