Chicago extends Unisys managed services contract
Chicago has given Unisys Corp. a three-year contract extension, worth about $34 million, for outsourcing services to manage the city's distributed information technology infrastructure.
War shapes IT priorities
U.S. troops now marching on Baghdad face the deadly prospect of close-in, door-to-door fighting when they reach the city.
Sprint launching secure intranet for government customers
Sprint Communications Corp. is preparing to offer government customers a new IP-based intranet solution designed to meet the growing security and performance needs of federal and state agencies.
Multiple-award contracts grow strong as other vehicles fall
Government agencies are making less use of contracts awarded through open competition and more use of General Services Administration schedules, according to a new market-research study.
Netsec adds execs to management team
The new head of Network Security Technologies Corp. is bringing in a fresh team of executives as one of his first orders of business.
3-D simulation gives bird's-eye view of Baghdad
When U.S. soldiers swarm the streets of Baghdad, they are hoping to find themselves in familiar neighborhoods.
BearingPoint bags Afghanistan contract
Consulting firm BearingPoint Inc. has won a second contract to play a role in restructuring the economic environment of Afghanistan.
EDS rewarded for dumping Brown
EDS Corp. continues to reap benefits in the stock market from the departure of Richard Brown, chairman and chief executive officer.
Cooper: Homeland Security spending should pick up in June
It will be at least June before the new Homeland Security Department is in a position to begin spending money on new information technology initiatives, the department's CIO says.
EDS: Brown's firing won't rattle government business
The sudden departure of Richard Brown, chairman and chief executive of EDS, should not have any impact on the company's government unit, a company spokeswoman says.
Recruitment costs questioned
<FONT SIZE=2>The Transportation Security Administration and Pearson Government Solutions, which recruited thousands of airport passenger screeners for the agency, have come under fire following a report that Pearson recruiters indulged in posh -- and unnecessary -- accommodations at a resort in Colorado. TSA and Pearson officials vigorously disputed the charges.</FONT>
Cybersecurity downgraded?
<FONT SIZE=2>The decision by the White House to eliminate the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and fold its responsibilities into the new Department of Homeland Security is raising concerns that cybersecurity is losing the attention of the Bush administration.</FONT>
AT&T to connect Capitol Hill buildings to local fiber network
<FONT SIZE=2>	AT&T Corp. is connecting 14 government buildings on Capitol Hill to a newly expanded local fiber network in order to compete for the phone, data, video and broadband business at the Senate, House, General Accounting Office and other locations. </FONT>
Embedded in war: Contractors give crucial support to military
<FONT SIZE=2>U.S. military ships riding at anchor in the Persian Gulf are loaded with the equipment, fuel and supplies needed by the Marine Corps to fight in Iraq. But the people carrying out the day-to-day operations on the Marines' prepositioning ships are not sailors or Marines, but employees of Honeywell International Inc.</FONT>
Netsec secures funding, names new leader
Network Security Technologies Corp. has raised $10 million to expand its focus on global enterprise and government customers.
Security deadlines for immigration processes at risk
Meeting the deadline for an entry-exit system to track foreigners will be a challenge, federal officials say.
Unisys picks Reliable for TSA subcontract
Reliable Integration Services Inc. has been picked as a subcontractor to provide information technology support for networking more than 400 commercial airports for the Transportation Security Administration.
AT&T lands IRS toll-free service contract
AT&T Corp.'s government unit won a $180 million Internal Revenue Service contract to provide toll-free phone services for the 130 million calls made each year to the IRS.
CNSI navigates protest-filled path to Energy contract
For a Rockville, Md., IT services company, an $81 million contract comes after two protests, a cancellation and a stop-work order.
Anteon wins $10 million BPA from Defense Comptroller
Anteon International Corp. has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement worth up to $10 million by the Defense Department's Office of the Comptroller.
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