A federal judge in Delaware ordered Winstar Communications Inc. to continue supplying services for one more day after the bankruptcy auction for the troubled company was delayed a second time. A teleconference hearing is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 18. At that time the company is expected to switch its filing to Chapter 7 liquidation.
The end of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s global telecommunications business does not signal the end of the company's involvement in the telecom industry. Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., continues to lead a team pursuing the Federal Aviation Administration's multibillion-dollar telecom infrastructure project, known as FTI.
Documentum Inc. has acquired privately held Bulldog Group, a move that will enable Documentum to offer its government customers an expanding array of products and services for managing digital assets.
The federal government's transition to the FTS2001 long-distance contract is complete, with Sprint Communications Corp. and WorldCom Inc. taking over as the two primary long-distance providers. A few federal offices had their lines disconnected when AT&T Corp.'s contract expired at midnight Dec. 6, said a General Services Administration. AT&T, a holder of the FTS2000 contract, had provided long-distance services to agencies under a "bridge contract" while they switched to FTS2001.
The General Services Administration's new $200 million Connections telecommunications program is drawing fire from critics who say its scope of services is so broad that few companies will profit from winning a spot on the contract.
The General Services Administration is gearing up to evaluate comments from 167 companies on the creation of GovNet, a new, secure intranet for federal agencies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants a contractor to provide technical assistance for systems engineering, design and review, integration and project management support activities for its Information Technology Services Directorate.
Computer Sciences Corp. won a $229 million contract extension from the Education Department's Office of Student Financial Assistance for work at the student loan data center, the company announced Dec. 5. The extension pushes CSC's work to 2011.
Battelle Memorial Institute won a $350 million contract to provide logistics support to the Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, the Army National Guard and other Defense Department, federal, state and local agencies.
ManTech International Corp. is looking to raise up to $92 million through an initial public offering of stock, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The General Accounting Office is questioning whether the State Department is prepared to handle a worldwide rollout of a new knowledge management system.
A State Department project to streamline information sharing is being touted as a model for other federal agencies. Dean Thorsell of Science Applications International Corp. said, "By coming up with a solution for the State Department, you end up coming up with a solution for problems that many agencies have."
A State Department project to streamline information sharing among federal agencies in overseas embassies and consulates is being touted as a model for improving interagency collaboration here in the United States as well.
