Arinc launches new standard for boarding passes
Arinc Inc.'s JADE standard describes how bar code technology can be used to encode, print, and decode passenger data normally on magnetic-stripe boarding passes.
Homeland Security gets help with HR plan
Orizon Inc. has won a $1.2 million contract from the Homeland Security Department to help develop the department's human capital strategic plan.
PeopleSoft earns federal certification
PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 8.8 received certification from the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP), the company said.
Business Objects details integration of Crystal Decisions
Government users of Crystal Reports, the popular data reporting tool, can rest easy knowing the product's new owner won't force an integrated suite of business intelligence tools down their throats.
CACI to buy IT consulting company
CACI International Inc. plans to acquire IT consulting firm CMS Information Services Inc., the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The companies expect to close the deal this quarter.
GAO: Better IT planning, management needed
Government agencies must continue to improve IT planning and performance measurement, as well as investment management, according to a report by the General Accounting Office.<br>
Defense Department releases list of top contractors
The Defense Department awarded prime contracts in fiscal 2003 totaling $209 billion, $28.2 billion more than in fiscal 2002.Lockheed Martin Corp. tops the agency's list of top 10 prime contractors for 2003, with contracts worth $21.9 billion.
Boeing gets contract extension from DHS
Boeing Co. will continue its work on aviation security measures under a deal with the Homeland Security Department . The follow-on contact is worth $198 million.
SAIC grabs professional services firm
Science Applications International Corp. has acquired Aquidneck Management Associates Ltd., a Newport, R.I., professional services company.
D.C. picks Cisco for metro network
The District of Columbia has chosen networking equipment from Cisco Systems Inc. to help build its $93 million metropolitan network.
Cybersecurity chief: Total security not realistic
It is impossible to eliminate attacks such as the recent MyDoom worm and others, but the government has taken significant steps to keep federal systems safe, the head of cybersecurity at the Homeland Security Department says.
DoD looks to head off future MyDoom worms
A subsidiary of San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. won a contract to develop a prototype system that will protect military networks from malicious software, such as the recent MyDoom worm.
Tech Success: EMC helps Pentagon keep running
Business continuity, the process of ensuring that computer systems run in the event of an emergency, is receiving fresh attention in the government market, and not only because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In an increasingly networked world, business continuity has come to mean something new.
Return of the supercomputers
In late January, the National Science Foundation flipped the switch on the first phase of its TeraGrid supercomputing project. By lashing together large-scale computing systems at research centers around the country, the TeraGrid project is capable of 4.5 teraflops of computing power that can be used for everything from astrophysics to biomolecular research.
Raytheon lands education contract
Raytheon Co. has won a 10-year, $168 million contract for work on the Education Department's Common Services for Borrowers program.
Energy funds for computing research to hold steady
The Energy Department's fiscal 2005 budget request includes $204 million for its Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, a slight increase over 2004 funding.
NSF to invest heavily in nanotechnology
The National Science Foundation is seeking $305 million to fund research into nanotechnology, which is the research and development of technologies at the atomic, molecular and macromolecular level.
Lockheed integrates air and space systems
Lockheed Martin Corp. has built a prototype system that integrates air and space command and control capabilities for the Air Force and U.S. Strategic Command.
Lockheed teams with Northrop on new radar system
Lockheed Martin Corp. has chosen Northrop Grumman Corp. as its primary teammate and subcontractor in the competition to develop the Air Force's space-based radar.
Lockheed deploys new air surveillance system
System provides NORAD with an integrated, real-time picture of North American airspace.
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