Cisco sets off fire sale of Linksys, other poorly performing units

Cisco is looking to unload its Linksys business and other poorly performing units may be soon to follow.

CGI tasked with cybersecurity enhancement at EPA

CGI Federal Inc. will boost cybersecurity for the Environmental Protection Agency under a $34 million task order from the ITS-EPA II Program Blanket Purchase Agreement.

Is 'big data' the next big thing? Big Blue thinks so.

The concept of big data mining is the latest example of innovative thinking that has been the hallmark of IBM Corp. since its founding in 1911.

Think before you post, and other social media etiquette

First impressions remain important, and with the massive growth and use of social networks, your first impression is often made without you being present.

Open government goes gangsta

Show everyone you're down with open government without saying a word.

SAIC wins $90M award to support DISA computing center

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical support to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a five-year task order valued at more than $90 million.

Carahsoft outfits DOD with cloud-management services

Carahsoft Technology Corp. has won a Defense Department blanket purchase agreement to provide CollabNet cloud software and consulting services and solutions that could be worth as much as $29 million.

What technologies are critical to your company's success?

It's critical for government contractors to stay ahead of the technology curve. Leading CTOs share their insights on the next big thing.

The IT lessons of 50 years of space flight

May 5 marks the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's flight as the first American in space. IBMer Art Cohen was part of the team that tracked him across the sky. He shares his story with Editor Nick Wakeman.

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Medical marijuana creates budding business opportunity

The legal pot industry has prompted small businesses to roll out new software to meet its growing needs.

3 excellent reasons to ignore the Royal Wedding

Streaming video will encircle, nay, strangle the globe, and the Prattle Royale will continue all day. It might not be as pretty as you think.

Energy site knocked out by Amazon cloud failure

A cutting-edge Energy Department collaboration website hosted by Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud remained unavailable well into the second day of the company's Web services failure.

SRA leads quintet of DOD BPA awardees

SRA International Inc. and four other contractors will vie for tasks under a newly announced Defense Department blanket purchase agreement that has an estimated value of $100 million over five years, if all options are exercised.

Is Amazon's cloud crash a cautionary tale for government?

Amazon's extended outage at one of the data centers that hosts cloud services could be of concern for agencies being ordered to move some applications to the cloud.

Lockheed team rolls out next gen ID system for FBI

After a delayed start due to a contractor protest almost three years ago, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Next Generation Identification team is beginning to fully develop and deploy its enhancement of the FBI's latent fingerprint matching accuracy and introduce palm print matching to the system.

5 technologies changing our world

Government operations will be transformed by cutting-edge technologies such as tablets, mobile devices and even 3-D. Is your company ready?

Cisco exec Paul Brubaker joins new company

The former Cisco executive who led its Internet Business Solutions Group accepts a top post at D.C.-based IT consulting firm Synteractive.

Alion wins award for Navy warfare systems assistance

Alion Science and Technology Corp. has won a five-year, $200 million delivery order to provide professional support services to the Navy Program Executive Office - Integrated Warfare Systems.

CTO shares lessons learned from freeing HHS data

The Health and Human Services Department has been pushing out its data in recent months and the results have sparked innovation and helped consumers, Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said at a new media conference.