Study: Virginia, New York top storage investment list

Virginia and New York are the lead investors of government technology according to an assessment of state and local government purchasing behavior.

On the edge

New technologies on the cutting edge.

On the edge

New technologies on the cutting edge.

Common language

First responders find software well-suited to their interoperable communications needs.

AT&T to assist Marines with secure network

AT&T Government Solutions won a contract from the Marine Corps to support the Secret IP Router Network, which ensures secure communications among the Marine Corps commands.

CENTCOM re-ups Artel for satellite services

Artel Inc. won two task orders from DOD to continue providing satellite services to the U.S. Central Command in support of forces in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.

BAE Systems gets Slovak army communications deal

BAE Systems Inc. will continue to develop for Slovakia an interoperable mobile military communications system through a $30 million contract.

General Dynamics gets Army logistics deal

General Dynamics won a five-year Army contract to help deliver instant and automated access to information about containers and pallets containing supplies.

CACI gets Army electronic sensor work

CACI International will continue developing electronic sensors for the Army to use to lock on targets and give troops better battlefield awareness through a new contract.

A bridge to the future

When mandates for DOD to migrate to a new Internet protocol go into effect in 2008, there won't be a momentous flipping of a switch to activate IPv6 running on every network and device.

Gadgets galore

Line between business and consumer blurs as users demand better displays, storage and mobility.

Harris lands Navy helicopter data link work

Harris Corp. will test and prepare for production a high-speed digital data link for Navy helicopters under a three-year, $66 million contract.

ManTech to help Army track and manage assets

ManTech International will assist the Army with property management under a recently awarded five-year, $80 million contract.

DHS taps CSC to automate immigration files

A project to convert immigration files from paper to digital will get a boost through a new contract awarded to Computer Sciences Corp.

Texas agency calls on Verizon for automated licensing

Verizon Business will continue providing an automated system that processes hunting and fishing licenses for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under a new contract.

Security trumps apps in Vista design

Realizing security likely means more to the government technology community than any other new feature found in Microsoft Vista, a top Microsoft Corp. executive stressed the new product safeguards at a splashy launch today.

Vista-related opportunities loom large on horizon

Microsoft Vista might officially go on sale Monday at midnight, but for many government customers the transition to the new operating system began about a year ago.

ITS to help with defense science programs

ITS Corp. will deliver administrative and analytical support to the Office of Naval Research under a Defense Department initiative to reduce redundancy and enhance the synergy among its many science and technology programs.

Navy to buy more unmanned aviation systems

The Navy plans to hold a competition to fill the requirement for a small, tactical unmanned aerial system in the coming months.

Harris completes Milstar log-on to get ready for Navy competition

Harris Corp. has completed a point-to-point satellite call under simulated high-sea shipboard conditions using an advanced multi-band prototype system to prepare for an upcoming Navy contract competition.