SAIC announced Thursday that Rex Ballard has been appointed the general manager of the Commercial Business Services Business Unit. Ballard has served as the acting director of the unit since July 2009. Ballard has served at SAIC for over 20 years in a variety of areas. Prior to serving at SAIC, Ballard held other high level positions in the private sector... 

The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded a $76 million contract to ManTech International. The one year contract with four possible extensions will provide the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) with ITInformation Technology support. NMEC’s mission is to exploit captured media to understand US adversaries. ManTech will cover day-to-day... 

The US Army has awarded Stanley Inc. a contract to assist the Material Command of the Army. The award, worth $118.7 million, is to last five years with exercise of options. The contract requires Stanley Inc. to provide maintenance for and help sustain the Integrated Material Management Operations System. The contract will help support the Army’s... 

The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract to provide a low-frequency sonar for Navy helicopters. The contract, worth $81.1 million, requires Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems division to produce and deliver 23 sonar systems. Raytheon has already provided 26 of the sonar systems and is under contract for an additional 80. The sonar, known as... 

Juniper Networks announced Thursday that they have reached a new agreement with IBM. IBM now provides Juniper Networks’ Ethernet networking products to its customers. The agreement also extends the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer) agreement that IBM will include SRX Series Service Gateways manufactured byBudget... 

Qwest has been chosen byBudget Year the Paisley National Directory Assistance Performance Index for leading the industry in directory assistance calls. This is the 11th consecutive time that Qwest has been chosen for the honor. The Paisley Index comes from customer satisfaction surveys for directory assistance. Qwest ranked number 1 in all three categories.... 

Today, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced that itInformation Technology has been awarded a prime contract byBudget Year the Federal Aviation Administration (FAAFederal Aviation Administratioin) to provide program management and technical services in support of the agency’s NextGen transformation program efforts. The... 

Yesterday, WidePoint Corporation, a leading provider of advanced information technology, identity assurance and protection and mobile telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary iSYS has been awarded a follow-on contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for TEMs services. The contract ceiling is... 

According to UPI.com, last week, Verizon announced that itInformation Technology has been awarded a contract to support NATO with networking and security services at approximately 30 locations on the agency’s network. The contract is worth $5 million, and calls for Verizon to integrate secure gateways for the Internet and gateways for the Public... 

Led byBudget Year Honorary Chair Kay Kapoor, the Women’s Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary with many of the federal ITInformation Technology community’s most powerful members on Nov. 6. The anniversary celebration will take place at the Gannett Corporate Headquarters in McLean, Va. Since its inception, the Women’s Center has...