Anteon wins $10 million Army contract
Anteon International Corp. it won a five-year contract, valued at $10.8 million, to provide information technology support services for the Army Network Engineering and Telecommunications Activity.
Ciber adds Army Corps of Engineers win
Ciber Inc. announced it won a five-year, multimillion dollar information technology services support contract from the Army Corps of Engineers.
Northrop Grumman to support Joint Forces Command
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced it will provide IT services to assist the U.S. Joint Forces Command with future requirements.
Doing Business with the Department of Agriculture
What it does: The Agriculture Department is largely associated with keeping a watch on the nation's food, particularly to ensure the safety of meat, poultry and egg products. It runs federal food and nutrition programs, such as food stamps, school breakfast and lunch programs and the Women-Infants-Children program. It monitors animal and plant safety and health. It protects national forests and grasslands and encourages conservancy of soil, water and wildlife on private lands; provides housing and conveniences to rural America; leads research on food and nutrition matters; and assists farmers and the hungry worldwide.
Bill threatens Bush's sourcing strategy
The Bush administration's effort to increase the number of public-private competitions could be derailed under legislation recently passed by the House.
More temporary IT spending freezes on the way
The Office of Management and Budget intends to temporarily freeze more information technology spending to eliminate redundant IT investments among federal agencies, according to a White House official.
Anteon nets $35 million in military contracts
Anteon International Corp. won two contracts worth nearly $35 million for a range of technical and engineering services to the Navy and Air Force.
Infotech and the Law: Corporate Scandals and a contractor's responsibility
News of a corporate scandal,like the accounting troubles recently disclosed by companies such as Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc., can significantly affect a company's business in the federal as well as commercial marketplace.
Two named CSC federal VPs
<FONT SIZE=2>Computer Sciences Corp. named Tim Sheahan as president of its new Enforcement, Security and Intelligence Division, and Pat Ways as president of business development for its Federal Sector business unit. </FONT>
Tech provisions in security bills
<FONT SIZE=2>	The House bill setting up the new Department of Homeland Security, H.R. 5005, includes several key technology provisions. One offers antitrust, civil liability and Freedom of Information Act exemptions to companies or individuals who voluntarily provide ordinarily private information about threats, vulnerabilities and intrusions upon the nation's critical infrastructure. </FONT>
E-government funds uncertain
<FONT SIZE=2>	House and Senate appropriators differ in the amount of money they would approve for the administration's e-government fund, which has been used on some of the Office of Management and Budget's 24 e-gov initiatives. </FONT>
Eyeing the civilian life
<FONT SIZE=2>General Dynamics Corp.'s aggressive moves to position itself as an information technology provider to the Defense Department are well known. But the company also has been quietly working to win more business with civilian agencies, especially by leveraging its engineering and network talents developed for defense customers.</FONT>
Publishing system modernization
<FONT SIZE=2>The Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center in New Orleans is looking for integration and application support for its electronic publishing system. The system is comprised of IBM servers, EMC software, Sun workstations and Windows 2000 software.</FONT>
IRS seeks COTS software, support
<FONT SIZE=2>The Internal Revenue Service intends to award a contract for PC-based, commercial, off-the-shelf actuarial software and support services, including software maintenance, technical support services, professional actuarial services and training.</FONT>
NIST needs custom software
<FONT SIZE=2>The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs an interface for a high-speed arbitrary bit stream generator in order to further the aims of the AC Josephson voltage standard. </FONT>
The E-Team: Mark Forman & Co.
The Office of Management and Budget's e-government management team met July 16 met with the Washington Technology and Government Computer News editorial staffs to discuss the administration's e-gov progress and what the future holds. Participating OMB staff members included Mark Forman, associate director of OMB for information technology and e-government.
New A-76 draft almost ready
<FONT SIZE=2>	A draft of a new version of OMB's A-76 circular is almost complete, Angela Styles, administrator of OMB's Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said recently at a congressional hearing.</FONT>
Boeing dons integrator cap
<FONT SIZE=2>	Long known for its aerospace capabilities, the Boeing Co. has quietly emerged as a leading systems integrator in the Army's effort to transform its soldiers into 21st century warfighters.</FONT>
Lockheed Martin taps SGI tools for Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin Corp. bought about $6 million worth of visualization solutions from SGI Federal, the government division of Silicon Graphics Inc., to support Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter contract.
OMB names deputy director for management
The Senate unanimously confirmed Aug. 1 President Bush's appointment of Mark Everson as deputy director for management in the Office of Management and Budget.
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