Agency changes name to reflect intelligence capabilities

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has changed its to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a name the government says reflects its broader mission.<br>

ACS wins Education deal with $2 billion potential

Affiliated Computer Service Inc. has won a contract that could be worth more than $2 billion over 10 years to process Education Department student loans.

FPDS in midst of system overhaul

There's an old saying that if you torture the numbers long enough, they'll tell you whatever you want to hear. But the numbers coming out of the Federal Procurement Data System have long been known to have problems that can interfere with their ability to tell anything, such as lack of timeliness, inconsistency and reporting errors.

SI International lands AF Space Command order

SI International Inc. has won a task order to support command and control modernization engineering and technical services to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Report: IT spending continues strong growth

While Congress has not yet completed its appropriations work for fiscal 2004, one market research firm believes the upcoming year is going to be a strong one for information technology and technology-based services.

Report: IT spending continues strong growth

While Congress has not yet completed its appropriations work for fiscal 2004, one market research firm believes the upcoming year is going to be a strong one for information technology and technology-based services.

WorldCom wins $250 million contract from Virginia

WorldCom Inc. has won a 10-year, $250 million contract from Virginia to provide advanced voice, data and Internet communications services, the company announced today.

Itronix wins $11 million Army laptop order, other business

Itronix Corp. has won two contracts worth more than $11 million to provide more than 2,200 ruggedized laptop computers to the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.

Northrop Grumman wins postal service contract

The company's information technology division will continue to provide depot-level repairs and inventory and ordering system management.

Johnson Controls wins S. Calif. security contract

Johnson Controls Inc. won a contract from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to provide security and monitoring for water resources.

Anteon wins $20 million Navy contract

Anteon International Corp. won a contract to support the southwest division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the company announced today. The contract is for one year with four option years, and is worth $20 million if all options are exercised.

Force 3 lands $27.5 million in financing

Force 3 Inc. has secured a $27.5 million revolving credit facility from Transamerica Distribution Finance Corp. to fund an expansion and working capital needs.

IRS rolls out online tools for tax pros

The Internal Revenue Service has introduced Internet-based business tools for tax professionals, developed by Computer Sciences Corp.

DHS tech budget to rise

The Department of Homeland Security will increase steadily its spending on information technology products and services during the next five years as it pushes to integrate existing systems and get new ones in place.

China gives NASA a boost

For NASA, it could be Sputnik all over again. China's successful launch of a manned spacecraft in October will help boost NASA's information technology budget during the next five years, according to a new report released by the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association.

NASA picks Barrios for space station integration project

Barrios Technology Inc. won a $145.1 million for mission integration services from NASA to support the International Space Station

CSC wins $200M contract extension from Postal Service

Computer Sciences Corp. won two five-year follow-on contracts to provide management and logistics support services for five U.S. Postal mail transport repair facilities.

DigitalNet wins airport authority work

DigitalNet Inc. has won a $25.9 million contract from the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority to support the networking needs of Washington, D.C.-area airports.

Sprint to provide communications to U.S. bases

The Navy Exchange Service Command has selected Sprint Corp. to provide communications services to personnel at 93 Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard bases.

Alion purchasing nuclear engineering services firm

Alion Science and Technology Corp. is acquiring Innovative Technology Solutions Corp., an engineering services firm that specializes in nuclear technology and systems and software development.