29 firms awarded U.S. pact
From Times Wire Services
AT&T; Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp. and 27 other companies won a 10-year contract valued at $50 billion to provide government departments with computer services.
The companies have the right to bid on contracts to offer services such as software development, the General Services Administration said. The organization designed the contract so that agencies such as the Defense Department could buy technology more swiftly.
