<FONT SIZE=2>In a large, airy room divided by moveable walls and tables, a group of about 50 information technology executives gathered last month to map out a strategy for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young S.A.'s entry into the U.S. government market. Scattered around the room were business books, stuffed animals, dolls and other toys. Classic rock pounded in the background,</FONT>
AT&T Corp.'s government solutions unit won a $3.5 million Federal Trade Commission contract to develop and implement a national registry containing phone numbers of consumers who do not want to be called by telemarketers.
Perot Systems Corp. has completed its acquisition of Soza & Company Ltd., increasing its government services unit to more than 1,500 employees and more than $200 million in annual revenue.
The market for information technology outsourcing is becoming more mature, and managers in the public sector should use new models for managing major IT outsourcing projects, a new report says.
<FONT SIZE=2>The name is instantly recognizable, but Perot Systems Corp. isn't counting on its name to make a splash in the government market. Instead, the company is making acquisitions and winning new business as it tries to become a major provider of information technology services to the government.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>The State Department is moving to strengthen its global telecommunications network, as a looming war and threatened terrorist attacks create an urgent need for reliable communications.</FONT>
Keane Inc. and Signal Corp. have concluded a long-running contract dispute that went through an arbitration panel and three rounds of court hearings, with Boston-based Keane receiving a $7.3 million arbitration award after the Virginia Supreme Court rejected Signal's latest appeal.
Orincon Defense, a part of San Diego-based Orincon Corporation International, won a contract to provide signal and information technologies support to the Navy.
Northrop Grumman Corp. is keeping the third iteration of a tax form processing contract with the Internal Revenue Service, a deal that could be worth $118 million.
Alan Balutis has been named president and chief operating officer of Veridyne Inc., an information technology consulting and software company based in Broomall, Pa.
Three veterans of the public-sector information technology field have joined forces in a new venture, and are also entering an alliance with a market research firm specializing in government IT.
SI International Inc. won a one-year, $50 million contract extension to support the Air Force Space Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Strategic Command.
The Transportation Security Administration is mismanaging its contracts and faces a $3 billion funding shortfall over the next two years, according the Department of Transportation's inspector general.
<FONT SIZE=2>When his phone rang after midnight Saturday, Jan. 25, Brian Dunphy knew it was trouble. On the phone was the night crew at Symantec Corp.'s Security Operations Center in Alexandria, Va., giving Dunphy, a senior manager at the center, a heads-up that the Slammer worm had begun to attack servers around the world.
