Input: Cabinet nominees will keep tabs on states' needs
Spending on IT initiatives are likely to increase under the Obama administration, reports market research company Input.
Bearingpoint plays matchmaker on Twitter
Social networking links for people working in and around government are now available free on a Web site launched by BearingPoint as part of Twitter.
ATK builds test bed for space hardware
Alliant Techsystems will create a virtual space environment used for testing space hardware for the Defense Department.
IBM gets funding for cognitive computing research
IBM Corp. and five top universities are working together to create computers that simulate the brain.
USPS seeking cost-reducing SaaS product
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a software-as-a-service product to help it standardize, automate and streamline buying supplies, services and equipment.
Tech trends | A path to savings
Contractors are helping agencies cut costs with open-source software.
Wiki to boost collaboration at DOD
Contractors will be able to access an external version of a new wiki in early 2009 that the Defense Department launched last month to improve collaboration.
Agencies need to develop biometric collection standards
The lack of standards and the use of proprietary formats has inhibited information sharing, according to a new GAO report issued Oct. 15.
DISA calls on small businesses for spectrum innovation
Providing capabilities such as radio spectrum technology is key for small businesses that want to win DISA contracts, said speakers at an industry-sponsored event.
SAIC to support Army's biometrics toolset
Science Applications International Corp. will provide engineering support to help the Army maintain and enhance a biometrics toolset.
DOD contract will coordinate collaboration
The new contract for the Defense Department's high-performance computing program seeks to improve collaboration among government agencies, industry and academia.
GAO: Feds needs uniform approach to biometrics
Agencies that collect biometric information need to access and share that data, GAO said in a report issued Oct. 15.
DARPA looks to develop sensing technologies
A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project hopes to give warfighters the ability to see inside buildings in urban environments.
TCS gets the wireless point with Marine contract
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. will provide wireless communications technology to the Marine Corps under a new contract.
Alion to help manage Navy ship project
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Navy manage the design and acquisition of a new surface ship under a $127.8 million contract.
Army selects six for RFID contract
The contracts include Electronic Product Code Class 1, Gen 2 pRFID tags, fixed and handheld readers, and RFID enabled label printers.
Army powers up for future
Contractors find ways to stay two steps ahead of the Army's ever-changing battlefield needs.
Demand high for upkeep of net-centric systems
A top Army official stresses the importance of sustaining net-centric systems already deployed.
The promise of cloud computing
Agencies see better service, savings as more embrace software as a service.
On the edge
Tangent offers a new environmentally friendly computer, and Privaris has software that makes passwords forgettable.
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