Army Corps of Engineers will manage its own IT
The Army Corps of Engineers will continue to handle nearly $450 million worth of information management and IT work, Corps officials announced today after a heated, 18-month, public-private competition for the contract.
DiPentima: Integrators must roll with changes
Standardization, consolidation and outsourcing have reduced demand for traditional government systems integration while providing new areas of opportunity, Renato DiPentima, SRA International's chief executive, said today at the Washington Technology Top 100 conference for federal contractors.
Gaining speed
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has a well-established reputation as having a knack for growth through acquisitions. Over the years, the company has used its deal-making savvy to build a leading state and local business with annual revenue of nearly $2 billion.
'Teeth and consequences'
While some agencies consider the move to centers of excellence under the Office of Management and Budget's lines of business initiatives for human resources and financial management, others are finding the private sector a viable alternative.
BearingPoint lands IT outsourcing subcontract
BearingPoint won a seven-year, $74 million subcontract from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support San Diego County's enormous IT and telecommunications outsourcing contract.
Florida case offers lessons-learned for outsourcing
While Florida's contract with Convergys Corp. of Cincinnati to consolidate and process human resource services for 32 state agencies has produced substantial benefits, it also serves as a stark example of what can go wrong when a government agency outsources certain functions to the private sector.
OMB: Legislation hampering competitive-sourcing savings
Although competitive-sourcing efforts during the past three fiscal years will likely save the government more than $5 billion, the Office of Management and Budget contends that legislation Congress passed last calendar year will hamper the net benefits of such competitions.
Kenexa buys Knowledge Workers
Kenexa Corp. has acquired Knowledge Workers Inc., a Denver human resources and technology services company.
Ciber checks in for Army hospital IT outsourcing work
Ciber Inc. won a five-year, $13.1 million IT outsourcing contract from the Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Blum: Agencies' A-76 winning down by one-third
Private-sector victories in some of the large competitions in 2005, including a 2,500-employee competition at the Federal Aviation Administration, likely contributed to the dip in the federal employee winning percentage last year.
Northrop Grumman wins $2.5 billion M&O deal with Energy
<font color=CC0000>(Updated)</font> A joint venture led by Northrop Grumman Corp. beat two major competitors to win a five-year $2.5 billion contract from the Energy Department to manage and operate the Nevada Test Site.
GAO finds most states offshore human services tech support
Most states offshore at least a portion of the IT work needed to operate federal human services programs for food stamps, child support enforcement, family assistance programs and unemployment insurance, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Not too hot, not too cold ?
A-76 competitions may be one of those issues that, if industry isn't happy with it and the unions aren't happy with it, maybe the process is just about right.
The A-76 dilemma
When Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $1.9 billion competitive sourcing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration just over a year ago, the company was ecstatic.
Northrop Grumman wins $667 million San Diego County outsourcing deal
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted this week to finalize a seven-year, $667 million contract for Northrop Grumman Corp. to take over the county's IT and telecommunications operations.
Report: State and local outsourcing to grow 75 percent by 2010
Spurred by the need to replace outdated systems and to offset anticipated future government IT workforce shortages, state and local governments are expected to increase their spending on IT outsourcing from $10 billion in fiscal 2005 to $18 billion by fiscal 2010, according to a report by Input Inc.
EDS, Mubadala win Persian Gulf outsourcing venture
A joint venture between EDS Corp. and a company in the United Arab Emirates won a 10-year, $110 million IT contract with the water and electricity authority of the city of Abu Dhabi.
Unisys inks New Zealand driver's licensing deal
The New Zealand government will continue to rely on Unisys Corp. to collect and safeguard the country's vehicle and driver information under a new contract.
Report: Federal IT outsourcing accelerates
IT outsourcing by the federal government is expected to grow more than $5 billion over the next four years, according to a report released this week by the Reston, Va., market research firm Input Inc.
EPA opens competition for help desk services in Boston facility
The Environmental Protection Agency has started the clock on a study to determine whether IT maintenance services in its Boston office should be outsourced to the private sector or retained within the agency.
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