CSC lands $31 million order for INS system
Computer Sciences Corp. won a task order to provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with a new system to verify the immigration status of non-U.S. citizens applying for federal, state and local benefits.
Inside Track
The Defense Visual Information directorate of the American Forces Information Service has released a draft request for proposals to acquire a Visual Information Management System.
Shift to GPS navigation slowed, but still steady
A new plan will continue ? but slow ? modernizing the U.S. transportation system to use the global positioning system as the primary navigation means.
Titan lands $189 million defense contract
Titan System Corp.'s Defense & Intelligence Systems Group has won a U.S. Special Operations Command contract for enterprise integration technology. "This latest win significantly expands on the work that Titan Systems has been doing in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command for the past 13 years," said Gene Ray, Titan's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
Anteon lands $27 million Navy contract
Anteon Corp. has been awarded a contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center to support the Aegis shipbuilding program.
Qwest, Loudcloud score Freddie Mac Web services
Qwest Cyber Solutions and Loudcloud Inc. have been tapped by Freddie Mac to run its Home Value Suite of Web-based products, the companies announced. The products are supposed to speed the home-buying process for consumers.
NSA makes information assurance designations
The National Security Agency has developed an evaluation program for government and industry organizations seeking to improve the security of their information technology systems and networks.
GSA, GovWorks ready to rumble
Later this month, the first salvo in a competition for government business will be fired, but it won't be contractors dueling for the latest federal opportunity. Instead, the General Services Administration will face off against GovWorks, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service franchise fund.
DISA selects nine companies for $2 billion Encore contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency announced March 13 that it has selected nine awardees for its seven-year, $2 billion Encore contract, the successor to Defense Enterprise Integration Services II.
House committee questions Global Crossing on military contract
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is investigating the Pentagon's controversial decision to award and then rescind a $400 million telecommunications contract to troubled Global Crossing Ltd. Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., and other top committee members have asked the company to provide all records related to the Defense Research and Engineering Network contract.
Avaya gets Treasury purchase agreement
Avaya Inc. has won a blanket purchase agreement to provide voice and data solutions to the agency and its bureaus.
GAO: OMB falls short in managing info resources
A report says the agency lacks a strategic vision for managing the government's information resources as it embarks in the war on terrorism.
Anteon, CACI join chase for investors
Anteon Corp., led by president Joseph Kampf, has scheduled its initial public offering for today, setting its opening share price at $18. Meanwhile, CACI International Inc. said it is making a secondary offering of about 4.3 million shares, priced at $35 a share.
Tier Technologies buys KPMG Consulting unit
Tier Technologies Inc. has reached an agreement with KPMG Consulting to acquire its government solutions center.
CSC lands $25 million NASA contract
Computer Sciences Corp. announced it has been awarded a two-year, $25 million contract to provide a broad range of information technology services to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NCS Pearson lands $140 million INS contract
The solutions business unit will manage and operate an INS customer service center.
CSC lands $30 million Navy deal
Computer Sciences Corp. has won a contract with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division to provide software engineering support for the Navy Training Management and Planning System.
Northrop Grumman bid for TRW turns hostile
TRW's board of directors rejected Northrop Grumman's unsolicited bid to purchase the company.
DREN held up again, but winner may already be picked
The Defense Information Systems Agency has asked bidders to extend their bids to April 18.
Online Extra: Full transcript of Alfred Mockett interview
Alfred Mockett, who joined American Management Systems Inc. as chairman and chief executive officer Dec. 1, has given himself 120 days to craft a vision and articulate a strategy for the systems integrator. AMS has struggled recently, and Feb. 21 it reported 2001 earnings of $15.9 million?a more than 60-percent decline from 2000.
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