Science Applications International Corp. has won a $18.4 million contract from the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center for support services for information assurance and radio frequency engineering systems and programs.
With funding still unsteady for new state and local technology projects, contractors are focusing on opportunities fueled by federal grants, especially for homeland security and public safety.
After a Salt Lake City newspaper last month revealed that customer service calls for a state-run unemployment program were being answered in India, Utah citizens began phoning government offices throughout the state.
ManTech International Corp. has won a five-year, $22.5 million contract from the National Security Agency to provide engineering and maintenance support.
The health care sector carries substantial risk for companies unfamiliar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Information Technology Association of America says in its white paper, "HIPAA and its Legal Implications for Health Care Information Technology Solution Providers."
The San Francisco Bay area is the No. 1 location for wireless Internet accessibility in the nation, according to the annual "Most Unwired Cities" survey, published this week by Intel Corp.
A state's administrative agency is one of the first places contractors should look for DHS' grant money, which begins its flow through these agencies, said Mark Dozier, branch chief for the eastern division with the State and Local Operations Directorate in DHS' Office of Domestic Preparedness. Dozier spoke this morning at a grant seminar sponsored by market research firm Input Inc.
Howard Stern was appointed chief executive officer of Federal Solutions Group LLC, the company announced today. Stern previously was senior vice president for the market research firm Federal Sources Inc.
Cubic Defense Applications Inc. has won a $2.2 million contract from the Air Force to provide support and equipment for air combat training missions, the company announced today.
Maximus Inc. has won new contracts totaling $13.3 million with three states to provide school-based Medicaid claims services, the company announced today. The state agencies are the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the Kentucky Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Management and Budget.
Governments need performance standards to measure their ability to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents, a top private sector official said today.
Despite pervasive problems, government and industry have taken some positive steps toward creating interoperable wireless communications in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
When Anaheim, Calif., Police Chief Roger Baker met with Homeland Security Department officials last September in Washington to see about getting grant money for a regional emergency management system, he brought along four officials from EDS Corp. "It was a chance for Anaheim to get its idea before a federal department for both awareness and validation," said <b>Steve Hutchens</b>, client industry executive for homeland security and one of the EDS officials who accompanied Baker.
