The barrage of phone calls and e-mails started last October, immediately after Electronic Data Systems Corp. was announced the winner of the $6.9 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract.
Since my last article in Washington Technology, the bad news has continued concerning information technology spending, with the two leading e-business services companies, Sapient Corp. and DiamondCluster, pre-announcing poor results for the second time this year.
KPMG Consulting Inc. is embarking on an enterprise resource planning project in Pennsylvania that industry and government officials expect to be closely watched as one of the largest projects of its kind.
The Boeing Co.'s offer to help overhaul air traffic control systems in the United States has drawn a skeptical response from the companies already building such systems and from the federal agency responsible for the safety and smooth operations of commercial flights.
The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the government market has left a nagging question for many startup companies still in business: What's the best way to make a profit?
Officials at startup company Virtual Compliance Inc. say that unlike many Internet-based businesses, theirs solves a real problem: how to comply with federal regulations.
VC3 Inc., a small integrator serving the public and private sectors, is seeking to expand its GovHost.com e-government division's reach nationwide through the Feb. 15 debut of a new reseller program.
Government IT and defense technology companies in the federal sector continue to deliver solid and predictable performance to investors, with an improving market outlook.
BTG management announced that it has been awarded multiple new and extended contracts with combined estimated revenue of $13.5 million over a three- to five-year period.
The Army has selected 17 companies for a third set of training activities within its $4 billion, eight-year program to revamp training and simulation services.
Lucent Technologies Inc.'s plan to reduce its work force by 10,000 and take a one-time charge of between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion likely will have little effect on the company's government sales operation.
SPSS Inc. of Chicago is seeking to raise its profile as a provider of analytical applications to government by retooling the management of its public-sector division and launching a new partnering program.
In a flurry of activity during the holiday season, Affiliated Computer Services announced the expansion of its technology outsourcing services agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield related to its eastern region business operations.
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s planned $5.1 billion acquisition of Litton Industries Inc. is getting favorable reviews from analysts and industry officials who see a bigger and stronger company capable of pursuing large information technology projects, including outsourcing contracts, intelligence work and complicated defense systems.
