The Navy's contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. to develop the next generation surface combat ship will push new technologies in the areas of command and control, communications, data sharing and surveillance and recognizance.
President Bush asked Congress for an additional $27.1 billion in emergency funding for fiscal 2002 to add resources for the war on terrorism, homeland security and economic recovery. IT projects in the request include infrastructure protection, biometrics, the Cybercorps and standards development.
DynCorp executives are considering some merger and acquisition offers and told employees the board of directors had given management permission to evaluate the offers.
Mir Aimal Kasi didn't use a disguise or grow a beard to circumvent border security and enter the United States in late 1992. He simply added an "n" to his last name. Because there was no "Kansi" on the government watch lists, he was issued a visa.
Mir Aimal Kasi didn't use a disguise or grow a beard to circumvent border security and enter the United States in late 1992. He simply added an "n" to his last name. Because there was no "Kansi" on the government watch lists, he was issued a visa.
Anteon Corp. and its president Joseph Kampf saw its stock rise 11.4 percent to $20.05 during its March 12 debut on Wall Street. The initial public offering price was set at $18 per share. Anteon, whose ticker symbol is ANT, expects net proceeds of $76.2 million from the offering.
ManTech International Corp.'s stock rose nearly 14 percent on its first day of trading Feb. 7, closing at $18.21. The stock of the Fairfax, Va., company opened at $16, and at one point during trading it hit a high of $18.50.
Information technology plays prominently in President Bush's $37.7 billion budget proposal for homeland security in fiscal 2003. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced Feb. 4 that "using 21st century technology to secure the homeland" would be one of four main initiatives in the new budget. The Bush administration is requesting $722 million for this initiative, aimed at using technology to prevent terrorist attacks, Ridge said.
The day after the House of Representatives passed its own version of election reform, a bipartisan Senate proposal was announced that will authorize spending $3.4 billion over five years.
Computer Sciences Corp. has transitioned more than 1,000 federal and contractor employees to the private sector as part of its outsourcing contract with the National Security Agency. Moving employees is a common practice in commercial outsourcing projects but is relatively rare in government, said Paul Cofoni, president of the federal sector for CSC.
The Office of Management and Budget released its list of 23 e-government initiatives this week with projects ranging from tax filing for citizens to international trade processing for businesses.
