Industry needs to play bigger role in information sharing
Kshemendra Paul, program manager for the Information-Sharing Environment in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, invited vendors to get more involved.
The danger of public presentations
A cool use of interactive cloud computing comes close to going awry at the IRMCO conference.
Army has new iPhone app, DHS terminates blog, Craig Newmark debuts site
The Army offers a new iPhone app while DHS kills off a blog and Craig Newmark debuts a new website.
SRA tasked with R&D assistance to Special Ops Command
SRA International Inc. has won a five-year, $14.4 million Defense Department task order to provide research-and-development assistance to the Special Operations Command.
Mobile computing creates big opportunity for small business
Since announcing the formation of a public-sector practice less than two years ago, BoxTone has seen a threefold increase in its government sales and has racked up key contract wins with several federal agencies.
Quartet of top tier contractors gain $204M in Navy work
Four of the nation’s largest government contractors have won Navy task orders under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $204 million over five years if all options are exercised.
Mitre calls all innovators for ID contest
Mitre Corp. has launched of an identity recognition competition open to techies, amateurs and professionals, individuals, and teams alike who think they have an idea to improve identity recognition technologies.
New DOD task order takes ManTech into Colombia
ManTech International Corp. has received a three-year task order with a potential value of $6.2 million to support the U.S. Military Group Colombia and the AFSOUTH Air Operations Coordination Cell in that South American nation.
IBM's 'Jeopardy!' match more than game playing
Watson, IBM's "Jeopardy!" playing computer, is pushing analytics to new levels and has a future beyond TV games shows.
QinetiQ continues FEMA, DHS integration services
QinetiQ North America has won a two-year option award worth up to $15.6 million to continue to provide Asset Tracking Services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Vangent subcontract calls for expansion of Army learning programs
Vangent Inc. has been awarded a $95 million subcontract from Pragmatics Inc. to support the Army’s Classroom XXI Enterprise Classroom Program with a sophisticated learning technology infrastructure.
SRA's Platinum Solutions will improve crime tracking for FBI
SRA International Inc.'s recently acquired Platinum Solutions will upgrade the FBI's crime tracking technology by delivering a modernized Uniform Crime Reporting system that will improve the efficiency and usefulness of nationwide crime statistics data thanks to a newly won task order valued at more than $9 million.
CSC to prop up Air Force cybersecurity services
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide cybersecurity services to the Air Force 33rd Network Warfare Squadron under a three-year contract that has an estimated total value of $30 million.
Agencies schooled to be vendor-neutral in RFPs
Officials have reminded agency purchasers about value-neutral IT purchases after a federal judge ruled that the Interior Department decided to buy software from Microsoft while other capable companies were interested in the work.
SAIC task order will benefit NIH scientific review program
Science Applications International Corp. will provide software and technical support to the National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review under a five-year task order that could be worth as much as $24 million if all options are exercised.
White House deputy CTO leaves, will target state and local collaboration
Andrew McLaughlin is resigning from his job as deputy White House chief technology officer to start two companies, one of them to develop collaboration tools for state and local governments.
The year in cartoons: Security certifications, insourcing and light bulb procurements
FCW cartoonist John Klossner selects his favorite editorial cartoons from 2010.
CSC will upgrade VA’s financial software
Computer Sciences Corp. has been awarded a five-year task order valued at $33 million under the GSA Schedule 70 contract to provide IT services to the Veteran Affairs Department’s Financial Services Center.
CSC acquisition expands health IT offerings
Computer Sciences Corp. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Image Solutions Inc., a provider of regulatory submission management solutions and related outsourcing services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Unisys brings Google Apps to GSA
Unisys Corp. has won a General Services Administration contract worth $6.7 million to create a secure, cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform for the agency.
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