CACI wins new business with $33M Navy award

CACI International Inc. has won a $33.6 million Navy task order to provide information operations and other support services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division's Irregular Warfare Technologies Division.

Google, Microsoft cloud crashes: Is this the new normal?

Recent outages for Google Docs and Office 365 add to a string of public clouds going dark.

Big Blue crosses pond to buy UK intell analytics firm

IBM Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire i2 to accelerate its business analytics initiatives and help public- and private-sector clients address crime, fraud and security threats.

SAIC provides engineering, logistics support to Navy office

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a five-year follow-on task order from the Navy that could be worth more than $45 million to provide engineering and logistics support to Naval Air Systems Command's Air Combat Electronics Program Office.

VA seeks info on cloud-based health care collaboration

The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking information about cloud-based collaborative tools that could improve communications between VA doctors and clinicians and reduce data breaches.

Kundra claims he started to close the IT gap

Vivek Kundra, the first federal CIO, offers some parting thoughts on public service.

Vangent provides 24/7 apps support for Military Health System

Vangent Inc. has won a 32-month, $9 million Defense Department contract to provide around the clock production application support for the Military Health System’s Defense Health Services Systems Program Executive Office.

Lockheed tasked with boosting TSA airport screening technology

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide the Transportation Security Administration with new passenger screening and security equipment across the east and central United States under two, two-year regional task orders worth a combined $72 million.

What four things should we keep after Kundra leaves?

An IT executive argues for four critical elements that should remain after Vivek Kundra, the nation's first chief information officer, departs in August for Harvard.

All of GSA's e-mail now in Google cloud

The General Services Administration has successfully migrated its 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.

Planning for FOSE 2011? Here's a primer.

The expo and conference, July 19-21 at the Washington Convention Center, will present a smorgasbord of innovative technologies and products, and techniques for applying them to government.

Challenge IBM's Watson, see the best mobile apps and more at FOSE

On the FOSE 2011 show floor, you can match wits with Watson, hang out at the BlackBerry Lounge, spend time at the Mobile Apps Theater and take in a full roster of live demonstrations.

STG task order covers Navy C4ISR systems worldwide

STG Inc. and Science Applications International Corp. have been awarded task orders that could be worth as much as $99.9 million under a seven-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center–Atlantic.

Northrop team helps CMS detect high-risk claims fraud

Northrop Grumman Corp. will lead a contractor team that will develop a fraud prevention system for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a four-year task order worth $77 million.

Accenture helps Air Force design advanced decision-support services

Accenture has won a two-year, $17.2 million Air Force contract to conduct risk reduction and prototyping for advanced command and control services.

Kundra's leaving evokes some congrats, some good riddances

The government IT and social media communities either have very positive attitudes, the never-extinguished entrepreneurial spirit, or hearts broken so many times as their leader prepares to move on to Harvard University.

Improve government IT, win cash prizes

Online community MeriTalk offers $50,000 for the most innovative idea centered on IT that could improve government operations.

ICF wins $27.5M IT support contract at NIH

ICF International has secured a five-year National Institutes of Health task order for IT management and research support that could be worth as much as $27.5 million.

General Dynamics IT helps coordinate air traffic at LA airports

General Dynamics Corp. will improve air traffic coordination in the busy Los Angeles area as the result of a $4.2 million contract from the municipal airports authority.

How much fun and games do federal websites need?

Are flashy interactive features really necessary for a government website to be considered "good?"