The Federal Aviation Administration has been told to rethink its decision to award a sole-source contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to modernize the FAA's en route traffic control system.
Science Applications International Corp. reported its revenue for the first quarter of 2001 grew 16 percent over the same period last year, reaching $1.44 billion. The company attributed its results to continuing success in the government and commercial markets.
Science Applications International Corp. and the Boeing Co. have been selected as part of a team led by the University of Hawaii to operate and manage the Maui Supercomputer Center.
House lawmakers June 13 strongly criticized the General Services Administration's handling of Metropolitan Area Acquisition telecommunications contracts, questioning whether the agency would achieve anticipated savings because of the slow transition to the new contracts.
Companies that provide information security services are beginning to reap the benefits of a little-noticed cybersecurity law that took effect in November 2000 and is now exerting its influence over federal agencies throughout the government.
The same day AT&T Corp. won a $5 million judgment against the government for lost revenue under a long-distance contract with the Treasury Department, the telecom giant announced it would appeal the award and fight for a larger share of the $140 million sought in its original claim.
Sprint Corp. and WorldCom Inc. have largely completed moving agencies from the old FTS2000 contract for long-distance services to the newer FTS2001 vehicle.
A team led by Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract to design and build a training and simulation system called the One Semi-Automated Forces Objective System Program for the Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $125 million contract to develop and field the En Route Communications Gate for the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency announced June 11.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Boeing Co. each unveiled plans June 6 to improve the capacity of the air traffic control system in the United States and cut down on delays that have afflicted commercial airlines and travelers.
The Michael Baker Corp. won a contract worth up to $25 million over five years from the Navy Atlantic Division for professional planning and engineering services to help the Navy align its shore facilities with evolving missions and threats.
AT&T Corp. has been awarded a $5 million judgment by General Services Administration's Board of Contract Appeals, far less than the $140 million the company was seeking in its claim against the federal agency. The decision, handed down May 18, gave New York-based AT&T the money as compensation for lost revenue the company claimed should have been generated under FTS2000, the GSA's mandatory long-distance contract put in place in 1988.
The Transportation Department's Transportation Acquisition Service Center selected contractors for its seven-year, $980 million Specialized Technical and Technology User Support (STATUS) contract May 21.
An equity group that has been snapping up technology companies in recent years has created what industry analysts think could be a major new player in the government market for converged voice, video and data networks.
Fed Outsourcing Panel to Meet: The Commercial Activity Panel, formed to study issues on how the federal government decides what to outsource to the private sector, will hold its first public hearing June 11 in Washington.
The Air Force announced May 23 it has awarded a five-year, $49.8 million contract to BAE Systems Portal Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Plc, Farnborough, U.K.
