Verizon Communications may offer local communications services to federal agencies under a Metropolitan Area Acquisition crossover contract modification.
At their annual corporate meeting, TRW Inc. shareholders sent a mixed message on the merits of Northrop Grumman Corp.'s acquisition proposal, allowing both companies to claim victory. TRW shareholders want Northrop Grumman to begin the due diligence process in connection with its proposed acquisition of TRW, said Kent Kresa,Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer.
The New York joins Global Crossing Ltd. and Sprint Communications Corp. in objecting to the award of the Defense Research and Engineering Network contract to WorldCom.
TRW Inc.'s board of directors has rejected Northrop Grumman Corp.'s new offer to buy the company for $53 per share. The board called the new offer inadequate and is recommending that shareholders reject it, the company announced.
Global Crossing Ltd. filed a protest with the General Accounting Office over its loss of the $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract.
Sprint Communications filed a protest with the General Accounting Office over last week's award of the Defense Research and Engineering Network contract to WorldCom Inc.
The General Services Administration has modified one of the company's Metropolitan Area Acquisition contracts so it may make available a portfolio of voice and data communications products.
With its capture of the controversial $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network contract, WorldCom Inc. won some much-needed bragging rights in the telecommunications market.
The Army Communications-Electronics Command is looking for software development, system engineering and support services for Army ground combat programs, including the Global Command and Control System, the Maneuver Control System, the Combat Service Support Control System, and the Common Software family.
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., has asked the General Accounting Office to examine how the GSA's Federal Technology Service awards its Metropolitan Area Award contracts for local telecommunications service.
After months of delay, the Defense Information Systems Agency on April 4 selected WorldCom Inc. for the 10-year, $450 million Defense Research and Engineering Network. Jerry Edgerton of Worldcom said the contract is one of the Pentagon's most valuable technologically-driven networking initiatives.
Paul Kayatta left his position as president of Global Crossing Government Markets to become president of Pragmatics Inc., a systems and software engineering company.
Raytheon Co. filed a protest over the acquisition process for the FAA's En Route Automation Modernization contract, which could be worth as much as $1 billion.
Steve Zaidman sighs when asked why the Federal Aviation Administration continues to take heat over its plans for modernizing the country's air traffic management systems.
