DOD: Can virtualization make security more manageable?

Virtualization technology may be used to deal with the Defense Department's network security problems.

Army enterprise chief outlines network modernization efforts

Gary Winkler, program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., discussed a number of current initiatives, including the Logistics Modernization Program, the Army Enterprise System Integration Program and the recently concluded Network Service Center Operational Validation exercise.

General Dynamics to support air defense centers

A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.

DOD names three Tricare contract winners

Three national health care providers have been named to provide managed health care support for the Defense Department’s Tricare program. They are: TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp., of Phoenix; Aetna Government Health Plans, of Hartford, Conn.; and United Health Military and Veterans Services, of Minnetonka, Minn.

USPS goes open source with tracking system

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.

Apptis wins Army communications upgrade contract

Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.

Coast Guard seeks contractor for EVM

The Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center will hire a contractor to implement its Earned Value Management program.

CACI to support Military Sealift Command

CACI International Inc. will furnish information technology support to the Military Sealift Command under an $8.7 million Navy contract.

Perot to assist with IT initiatives at Fort Monmouth

Perot Systems Corp. will continue providing IT support services to Fort Monmouth, N.J., under a three-year, $37 million Army contract.

Steady flow of defense work continues

Seasoned players such as General Dynamics Corp., ITT Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and SAIC maintained a steady pipeline of defense contracts in June.

Three contractors win Navy NECC awards

FGM Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Science Applications International Corp., have won Navy Net-Enabled Command Capability contracts worth a combined total of $172.3 million.

QinetiQ tapped for Marine Corps' battlefield logistics programs

QinetiQ North America will provide a range of support services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $17.4 million.

Perot Systems wins CDC infrastructure support work

Perot Systems Corp. will provide infrastructure support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a contract that could be worth more than $119 million.

Mandatory cyber certification: What good is it?

A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.

Alion team will upgrade Navy Sea Systems Command

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Naval Sea Systems Command Information Officer under an $84.7 million task order.

Rockwell Collins to set up software for Special Operations

Rockwell Collins Inc. will provide software technical support to the Special Operations Command under a new contract.

SAIC sows software development for USDA

SAIC will provide software assistance and other technical services to the USDA under a five-year contract worth as much as $13 million.

Verizon gets GSA go ahead on MTIPS

Verizon Communications Inc. joins AT&T Inc., Qwest Communications Inc. and Sprint Solutions Inc. as a Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service provider under the General Services Administration’s Networx telecommunications contract.

General Dynamics assists Joint Forces Command

General Dynamics Corp. will provide support services to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract with a potential value of $101.9 million.

SAIC wins $284M technical services contract with Joint Forces Command

SAIC will provide engineering and technical support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract valued at $284 million.