Privately held Northern Light Technology LLC has been acquired by Chicago integrated solutions provider Divine Inc., the companies announced Jan. 22. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
General Dynamics Corp. has formed a new unit, called Eagle Enterprise Inc., under its combat systems group to compete for the U.S. Army's $10 billion Future Combat Systems unmanned tank contract.
It was while watching "The Perfect Storm" that Robert Bussabarger, network administrator for the city of Bend, Ore., became a true believer in Internet protocol-based telephony.
A sign of e-government transformation, the final issue of the Department of Commerce's venerable Commerce Business Daily rolled off the Government Printing Office's presses Jan. 4. Vendors and other interested personnel can now get word of the government's latest contract awards and solicitations on a General Services Administration-run Web site, called Federal Business Opportunities, www.fedbizopps.gov.
The State Department should revamp its cumbersome process for reviewing export licenses before embarking on a planned e-license process system, according to a report.
The Department of Defense has elevated the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to agency status, rechristening the organization as the Missile Defense Agency.
Even computer-savvy users of the Web site for the Department of Inspections, License and Permits in Harford County, Md., wouldn't suspect they're interacting with a legacy computer system when they apply for permits.
Titan System Corp. has been awarded two government contracts, including one valued at up to $18 million to develop computer-simulated wargames for the U.S. Navy. Gene Ray, president and chief executive officer of parent company Titan Corp., said the company has been providing this computer simulation expertise to the Navy for the past 13 years.
KPMG Consulting Inc., McLean, Va., was selected by the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and build its Unified Financial Management System.
