World Wide Technology Inc. won a $15 million contract from the Alaska Administration Department to assist state officials in updating the state's telecommunications system.
CACI International Inc. won a contract to deliver an expanded roster of services for the Naval Sea System Command's ship maintenance and improvement program.
Powerful political and regulatory cross-currents could affect acquisition strategies and impinge on federal IT consolidation in the short term, but long-term prospects for continued consolidation remain strong.
Outsourcing always seems to be on the verge of becoming the next big thing. Time and again, we hold our breath and wait for the opportunities to surge forth, only to be left merely breathless. But this time could be different.
For 16 years, Serco Inc. has ridden an accelerating trend of government agencies turning to contractors for work that goes beyond the realm of usual IT services.
Qwest Communications won a contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide bandwidth transmission services for DOD's global information grid.
Observers have said that under the new leadership in Congress, federal IT issues will receive closer scrutiny, but it is unclear whether the White House's e-government initiative will sink or swim.
The Federal Communications Commission will not open an official proceeding on the Cyren Call public safety wireless communications plan, according to a Nov. 3 order signed by FCC Acting Public Safety and Homeland Security Chief Bureau Kenneth Moran.
Stanley Inc. won a $63 million contract to continue supplying telecommunications and IT infrastructure support to the Defense Department's Joint Strike Fighter Program Office.
QuadraMed Corp. will provide the Department of Veteran Affairs' medical centers with a shot in the arm through a contract to improve inpatient and outpatient coding.
Lockheed Martin won a contract modification from the Air Force to continue furnishing technological and simulation support for its virtual combat training facility.
Many industry observers agree that the partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. could potentially benefit the shops that run a mixture of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
