Orincom wins $25 million Navy contract
Orincon Defense, a unit of Orincon Corporation International (OCI), announced Sept. 5 that its Hawaii operation has been selected by the Office of Naval Research to serve as the prime contractor, system architect and integrator for the Navy's Theater Undersea Warfare initiative.
Northrop Grumman awarded Army info operations contract
Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, won a five-year, $300 million contract to provide technical and management support to the Army Land Information Warfare Activity.
Northrop Grumman wins $30 million Pentagon e-commerce deal
Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement worth $30 million over three years to continue providing e-commerce services to the Defense Department.
Inside Track
The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service is looking for a contractor to modernize the source code of Montcrdk 7.52, the software used by the agency to analyze bids it receives for mineral rights.
For country--and market share
After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, Veridian Corp.'s employees rushed to the windows at their Pentagon City headquarters, where they could see the smoke rising into the sky. Many were ex-military, and they watched, frustrated, champing at the bit for a chance to strike back.
Veridian Corp. latest member of billion-dollar club
By purchasing Signal Corp., Veridian Corp. will expand its presence in the defense and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance community. It also will give itself "access to new markets in key civilian agencies, which we believe will become increasingly important as homeland security unfolds," said David Langstaff, president and CEO of Veridian.
HP wins major deal with Veterans Affairs
Hewlett-Packard Co. has won a task order worth more than $225 million to deploy and manage Microsoft software for all agency desktop systems.
CMS lands $60 million Air Force contract
CMS Information Services Inc. will provide a wide range of budget information systems support services to the Secretary of the Air Force.
Initial TSA orders worth $244 million to Unisys
Unisys Corp. will receive $244 million over the next 13 1/2 months for a wide range of outsourcing and infrastructure services under two task orders awarded last week by the Transportation Security Administration.
STG wins Army IT support services task order
The $53 million deal is for an enterprisewide IT infrastructure for the Army Test and Evaluation Command.
Army telecom deal goes to General Dynamics
General Dynamics Network Systems won four delivery orders worth $15.2 million to upgrade and expand the telecommunications infrastructure at several locations.
Unisys wins $36 million GSA task order
The task order from the General Services Administration is to develop a commercial business systems modernization program for the Federal Technology Service.
Veridian joins billion-dollar club
The recently announced $227 million marriage of Veridian Corp. and Signal Corp. is a case where the seller pursued the buyer.
Big fish meets big pond
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young S.A., the $8 billion consulting giant based in Paris, is plotting a fast-track approach to the U.S. federal information technology market.
Firstwave gets $29 million Navy R&D work
Firstwave Secure Intelligent Optical Networks will develop optical network management software and switches.
General Dynamics eyes the civilian life
General Dynamics Corp. has been quietly working to win more business with civilian agencies. Dan Allen of General Dynamics Network Systems said his unit has expanded its offerings and is poised to take advantage of the government's post-Sept. 11 requirements, especially for secure IT infrastructures.
DRC wins Air Force contract
Dynamics Research Corp. won a five-year, $26 million contract to provide technical and acquisition support services to the Air Force's Global Command and Control System program office, part of the Electronic Systems Center.
Appian lands Navy portal contract
Appian Corp., a provider of large-scale, data-driven software solutions, has won a contract with the Navy to provide the technology platform for the service's Knowledge Management Portal, the Arlington, Va., company announced Aug. 19.
CSC asks for employee volunteers to take semi-paid leave
Computer Sciences Corp. confirmed Aug. 16 published reports that it has asked its 66,000 employees to volunteer to take extended leaves of absence ? at least six months ? and receive 20 percent of their pay. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company said it decided to pursue this measure because the global information technology market has been suffering from a slowdown, according to company spokesman Frank Pollare, not because of any specific incident or concern.
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