More cash for networks, surveillance in '04 defense budget request
The Defense Department's fiscal 2004 budget request will include funds to upgrade the department's data networks and surveillance systems.<br>
Boeing, Lockheed Martin win next generation NASA spacecraft work
NASA awarded Boeing Co. $301 million and Lockheed Martin Corp. $53 million to develop flight demonstrator technologies.<br>
Raytheon to launch IT solutions unit
In January, Raytheon Co. will launch Raytheon Information Solutions, a division that will concentrate on information technology offerings.<br>
SI International gets Air Force Space Command work
SI International Inc., McLean, Va., won a contract worth up to $6.6 million to support the Air Force's satellite and launch control systems.<br>
PureEdge to provide Air Force with e-forms
PureEdge Solutions Inc. has been awarded a contract worth about $6.7 million to develop electronic forms for the Air Force, the company announced Nov. 18.
Tech Success: Long-distance collaboration
<FONT SIZE=2>Managing a large software project is difficult enough, but managing one in which the developers work in two different states is even more of a challenge. </FONT>
Microsoft unveils tablet PC
<FONT SIZE=2>Will government agencies replace 99-cent clipboards with $2,300 portable computers? </FONT>
DISA finds widespread open-source use in DoD
The military is bypassing commercial proprietary software in favor open-source software more than it previously assumed, according to a new survey.<br>
SAIC wins $38 million Army task order
A team led by Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order worth up to $38 million to consolidate Army European IT services.
Perot subsidiary gets INS projects
Perot Systems Government Services has won two orders, worth a total of $12 million, to support the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Three land NSA development work
General Dynamics Corp., L-3 Communications Corp. and ViaSat Inc. each won $10 million contracts to help develop an inline encryption device for high-speed classified networks.
CSC extends missile defense support for $270 million
Under the follow-on contract, Computer Sciences Corp. will continue providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the Missile Defense Agency.
SRA wins $20 million missile defense job
SRA International Inc., Fairfax, Va., won a task order to help design an enterprise information management system for the Missile Defense Agency, the company announced Oct. 30. The task order is worth an estimated $20 million, according to the company.
Lockheed Martin catches Tadpole
<FONT SIZE=2>For systems integrators mobilizing military networks, Tadpole Technology Plc. has an attractive product: the only laptop available in the United States built to run the Solaris version of the Unix operating system.</FONT>
CIO investment toolbox
<FONT SIZE=2>Alinean LLC, Orlando, Fla., has released a financial analysis tool kit designed for chief information officers. ValueIT helps CIOs determine which projects promise the highest returns on investment. It also can deliver analytics and metrics to demonstrate the value of proposed IT projects. Modules are offered for storage, server consolidation, security and managed services. Additional modules will be rolled out quarterly. Licensing for the suite begins at $10,000.</FONT>
Reaching out online
<FONT SIZE=2>Last month, the White House officially put government agencies on the path to using Web services, a collection of emerging Web-based open standards for sharing computer programs online. </FONT>
Northrop Grumman wins HHS security work
The task order from the Department of Health and Human Services is to integrate a managed security service from Internet Security Systems Inc. into 12 HHS departments.
Nine integrators share in HHS work
The task order contract calls for information technology services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Vredenburg wins work with NSA, NARA, others
Vredenburg Co. announced eight contracts wins, including work with the National Archives and Records Administration and two jobs with the National Security Agency.
Companies net $50 million in Future Combat Systems subcontracts
The team of lead integrators for the Army's Future Combat Systems program has awarded 46 subcontracts worth more than $50 million to vendors, suppliers and integrators, Boeing Co. of Chicago and Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego announced Oct. 24.
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