U.S. Military Buys Portable Movie Theaters

The military is buying portable outdoor movie theaters for its troops.

Google Apps government reach grows

Google's cloud-based software suite is making inroads with federal and local government agencies.

Taiwan launches cloud initiative

Taiwan's government has a five-year program to make that nation more competitive in the global cloud computing market.

Gates' planned cuts will make only small dent, analysts say

Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposed cuts and restructuring of the DOD will only lead to modest changes and face resistance in Congress, according to some analysts.

Emirates to block most BlackBerry services

Move by UAE to suspend BlackBerry services will affect local users and international travelers passing through the nation's airport.

Contractors gather for insight into multibillion-dollar NGEN contract

"Speed dating" event draws potential subcontractors lining up for a piece of the Navy's massive NGEN contract.

DARPA crowdsourcing chief joins Microsoft

Peter Lee, head of DARPA's Transformational Convergence Technology Office, is stepping down to join Microsoft.

Microsoft pushes new directions at Partner Conference

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, discussed the company's major cloud computing efforts at the opening of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Challenges from all sides beset CISOs

Federal chief information security officers must balance a bewildering array of competing needs.

iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise

The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.

GSA plans e-mail system revamp

GSA plans to revamp its enterprise e-mail system, and the RFP details some major changes in the works.

Are Google Apps and Microsoft headed for a showdown?

Google Apps is poised to challenge Microsoft's share of the federal IT market.