Unisys to deliver IT services to Silicon Valley city

Unisys Corp. has won a seven-year information technology contract with the city of Santa Clara, Calif., that has an estimated value of $20 million.

Indiana fires IBM from $1.3 billion welfare contract

Indiana fires IBM as the prime contractor on a $1.34 billion contract to overhaul the state's welfare system.

Auditors slam Northrop’s $2B Virginia outsourcing contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. has been sharply criticized by state auditors for its handling of a $2 billion contract to manage Virginia information technology infrastructure. The company disputed those findings.

KBR Iraq win opens future opportunities

KBR emphasizes strengths as it chases and wins the next phase of a contract that could propel it to more work supporting troops in Iraq.

Inside Lockheed's $3B Hanford win

Lockheed Martin spent years chasing the Hanford site until it won the $3 billion Hanford Mission Support contract.

10 stories you've been following

A roundup of news stories that received the most traffic on the Washington Technology Web site during the month of September.

Did NMCI re-compete force Dell to make services play?

The Navy Marine Corps Intranet was an important contract for Dell, and it saw that business threatened when Hewlett-Packard acquired EDS, the prime contractor.

CSC wins $500M TSA infrastructure deal

Computer Sciences Corp. wins $2 billion contract to manage all of the information technology infrastructure for the Transportation Security Administration.

Perot deal kicks off Dell's evolution

As Dell feels the pressure to build a services business, more deals in the government space could be in the offing.

Baroni to raise Eclat Consulting from BearingPoint's ashes

Greg Baroni explains how his new venture will parlay its purchase of the remaining BearingPoint contracts and employees to aggressively find a niche in the federal contracting market.

Equinix unveils plans for new area data center

Equinix Inc. has unveiled plans to build two new data centers, one of them a 152,000-square-foot International Business Exchange center in Ashburn, Va.

BAE moves to new IT service model with Treasury win

BAE Systems Inc. has designed an information technology services model for the Treasury Department that addresses specific capital investments, service-level agreements and pricing needs.

Is the government trying to steal your best employees?

Contractors are concerned by what they view as poaching when federal agencies aggressively look to hire their experienced information technology professionals.

Coast Guard readies professional services contract

The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate is preparing to isssue a request for proposal for a large professional services contract.

U.K. agency updates model contract for IT services

A United Kingdom government agency has published its latest version of a model contract for public-sector information technology procurements.

Federal market retains strong investment appeal

Although forecasting the federal market has become more complicated and more uncertain, the relative stability of both large and small contractors and their growth potential makes for sound investment.

Contractor controversy: An illegal relationship or good business?

The relationship between a contractor and a customer is fraught with real and perceived dangers.

IT services sector holds steady in soft economy

Even though the trends for federal information technology and professional services firms look solid during the next few years, government spending pressures and the trend toward insourcing are giving investors reason to worry.

Accenture shareholders give thumbs up to Ireland move

The shareholders of Accenture Ltd. have approved a proposal by the company’s board made earlier this year to shift the company’s place of incorporation from Bermuda to Ireland.

OMB wants employee, contractor balance

Agencies should find the best balance between contractors and employees in their workforces, the Office of Management and Budget says.