Latest U.S. Department of State Stories

On-and-offline Video Game to Teach English to Students Worldwide ATLANTA, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the White House challenge to federal agencies to create games that have a positive impact on learning, health, and social change, The SuperGroup and U.S. Department of State have launched Trace Effects, an on-and-offline interactive 3D video game experience designed for students ages 12-16 throughout the world who want to expand their English skills and learn about...

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nelson Enterprise Technology Services (NETS) and Intercom Federal Systems (Intercom) are pleased to announce today their Mentor-Protege Program agreement under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. This agreement will increase the collaboration between both companies in delivering world-class IT services to the Department of State. Under this program contracting officers may evaluate subcontracting plans containing Mentor-Protege...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Information Technology, Inc. (CITI) today announced that one of its leading software engineers will present at the formal launch of the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Program and Project Management Community of Practice (PPMCoP). The event will be held at the Loy Henderson Auditorium in Main State (Harry S. Truman or HST Building), on January 16, 2013. CITI Software Engineer George Haney, in partnership with the DOS PPMCoP, will...

ASHBURN, Va., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ian, Evan & Alexander Corporation (IEA) announces its award of the U.S. Department of State (DoS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Network Operations and Management Branch's Information Technology (NOMBIT) Support Services contract. The services provided under this contract include systems engineering, network/LAN operations and maintenance, server and database administration, service desk support, asset management, and...

SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone with a Facebook page, Twitter feed or website can claim to be a business advisor. To cut through the clutter of unproven experts, Forbes contributor, John Hall, published a list of "10 Consultants Who Avoid the BS," featuring Whitney Keyes as one who delivers results. Keyes worked as a senior Microsoft manager, strategic advisor for American Express and consultant to entrepreneurs around the world through her U.S. Department of State...

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Management, Inc., (DMI), a leading IT solutions and business strategy consulting firm, today announced that it has been awarded a major contract to provide and manage IT service desk and domestic desktop support to the U.S. Department of State (DOS). The Bureau of Information Resource Management provides the information technology and services the Department needs to successfully carry out its foreign policy mission. The...

FAIRFAX, Va., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract to provide supply chain management services to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security. The five-year contract has an initial award of $22 million and a potential value of $2.2 billion, if all options are exercised. Under this contract, General Dynamics will deliver a full-spectrum global supply chain...

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Global Strategic Communications Group: A former official of the U.S. Department of State has called for Joris Demmink, Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, to be barred from entry to the United States until he has answered accusations of child rape in a court of law. In a UPI "Outside View" column, Anthony T. Salvia, former special adviser to the U.S. Under Secretary...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is partnering with the U.S. Department of State to engage women and girls from around the world through sports. UT's Center for Sport, Peace and Society has been awarded a $1.2 million cooperative agreement to implement the Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative. The center is part of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. The initiative, a key diplomatic...

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Allegations by the State Department lawyer on lack of access to, and suspicion of existence of weapons and ammunition at Camp Ashraf are absurd and insult the professionalism and integrity of U.S. troops who served at Camp Ashraf, senior U.S. military commanders say in a statement, a copy of which was provided to the U.S. Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR). Camp Ashraf is a temporary home for members of the main Iranian...