Accenture helps Air Force design advanced decision-support services

Accenture has won a two-year, $17.2 million Air Force contract to conduct risk reduction and prototyping for advanced command and control services.

ICF sparks Energy Department's grid modernization efforts

ICF International Inc. will provide IT assistance to the Energy Department's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $40 million.

Why can't agencies track data center consolidation savings?

Federal agencies significantly trail their private sector counterparts when it comes to tracking the key metrics that determine data center consolidation savings, according to a newly released survey.

General Dynamics supports Air Force with imagery intelligence analysis

General Dynamics Corp. will provide battlespace awareness and other support to the Air Force under a task order worth $4.7 million.

ATS builds software solutions for government pension agency

ATS Corp. will continue its software development work for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under new indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a $30 million ceiling.

Hughes extends broadband availability to remote government offices

Hughes Network Systems LLC has unveiled a group of services called Connect & Express for Government to provide remote government agencies and offices with affordable broadband Internet service.

IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO

GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.

SAIC green lights freight traffic for FHA, DOT

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Federal Highway Administration move freight traffic safely and rapidly as the result of a five-year prime contract that has a ceiling value more than $19 million.

QinetiQ NA assists Marines with engineering and scientific support

QinetiQ North America has won a three-year, $7.4 million task order from the Marine Corps to provide engineering and scientific support services.

U.S. technology’s footprint grows in post-Mubarak Egypt

Several major U.S. technology giants are looking at Egypt as an IT outsourcing destination, pledging training and other support, including a $10 million investment.

Dell gains $252M award to run nuke agency's IT infrastructure

Nuclear Regulatory Commission turns to Dell for outsourced IT services.

ICF wins $27.5M IT support contract at NIH

ICF International has secured a five-year National Institutes of Health task order for IT management and research support that could be worth as much as $27.5 million.

Federal IT leaders receive AFFIRM awards

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and other government executives were honored at AFFIRM's leadership awards luncheon.

Public management conference offers insights you should care about

Steve Kelman reports on the insights gleaned at a recent public management conference.

Intell, cyber fuel Raytheon's Top 100 play

Despite the buffeting from the sputtering economy and the uncertainties of the federal marketplace, Raytheon had a busy – and profitable – year in 2010.

GTSI wins $450M to bring the FAA better IT

GTSI is tasked with bringing cost-saving IT services to the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the SAVES program.

SAIC co-pilots Air Force warfighter technical testing program

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical testing assistance to the Air Force under a five-year prime contract that has a maximum value of $85 million.

Northrop agrees on $5M tab for computer outage

Company's payment includes corrective actions it owes Virginia after Northrop's equipment failed, crippling several state agencies last year.

CSC's twin tasks help traffic move safely on US highways

Computer Sciences Corp. will help the Transportation Department improve highway safety as a result of two new DOT task orders that have an estimated combined value of $48 million over 52 months.

Camber acquisition strengthens cybersecurity offerings

Camber Corp. has acquired EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions Inc., a provider of cybersecurity, IT and secure satellite communications services to the Defense Department. Financial terms were not reported.