CSC’s $145M ONE-NET award boosts Navy overseas network

Computer Sciences Corp. will support the Navy's overseas network, ONE-NET, under a contract that could be worth as much as $145 million.

Harris wins $38M contract to provide radios to alliance partners

Harris wins an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide Southern Command partner nations with military communications and field assistance.

Taiwan: Technology, theology and trouble

Technology and theology dominate Taiwan's public discourse, Steve Kelman learns.

What annoys Chinese students

Steve Kelman asks students about Facebook censorship, U.S. policy.

ICF takes emissions tech to Asia under USAID contract

ICF International Inc. is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development in support of the Low Emissions Asian Development program under a five-year contract valued at $21.5 million.

An aspect of Chinese culture you don't hear much about

China's culture encourages those in power to run roughshod over those under their rule, from workplace bosses to police breaking up protests.

BAE to lay off almost 3,000 in Britain

BAE Systems today announced nearly 3,000 potential job cuts in its Military Air and Information and Shared Services businesses and at its headquarters at Farnborough, England.

CGI upgrades IT systems at Canadian justice ministry

CGI Group Inc. will overhaul Quebec's Department of Justice IT systems under a five-year contract valued at $24.5 million.

A burst of Taiwanese democracy at Harvard

Steve Kelman attends two Taiwanese political rallies without leaving Cambridge.

Outsourcing IT to other countries adds to cyber risks, report says

A Intelligence and National Security Alliance's white paper warns against the government's global outsourcing practices with respect to IT.

Sony names first chief information security officer

Company brings in former DHS official Philip Reitinger after massive hacking attack.

IBM brings another analytics company under Big Blue umbrella

IBM Corp. continues its international shopping spree for analytics companies with the announced agreement to pay approximately $387 million for Algorithmics, a Toronto-based risk analytics firm.

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.

Why Sweden's economy is thriving

Steve Kelman reports interesting observations from Stockholm.

Accenture scores 6M contract from Navy

Accenture Federal Services wins award to support the Navy's Financial Improvement Company.

When the Wall fell, and everything after

Steve Kelman reflects on the significance of the Berlin Wall's fall.

CGI unit captures $26M visa processing order

CGI's Stanley Associates unit will provide processing support for visa applications in Russia and other countries in the region.

13 contractors targeted in massive cyber espionage campaign

McAfee's report says 72 organizations, including 13 contractors, have been compromised, and petabytes of sensitive data have been stolen. Some experts suspect China as the culprit.

China's many contradictions

Steve Kelman, filing his final blog post from China, shares some jarring experiences with cultural contradictions.

Honeywell's purchase of EMS is 2 steps closer to completion

Honeywell International Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Egret Acquisition Corp. has received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and received the required foreign antitrust approval in Austria.