General Dynamics Corp. will sell the Army an extra $35.3 million worth of computer equipment under the company's existing Common Hardware/Software II and Common Hardware/Software III contracts, the company said last week.
Anteon International Corp. won a contract to provide technical and management support to the Naval Sea Systems Command. If all options are exercised, the 12-year contract is worth $325 million, the company said.
The Defense Department has chosen Viisage Inc. to supply equipment and services for producing smart IDs as part of the department's access card program.
Widespread use of radio frequency identification technology throughout commercial industry could help the Homeland Security Department do its job better, a department official said today.
Although the technology industry still insists that market forces will lead to more secure software products, it admits that the government may need to step in under certain circumstances.
Imagine if the federal, state and local agencies tasked with protecting citizens could share information as easily as music pirates swap illegal recordings online. In the days surrounding New Year's 2004, they did.
For three days last month, tech companies took center stage at the 2004 FOSE trade show in Washington. They demonstrated products, discussed the government IT market and sought business partners for contract bids.
When it comes to IT consolidation projects, what works in the private sector doesn't always work for government agencies, a Homeland Security Department official said today.
Customer satisfaction in the commercial market has improved steadily over the past five years, but the same can't be said of satisfaction with government agencies, the head of Siebel Systems Inc. said today.
Urging government agencies to "join mankind," Sun Microsystems Inc.'s chief executive officer declared that Java-based technologies are the best way to deploy secure government networks.
Once a technology laggard, government is beginning to pioneer solutions that will make agencies more productive and help drive the overall economy, the chief executive officer of Cisco Systems Inc. said this morning.
As Defense Department agencies move to streamline supply-chain operations using wireless networks, they struggle to keep secure the growing number of 802.11b-based wireless networks.
Among the honorees for the Best New Technology awards to be given out this week at FOSE 2004 are products that address important government needs, from voice over IP and enterprise architecture initiatives to data security and network performance. These technologies, which solve challenges at a diverse pool of civilian and defense agencies, are the subject of an indepth look in this issue's lead story.
