Carpathia Hosting locks up purchase of ServerVault
ServerVault has been acquired by Carpathia Hosting, a provider of managed hosting services for enterprises and federal agencies. Financial terms of the transaction were not released.
Joint Forces Command to test new network encryption
Unisys's Stealth technology is intended to allow separate secure virtual communities to coexist on a single network.
Raytheon announces purchase of BBN Technologies
Raytheon will acquire BBN Technologies, a specialist in research and development, and a provider of critical solutions for national defense and security missions.
Health IT group to offer security certification to vendors
The Health Information Trust Alliance will certify security products against its Common Security Framework as the government moves to establish an infrastructure, national standards and privacy requirements for the handling of electronic health care records.
Coast Guard acquisition in smoother waters
The Coast Guard is making progress on acquisition processes and seems to have brought Deepwater under control, but plenty of risks remain, including hiring more acquisition personnel and containing costs.
SRA to guard TSA information systems
SRA International Inc. will protect information systems at the Transportation Security Administration from cyber threats through a new task order.
DOD updates IPv6 Standard Profile
The updated IPv6 Standard Profile provides a technical and standards based definition of interoperability requirements for IPv6-capable products to be used in DOD networks.
Northrop wins $430M contract for Army information operations
Northrop Grumman will continue to provide the Army with information technology and network operations services under a five-year, $430 million award.
SAIC to help expand Navy combat systems technology
SAIC will provide systems analysis and engineering support to the Navy under a five-year follow-on task order valued at more than $49 million.
Coast Guard readies professional services contract
The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate is preparing to isssue a request for proposal for a large professional services contract.
Six firms win places on USDA IT contract vehicle
Six contractors have been named to a new Agriculture Department information technology contract vehicle that has a ceiling value of $25 million over five years.
L-1 wins contract to boost security of Calif. driver's licenses
L-1 Identity Solutions won a $62.8 million contract from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to continue providing secure driver's license solutions.
U.K. agency updates model contract for IT services
A United Kingdom government agency has published its latest version of a model contract for public-sector information technology procurements.
BIO-key to sell its law enforcement division to InterAct
BIO-key International Inc. plans to sell its Law Enforcement Division to InterAct911 Mobile Systems, Inc.
Apriva wins DISA approval to upgrade wireless system
Apriva will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with hardware, software licenses and other information technology services under a five-year, $17 million contract.
Verizon Business probes cloud security issues
Verizon Business is probing network security issues in cloud computing and network management.
ManTech to support 'social network' for DIA analysts
ManTech International Corp. will provide program assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency under a three-year contract worth $11 million.
Who wants to be the poster child for the next cyber disaster?
I had this whole blog post about cyber security ready and then everyone quit. I kept asking why no one wanted this job and the answer I kept hearing is this is the job with a target on one’s back. No matter how good one is or what one does, someone one, somewhere, will hack into a network. The cyber czar will be the poster child for the latest cyber disaster.
Business groups want Congress to address E-Verify concerns
TechAmerica and others ask lawmakers to deal with their worries about E-Verify.
Security upgrades highlight DISA buying surge
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to bolster security features embedded in its far-flung networks and data centers via several acquisition projects planned for the twilight of fiscal 2009.
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