The swap of information technology units between Lockheed Martin Corp. and Affiliated Computer Services Inc. makes perfect sense for each company, according to industry analysts. The two firms announced Aug. 1 that Lockheed Martin would acquire ACS' federal government IT business, and ACS would acquire Lockheed Martin's commercial IT business.
Over the last two years, Mark Forman got industry and government to buy in to his agenda for better management: simplify and unify information technology across the government by developing cross-agency initiatives and justifying investments with solid business cases.
Next month, Lockheed Martin Corp. will apply to the federal government for protection for its nuclear, biological and radiological attack detection technologies.
In 2000, Patty Nunn became a vice president -- the youngest ever at that time -- at systems integrator Anteon International Corp. of Fairfax, Va. Running the proposal and production operations, Nunn manages 30 percent of the company's bids, usually those that involve multiple business units and large subcontracting teams. Today, Anteon has a win rate greater than 90 percent on re-competitions. This year, the rate hit 97 percent.
The modernization of government operations through better use of information technology will continue in his absence, Mark Forman, the administration's outgoing IT and e-government czar, said today.
The Commerce Department this week issued the solicitation for Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation, a small-business governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology. The multiple-award contract has a ceiling of $8 billion over 10 years.
Up to $15 billion in task orders will be made over the seven-year life of the 8(a) FAST 2 governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a contract to provide business and program management support to the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C.
American Management Systems Inc. won a contract from the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide system integration and consulting services for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a business process outsourcing contract to provide student loan processing services for the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
American Management Systems Inc., a business and information technology consulting firm, has completed its acquisition of R.M. Vredenburg & Co., a professional and technical services company.
The National Security Agency and Nokia Corp.'s incubator have formed the Chesapeake Innovation Center, a homeland security business incubator in Annapolis, Md.
Lockheed Martin Corp. will acquire Affiliated Computer Servcies Inc.'s federal government information technology business, and will sell its commercial IT business to ACS, the two companies announced today.
Wam!Net Inc. of Eagan, Minn., a provider of digital content management and distribution services, sold its commercial business to Herndon, Va., Savvis Communications Corp., a managed IP services and managed hosting provider, Wam!Net officials announced this week.
Tom Wolf, 34, quit his U.S. Postal Service mail-sorting job May 22 after 10 years. Then his start as a casino blackjack dealer was delayed five weeks. To save his West Allis, Wis., home from foreclosure, Wolf applied to withdraw his retirement money from the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement fund, similar to a 401(k) plan, for civilian and military government employees.
The General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration are fixing government databases that incorrectly classify many large federal contractors as small businesses.
