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Despite an $893 million outlay on information-sharing networks in the past two years, the Homeland Security and Justice departments do not have effective networks in place, a GAO report states.
GAO: Key elements missing from DHS architecture plan
DHS' most recent enterprise architecture shows improvements but is still missing key pieces and is only of limited usefulness, according to a new GAO report.
Telecom firms get wired for Networx
AT&T Government Solutions, Verizon Federal and Qwest Communications International have hit the ground running trying to build business through the Networx Universal contracts.
State IT consolidation can succeed
Successful IT consolidation in state government usually means culture change, and that can require the deft use of carrots and sticks to overcome resistance.
L-3 finishes Global Communications Solutions purchase
L-3 Communications has completed its purchase of Global Communications Solutions, a provider of portable satellite communications products and equipment.
CACI lands Army communications deal
CACI International won a $91 million task order from the Army to provide communications support to the Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems headquarters.
CapRock closes Arrowhead acquisition
CapRock Communications has completed its purchase of Arrowhead Global Solutions, a supplier of integrated communications solutions.
General Dynamics to install VOIP at Pentagon
General Dynamics won an $18.4 million Defense contract to design and install voice-over-IP for DOD's Renovation and Construction program office.
FCC seeks comments on Frontline spectrum plan
The FCC invited public comments this week on a proposal advanced by Frontline Wireless LLC to set aside a 22 MHz block of radio spectrum for a wireless broadband network for first responders.
CGI to build Washington State child welfare system
CGI Group will design, develop and implement Washington State's next generation child welfare information system through a $16.1 million contract.
Maximus gets Tennessee statewide ERP deal
Maximus Inc. has won a contract worth nearly $70 million from the Tennessee Finance and Administration Department to implement enterprise resource planning software throughout the state government.
Panel: Funding battles ahead for state IT initiatives
Despite revenue growth across state government in recent years, funding for IT will face stiff competition with other priorities over the next several years.
RetrievalWare customers search for transition advice
Convera Corp. is selling its RetrievalWare search business to a Norwegian company, and Convera's federal government customers are bracing for the change.
L-1 snaps up Advanced Concepts
L-1 Identity Solutions will acquire ACI, a provider of IT services to the U.S. intelligence and military communities, for $71.5 million cash.
AT&T touts small business opportunities
As AT&T Government Solutions begins to develop business based on its March win of the GSA's Networx Universal contract, it is recruiting small business partners.
Twenty-four companies get GSA Satcom II awards
GSA awarded Satcom II contracts today to 24 communications companies, including nine small business contractors, to provide next-generation, worldwide satellite services to federal civilian and defense agencies.
Maximus grabs Alabama asset deal
Maximus will perform appraisals of structures covered by the Alabama State Insurance Fund and aggregate the data gathered through a new contract.
DHS data center to forge into new frontier
DHS plans to select a vendor this summer to build a second cross-agency data center, and has directed prospective contractors to propose locations in the Western U.S. to help shield the facility from any major East Coast blackout.
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