Facing a growing shortage of information technology workers, the federal government may double its spending on outsourcing over the next four years, according to IT research company Input Inc.
Wanted: Major integrator to build world's largest payroll personnel system. Requirements: Experience in PeopleSoft solutions and knowledge of Defense Department personnel systems.
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, and IBM Corp., Armonk N.Y., will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with IBM enterprise storage servers for locations in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio.
Information technology companies may not build fuselages or jet engines, but they still might grab a healthy chunk of the $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter project.
Internet use is up, but enthusiasm for electronic commerce continues to be hampered by consumer worries about the privacy and security of online transactions, according to a report issued by the University of California at Los Angeles.
CACI International Inc. won a $5.7 million contract with the Navy to develop a tracking system for monitoring hazardous materials."This new contract positions CACI to take a leading role in penetrating this market and delivering the benefits of [ultra wideband] technology to many new communities of users," said chairman and chief executive officer John "Jack" London.
As the federal government pushes for more teleworking and greater information sharing among agencies, officials are finding that virtual private networks are a low-cost way to securely connect far-flung employees and disparate offices.
IBM Corp. and electronic imaging systems provider Agfa-Gevaert N.V. have each been given a green light to provide up to $250 million of imaging network products and services to defense hospitals and federal medical treatment facilities.
Boeing Co. and Raytheon Co. are locked in a billion-dollar battle to develop and build a new military radio system that could define the requirements for the armed services' wireless radio systems for decades to come.
As the federal government pushes for more teleworking and greater information sharing among agencies, officials are finding that virtual private networks are a low-cost way to securely connect far-flung employees and disparate offices.
The Army Recruiting Command has chosen e-RecordsManager software from Impact Systems Inc., Chadds Ford, Pa., to manage record keeping for its 10,000 Army guidance counselors. The system will track recruit information from first interview to enlistment.
Imagine this scenario: Upon arrival at the airport, you show the ticket agent your government-issued identification card, place your thumb in a fingerprint reader to verify your identity, and it gets checked against a database of known terrorists.
