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.

NVTC awards honor DC's hot tech companies

The Northern Virginia Technology Council announced the winners of its 10th Annual NVTC Hot Ticket Awards, honoring the region's entrepreneurial technology companies that sizzled in 2010.

Carahsoft leaps ahead on 2011 Top 100

Carahsoft Technologies Corp. moved up 25 spots on the Top 100 with a strategy focused on customers, partners and technology vendors.

Lockheed Martin announces executive shuffle

Lockheed Martin Corp. has reassigned a number of its executives with the goal of strengthening the company's performance on high-priority programs. All of the moves will take effect Aug. 1.

Former DOD exec leads sensor maker's North America expansion

MS Tech, a developer and manufacturer of advanced detection sensors, has named former Defense Department deputy undersecretary Stephen Bryen its new president. Bryen will lead its expansion into markets across North America.

ICF hires retired AF doctor to spur health care sector growth

Retired Air Force Col. Deborah Burgess, a physician, has joined ICF International Inc. as senior vice president to oversee the company’s health care technology programs.

TASC pipes aboard retired admiral to steer new programs unit

Retired Navy Vice Adm. Thomas Kilcline Jr. has joined TASC Inc. as vice president of its newly formed Naval Programs unit.

Honeywell makes $491M tender offer for EMS Technologies

Egret Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., has announced a tender offer to buy all outstanding shares of common stock of EMS Technologies Inc. for a final aggregate purchase price of approximately $491 million.

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.

Changing market feeds Booz Allen's growth

As agencies struggle to do more with less, Booz Allen builds program management business.

Secure Technologies Group expands with new cyber ops chief

Adam Suri has joined Secure Technologies Group as senior vice president of cyber operations for the government provider of cybersecurity solutions.

A-T Solutions helps US forces counter WMD threats

A-T Solutions Inc. will work with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the organization's deployed Technical Support Groups under a five-year, $68 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.

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.

Microsoft names new leader for fed sales

Greg Myers has been promoted to vice president of federal sales at Microsoft Corp. replacing Teresa Carlson.

Mandiant adds CTO title to its products division chief

Threat detection solutions provider Mandiant has promoted David Merkel to chief technology officer. He will continue to lead the products organization.

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.

SRI, DARPA partner on visual system for unmanned surveillance

With funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, SRI International Inc. is leading a team to design a visual intelligence system that will usher in a new era in unmanned robotic surveillance.

CACI's acquisition expands cybersecurity offerings

CACI International Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire software engineering company Pangia Technologies LLC. Financial details of the transaction were not reported.