IBM Corp. has put together a team heavy with fellow systems integrators to compete for the what will be the largest government personnel and pay system ever implemented.
Senate and House lawmakers are nearing agreement on new border security legislation that would dramatically increase funding for information technology solutions that help track the movements of aliens and citizens across U.S. borders.
When one thinks about the visualization solutions that SGI Federal Inc. specializes in, data storage management may not immediately come to mind. Yet the wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, Calif., finds its government projects often come with immense storage needs.
Federal agencies are not sufficiently tracking their desktop outsourcing projects to measure whether they are achieving savings or other benefits, according to a General Accounting Office report released April 29.
Apple Computer Inc. has introduced a new line of desktop computers, called the eMac, designed specifically for the education market. "Our education customers asked us to design a desktop computer specifically for them," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
Seven companies have been selected for next generation engineering services for the Defense Information Systems Agency. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicle will have a seven-year life and has an overall ceiling of $1 billion.
Move over combat systems and aerospace: For the first time, General Dynamics Corp.'s information technology group has generated more revenue than the aerospace, combat systems or other groups more traditionally associated with the company's defense work.Chairman and chief executive officer Nicholas Chabraja said: "Information Systems and Technology was the sales leader for the first time among our four groups."
The Navy has released the request for proposal for its Defense Department-wide Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System. Implementing this personnel system may be worth up to $1.5 billion.
Lockheed Martin Corp. is searching for additional talent to complement the team it has assembled to pursue the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, a $7 billion contract.
For Nancy Jesuale, director of communications services for the city of Portland, Ore., deciding how to allocate radio frequency spectrum poses a trade-off between the needs of "soccer moms [and] burning babies."
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IBM Corp. won a contract to a develop a Department of Defense financial management enterprise architecture. The blanket purchase agreement has an estimated value of $50 million to $100 million.
