GAO concludes Accenture, others, use tax havens
The General Accounting Office has concluded that four of the 100 largest federal contractors are incorporated offshore in tax haven countries as a way of lowering their corporate taxes
Government telecom market growing, wireless fastest of all
Wireless voice and data services are going to become an ever-larger portion of the government telecommunications market over the next several years, according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan Inc.
Cybersecurity: White House plan boosts funding, requirements for federal agencies
Whatever the White House's new draft cybersecurity plan lacked in specific requirements for the private sector, it more than made up for in proposed spending to improve security at federal agencies.
Federal spending through GWACs more than doubles
Federal agencies are making much greater use of governmentwide agency contracts, or GWACs, to meet their information technology requirements. Technology-related orders from GWACs have more than doubled over the past four years, from $1.1 billion in fiscal year 1997 to $2.4 billion in 2001, according to Input Inc., a Chantilly, Va. market research and consulting company.
Startup pays $223 million for Getronics government unit
DigitalNet Inc. is acquiring Getronics Government Solutions, the U.S. subsidiary of the Dutch company Getronics NV. The purchase is expected to be complete in November.
SRA snares $27 million order for services to Defense Department office
SRA International Inc. won a task order worth up to $27 million over five years to provide database design and development and other information technology services to the Defense Manpower Data Center, the company announced Sept. 30.
CSC chosen for $75 million Space Command task order
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide information technology services to support missile defense and other space-related missions of the Air Force Space Command. The task order, awarded by the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service through its Information Technology Solutions contract, calls for CSC to perform operations and maintenance, help desk and engineering support for enterprise networks supported by the command's directorate of command, control, communications and computers.
Three land counterterrorism contract worth $690 million
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency chose three companies as prime contractors to develop and test solutions to counter the threat posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to enhance the agency's counterterrorism and homeland defense capabilities. The prime contractors on the indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract are the IIT Research Institute, Science Applications International Corp. and Applied Research Associates Inc.
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<FONT SIZE=2>When U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan capture suspected al Qaeda terrorists, they are required to take the detainees' fingerprints, photos, names and other personal information. </FONT>
CACI to purchase Acton Burnell
CACI International Inc. will acquire all outstanding stock of Acton Burnell Inc., a privately held information technology company with fiscal 2002 revenue of $28.4 million. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Biometrics moves to center stage
<FONT SIZE=2>When U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan capture suspected al Qaeda terrorists, they are required to take the detainees' fingerprints, photos, names and other personal information. </FONT>
Raytheon denies problems with STARS
Raytheon Co., is disputing news reports that an air traffic control software system it is about to introduce at an East Coast airport has major flaws. The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS, is a $1.3 billion project to replace outdated computer equipment used to control air traffic within 50 miles of an airport. The General Accounting Office issued a report Sept. 17 asserting that some critical software issues remained to be resolved by Raytheon before the system is deployed in Philadelphia.
DynCorp wins $867 million task order for EPA work
DynCorp has been awarded a seven-year task order to provide enterprisewide information technology and telecommunications support services to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lockheed Martin to take on FBI project
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $56 million contract to help the FBI design and develop a new information technology refreshment project for the bureau's Criminal Justice Information Services division in Clarksburg, W.Va.
Manugistics expands government practice
Manugistics Group Inc. announced Sept. 16 it has reorganized and expanded its government practice, forming a new government, aerospace and defense practice.
IDT to acquire division of BAE Systems
Integrated Defense Technologies Inc. of Huntsville, Ala., announced Sept. 13 that it will buy BAE Systems Advanced Systems operation in Gaithersburg, Md. IDT will pay the Farnborough, U.K., company $146 million in cash.
Forecast: Fed computer system spending to exceed $18 billion
Federal government spending on computer systems will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent, from $12 billion in fiscal 2002 to more than $18 billion in 2007, according to a report released Sept. 12 by Input Inc.
CDC taps TRW for $511 million IT contract
TRW Inc. has won a 7-year contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and support information systems that aid CDC public health research, surveillance and intervention efforts.
ACS wins NASA education work
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a $6.6 million contract with NASA's Glenn Research Center to operate a mobile aerospace education laboratory and to install similar laboratories in high-tech classrooms.
CSC tapped for $50 million TSA support contract
Computer Sciences Corp. announced Sept. 10 that it won a $50 million subcontract from Unisys Corp. to provide enterprise integration and other information technology services to the Transportation Security Administration.
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