Raytheon to support Navy defense systems
Raytheon Technical Services Co. has won a 10-year contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for engineering services.
Lockheed gets $220 million for space radar development
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $220 million contract from the Air Force to continue development of the Space-Based Radar program, the company said.
Defense study to help build gas protection system
The Defense Department plans to study how airborne contaminants move around and inside the Pentagon to develop better systems for protecting against attacks.
IBM tailors software solutions to government
IBM Corp. is putting a government spin on its enterprise software products. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company today announced a series of solutions that it said could help agencies reduce costs and improve service to constituents.
Lockheed to create software for aircraft survival
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $7.8 million research and development contract from the Army to develop software for aircraft, specifically helicopters and other rotorcraft.
GAO: Project Safecom going nowhere fast
A government initiative to improve communications among first responders at the federal, state and local levels "has made very limited progress," according to a report released today.
Online Extra: Survival Guide, Marc Andreessen, expanded version
Marc Andreessen, Internet pioneer and chairman of Opsware Inc., can fit 90 minutes of insights into a 45-minute interview. He talks about as fast as technology changes.
Last-mile connections go wireless
High-speed fiber-optic lines pass within one mile of an estimated 75 percent of the nation's commercial and government buildings. However, less than 10 percent of those buildings have fiber connections and, depending on whose research you look at, that figure could be as low as 3 percent.
Survival guide: Marc Andreessen, father of the modern Web browser
Marc Andreessen, Internet pioneer and chairman of Opsware Inc., can fit 90 minutes of insights into a 45-minute interview. He talks about as fast as technology changes.
Tech Success: FCC has Remedy for public outrage
When singer Janet Jackson's costume "malfunctioned" during the Super Bowl halftime show in February, exposing her breast to millions of viewers, the Federal Communications Commission was flooded with angry phone calls.
Wireless dog tags
The Army awarded a research and development contract to Rockville, Md.-based InHand Electronics Inc. to create an electronic personal information carrier that would store a soldier's complete medical records in a device the size of a dog tag.
Integrators, resellers hope to cash in on Sun-Microsoft pact
The stunning agreement between long-time rivals Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has sparked optimism among integrators and resellers, who say the partnership could translate into new opportunities in the government market.
SEC selects EMC for e-mail storage
The Securities and Exchange Commission will deploy a storage management solution from EMC Corp. to handle the thousands of mailboxes in its Microsoft Exchange environment.
McDonald Bradley to build net-centric intranet
McDonald Bradley Inc. has won a $20 million contract from the Defense Department to build a global military intranet.
NCI wins Army network deal
NCI Information Systems Inc. has won a five-year deal from the Army to do network installation and support
Microsoft pays up again
Software giant to pay $440 million to license InterTrust digital rights management technology, settling legal dispute.
BAE Systems grabs STI Industries division
BAE Systems North America has agreed to acquire STI Government Systems, a division of Honolulu-based STI Industries Inc., for $27 million in cash, the company said. The deal is expected to close in 45 days.
Lockheed Martin to build simulators for Marines
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $73 million contract to provide simulators to the Marine Corps to help train crews of the KC-130J, the company said.
Microsoft's Ballmer: Security is top priority
All technology companies are now "permanently in the security business," Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.'s chief executive office, told a gathering today in Washington, adding that security is the one area of technology innovation where companies need to cooperate instead of compete.
IBM aims to make supercomputing easier
IBM Corp. has introduced a series of prepackaged, high-performance computing clusters aimed at organizations with limited staffs and budgets, but seemingly unlimited need for computing resources.
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