Stimulus plan is great, but does it go far enough?

Questions are being raised that the stimulus plan doesn't do enough for broadband.

Koniag captures Social Security IT work

Alaska Native Corporation wins $100 million contract to provide a broad range of IT support to SSA.

To speed transition, GSA quashes Networx protest basis

GSA issues bulletin that says Networx awards are exempt from some provisions of the Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act.

Networx telecom briefs

A roundup of news involving the prime contractors on the Networx contract

GSA enhances tools for Networx procurements

It has built tools for agencies to use in developing Fair Opportunity awards.

NASA making Networx progress

NASA moves videoconferencing to Networx and it moves toward a transition from FTS2001 to Networx.

SRA wins GSA task order for DOD

SRA International Inc. will provide communications and other support services to the Defense Department under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $200 million if all options are exercised.

States stagger under the weight of budget gaps

The budget shortfall situation presents an opportunity for information technology contractors to step in and sell innovative concepts and approaches to states that will generate revenue and drive efficiencies that result in substantial savings, they said.

Northrop wins Air Force education services deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide information technology and management consulting services at the Spaatz Center Research Centers at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Group calls for digital infrastructure stimulus

A $30 billion investment in information technology in a government-led economic stimulus package would create about 949,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new study.

AT&T boosts FEMA communications

AT&T Government Solutions will supply telephony technology to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under three awards potentially worth a total of $50 million.

State and local boost projected from stimulus package

Spending bill likely to boost funds for infrastructure and social institutions.

Schwarzenegger calls for tech consolidation

IT contractors doing business with the state of California might find more large-scale contracting opportunities if the state puts four agencies responsible for different technology programs under one roof.

Verizon gets Army task orders

Verizon Business will begin upgrading voice and data networks at Aberdeen Proving Ground and other Army installations under multiple task orders.

Stimulus bill is no quick cure for struggling economy

It might take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President Barack Obama will have a positive impact on the economy.

Networx awards update

Here is a roundup of the task orders issued and a review of major awards under the Networx contract.

Telecommunications news roundup

New House leader for Internet subcommittee ... Verizon captures NASA deal ... Qwest adds security app.

Networx prime contractors and their teammates

A roundup of the prime contractors and their teammates on the Networx contract.

Stan Soloway | Forging progress on key initiatives

The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction issued a massive report in December, which concluded that the U.S. engagement in Iraq was marked, and to an extent doomed, from the beginning by an under-resourced and undermanned infrastructure.

An eye for opportunity

Last Byte: CACI exec wants to boost company's national security business.