Public or private, the cloud makes its business case

The Defense Department and Arlington County, Va., chose different paths to cloud computing.

PKI opportunity makes a comeback

The federal public-key infrastructure has seen a quickening pace of activity in recent months as the government has begun allowing more options for contractors and state and local agencies to participate in the system.

QinetiQ names Yamada SVP for intell and security

QinetiQ North America has hired Austin Yamada as senior vice president for business acquisition in the intelligence, security and space sector within the Mission Solutions Group.

General Dynamics to build more combat operations centers

General Dynamics Corp. will produce 24 combat operations centers for the Marine Corps under a $54 million contract modification.

SRA to assist Transportation Command programs

SRA International will provide support to the Transportation Command under a $9.5 million follow-on contract.

General Dynamics to support Defense Acquisition University

General Dynamics has been awarded $16 million to support the Defense Acquisition University.

Vangent to improve ailing DOD health care procurement system

Vangent Inc. will provide a new, improved health care procurement system for the Defense Department under a $6.85 million contract.

SAIC to assist with missile threat analysis

SAIC will provide a wide range of scientific and technical assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency under a contract potentially worth $19 million over five years.

Military and overseas voters to get online options

The 2010 Defense Authorization Act includes requirements to ease voting for Americans overseas.

L-3 to study images for Special Operations Command

L-3 Services Inc. will provide imagery analysis services to the Special Operations Command under a contract potentially worth $155 million over five years.

Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving door

Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor.

Counter-IED tactics MIA in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has established a task force to move new techniques and technologies for combating improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan more quickly to the front lines, reports Greg Grant at DOD Buzz.

Military uses social media to share info on Fort Hood shootings

Facebook and Twitter quickly became a way to communicate during and after the attack.

Catapult launches upgrade of DOD e-business systems

Catapult Technology will provide a range of information technology services to the Defense Department under a 30-month, $27 million e-business enhancement and management project.

CACI to assist Army with counter-terrorism initiatives

CACI International Inc. will support multiple Army organizations that provide counter terrorism solutions and other services under a new $23 million contract.

Lockheed lands electronic warfare deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help the Navy develop surface electronic warfare technology under a new $9.9 million contract.

DOD open-source memo could change software landscape

DOD has issued guidance that clarifies the use of open-source software.

PSI attends to overseas military health care system

Planned Systems International Inc. will render information technology services to the Defense Department under a three-year task order with a total value of $8.3 million.

Insourcing benefits are all smoke and mirrors

The savings from insourcing that defense and civilian agencies are expected to report to Congress next February will be largely illusory.

Government to build $1.5B cybersecurity data center

Officials plan to build a $1.5 billion data center to bolster the cybersecurity capabilities of intelligence agencies, the Defense Department, and the Homeland Security Department.