Forging a public-private partnership for cybersecurity

Consumers, government and private companies have grown increasingly reliant on cyberspace to manage projects, reach potential clients, serve their constituents and disseminate mission-critical information.

Unfortunately, cyber threats have more than kept pace and, according to McAfee’s 2013 Threat Predictions report , this year will an even more sophisticated assault on businesses, private citizens, and government organizations.

SRA nabs $30M contract for Army's radio frequency project

SRA International has won a five-year $30 million contract to support the U.S. Army’s passive radio frequency identification project.

The Army’s Product Director, Automated Movement and Identification Solutions, Passive Radio Frequency Identification II contract allows a common, integrated structure for logistic identification, tracking, locating and monitoring of commodities and assets for the Defense Department, SRA said in a release.

The newest threat to the cloud

The newest threat to cloud computing isn’t security or privacy but customer fatigue, according to a Forbes column.

Bob Evans writes, “Businesses are tired of hearing the tech industry squawk about whether this or that is a managed service or a faux cloud or a virtualized cumulonimbus cluster or a passing shower or black cloud of doom.”

Critical furlough questions you have to ask your customers

A lot of the conversation in the government market has swirled around questions about sequestration and its impact on contractors. And that’s the problem; there are plenty of questions, but not a lot of real answers.

That’s because the bottom line is, “nobody knows,” said Julian Rosenberg, government contractor advisory practice leader at Grant Thornton. And because nobody knows, Rosenberg’s recommendation to all government contractors is, talk to your contracting officer.

Time to embrace Agile and beyond

Remember the good old days of IT contracting for the federal government? Billion dollar projects over multiple years. Huge cost overruns. Dissatisfied customers. Angry taxpayers. And when the project finally went live, it was already three years out of date.

Not so good old days after all, it seems.

MorganFranklin taps new CEO

MorganFranklin has named C.E. Andrews chief executive officer, where he will lead the company’s operations and play a critical role in planning and executing its growth strategy and vision.

Andrews succeeds Robert Morgan, who has been CEO since the company was started in 1998.

NetCents redo hit with wave of protests

Five protests have hit the troubled NetCents 2 Products contract, which was re-awarded on April 19 to eight companies a year after the Air Force tried to get the procure off the ground.

The new awards came a year after the Air Force made its first attempt at awarding the contract, then quickly pulling back after a flood of protests. The service re-evaluated bids and allowed companies to submit more information.

CACI wins $54M contract to modernize diplomatic security systems

CACI International has won a five-year, $54 million contract to modernize mission systems for the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

This Development, Modernization and Enhancement contract expands the company’s presence in the business system solutions and investigation and litigation support markets, the company said in a release.

Washington, we have a procurement problem

I am not a government procurement expert.  While I have attended multiple courses to understand the nature of our federal procurement system and the Federal Acquisition Regulations, there is much that I do not know. 

I have been a consumer of the government’s procurement ‘products’ for decades.  I have listened to various speakers since the mid-1990s share that the procurement system has serious underlying problems including a looming shortage of qualified personnel.  We are now at the precipice.

Raytheon nabs $12.7M delivery order for joint standoff weapon integration

Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $12.7 million delivery order with the U.S. Navy for the development and integration of a joint standoff weapon into a Naval aircraft’s operational flight program software.

Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee order, Raytheon will integrate the AGM-154C-1 joint standoff weapon into the F/A-18E/F aircraft’s H10E operational flight program software, the Defense Department said in a release.

Work will take place Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in February 2013.

Funds in the amount of $7.7 million will be obligated at the time of the award, none of which will expire at the end of fiscal 2013.