Gov't Business Helps Drive SAIC's First Quarter Revenue

Science Applications International Corp. reported its revenue for the first quarter of 2001 grew 16 percent over the same period last year, reaching $1.44 billion. The company attributed its results to continuing success in the government and commercial markets.

SAS, BTG Form Strategic Alliance

SAS Institute Inc. and BTG Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to deliver end-to-end business intelligence technology and consulting services to intelligence agencies, federal, state and local governments and primary and secondary schools, the companies announced June 14.

Cybersecurity Law Sparks New Business

Companies that provide information security services are beginning to reap the benefits of a little-noticed cybersecurity law that took effect in November 2000 and is now exerting its influence over federal agencies throughout the government.

MARKET SHARE

Technology shares have had quite a rally over the past few months following large declines through the winter.

SRA Ventures Launches First Commercial IT Company

Just a month into their joint venture partnership, SRA International Inc. and Safeguard Scientific Inc. have begun spinning off commercially focused IT companies.

Easing the 'Ow' in Outsourcing

Even now, 10 years later, Paul Cofoni remembers how it felt to be outsourced.

Gov't Divisions Buoying IT Distributors

Government sales are holding their own for the largest information technology distributors ? and that's good news, given the softening of commercial market spending.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Accenture and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation have developed a portal that eventually will enable more than 900,000 professionals and businesses to register and pay for licenses and permits over the Internet.

MARKET WATCH

Over the past few years, many industry executives and shareholders, as well as government officials, have expressed concern about the increasing risk faced by smaller government information technology companies in the evolving federal procurement environment.

Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Join Forces in Fed Markets

Lockheed Martin Corp. and Microsoft Corp. announced May 24 they have formed a strategic alliance to pursue new business opportunities in the federal information technology market.

NSF Kicks Off Cybercorps Program

In a bid to lure computer whiz kids away from the private sector and into government jobs, the National Science Foundation kicked off its "cybercorps" program May 23, allocating more than $8.6 million to six universities participating in the project.

MARKET SHARE

Wall Street finally begins to love federal information technology just when the market is expected to slow. In a recent report, Federal Sources Inc. projected federal IT spending of just 0.9 percent in fiscal 2002, below 7.7 percent growth for fiscal 2001.

Titan Corp. Launches E-tenna Subsidiary

Titan Corp. of San Diego May 14 launched e-tenna Corp., a subsidiary developing and licensing radio frequency technologies that are expected to reshape broadband wireless connectivity worldwide.

EDS Project Delivers Big Bucks to Small Business

Nearly 70 percent of the subcontracts awarded thus far under the $6.9 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract have been given to small businesses, prime contractor Electronic Data Systems Corp. reported.

DynCorp Lands FBI's $132 Million Trilogy Contract

DynCorp came away the winner of the first portion of the FBI Trilogy project, which the agency will use to modernize its IT infrastructure and applications. The Reston, Va., company outbid teams lead by Computer Sciences Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. to land the $132 million, three-year task order, a spokesman for the General Services Administration said.

Kirsch to Lead Unisys Fed Government Group

Unisys Corp. has appointed Ira Kirsch vice president and general manager of its U.S. Federal Government Group.

i2 Branches Out to Public Sector

After a six-month effort, i2 Technologies Inc. has won a place on the General Services Administration schedule.

Accenture Votes for IPO

Accenture Ltd. announced April 19 that its 2,500 partners voted overwhelmingly to pursue an initial public offering of stock.

Report Finds Despite Layoffs, Shortage of IT Help Continues

It's easier to retain workers these days, according to David Langstaff, president and chief executive of Veridian Corp., a 5,000-employee information technology company in Arlington, Va.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Carta of Sacramento, Calif., which tried to build a business developing Web sites for government agencies, has ceased operations. The 5-year-old firm sent nearly all its employees home after running out of money to pay them for further work.