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Jennifer Freer

Western Data Gets $7.3 Million Extension on Defense Work

The Defense Department extended the Materiel Requirements Planning II contract with Western Data Systems with additional funding of $7.3 million for one year, the company said.

NASA, Carnegie Mellon Tap Industry Partners for Consortium

Carnegie Mellon University, NASA Ames Research Center and 12 information technology companies have banded together to form the High Dependability Computing Consortium.

Dec. 6 FTS2000 Deadline Passes, Old Contracts Extended

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service reached an agreement Dec. 7 with AT&T Corp. and Sprint Corp. to extend the FTS2000 bridge contracts for long-distance telecommunications services, the GSA said.

KPMG: State, Local E-Gov Initiatives Need More Work

State and local public officials must make better use of electronic government in order to keep up with citizen demands for more innovative and convenient services, according to a new report by KPMG LLP and KPMG Consulting LLC.

Dec. 6 FTS2000 Deadline Passes, Old Contract is Extended

The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service reached an agreement Dec. 7 with AT&T Corp. and Sprint Corp. to extend the FTS2000 bridge contracts for long-distance telecommunications services, the GSA said.

Sytel Launches Air Force Information Portal

Sytel Inc., Bethesda, Md., has launched a pilot Web site for the Air Force that will consolidate data from hundreds of legacy systems into a single point of access for service officials.