Controversial in its day, Desktop IV proved indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts could give agencies a vehicle to buy large quantities of hardware in a streamlined fashion.
Two European communications companies are seeking to increase their share of the U.S. government market by touting the benefits of their videoconferencing and mobile satellite offerings.
FGM Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Science Applications International Corp., have won Navy Net-Enabled Command Capability contracts worth a combined total of $172.3 million.
QinetiQ North America will provide a range of support services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $17.4 million.
Perot Systems Corp. will provide infrastructure support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a contract that could be worth more than $119 million.
CACI International Inc. will provide program management support to the Army and Marine Corps under a five-year contract with a potential total value of $30 million.
ITS Corp., a subsidiary of QinetiQ North America, will install an advanced inventory system for the General Services Administration under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $39 million.
Transparency in government is here to stay, although the concept still must be defined and clarified, said a panel of contracting experts at the Washington Technology Top 100 conference.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide aerospace testing and other services to NASA under a five-year contract that has a potential value of about $200 million.
Science Applications International Corp. has confirmed that Ken Dahlberg will step down as CEO on Sept. 20 and be replaced by Walt Havenstein, formerly president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.
