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.
Air Force signs contract with General Dynamics to provide top brass with secure smart phones
Spectra Edge handheld phones feature encryption approved by the National Security Agency.
SAIC engineer caught in $450M tech scam, newspaper reports
The owners of a New Jersey-based computer consulting company that had a $450 million subcontract with New York City have fled to their native India, leaving 200 employees out of work and an SAIC employee under arrest, the New York Daily News reports.
IT is more than just technology, says one agency CIO
GSA has been moving forward continually with IT advances, but officials have learned a greater lesson than simply getting the hottest new stuff.
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.
What's ahead for states in fiscal disarray?
State executives see a slow recovery ahead, but are there bright spots?
Verizon's cloud play fuels government growth strategy
Verizon adds mobility and security chops as it charges ahead with its cloud strategy.
Microsoft's bid to buy Skype approved
The Federal Trade Commission approved Microsoft's bid to buy Skype for an estimated $8.5 billion.
QinetiQ will aid Army Aviation in developing new tools and technologies
QinetiQ North America will provide software development for the Army under a five-year contract worth a maximum of $39.8 million.
Coast Guard accused of 20 Anti-Deficiency Act wrongs totaling $7M
The inspector general found that Coast Guard managers violated the Anti-Deficiency Act in the recent response boat acquisition.
Senators move to block politics from procurements
A Senate committee doesn't want political contributions disclosed with bid proposals. What else is in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act?
Continuity after Kundra
The departure of federal CIO Vivek Kundra puts continuity in the spotlight, writes Steve Kelman.
CA Technologies sells off security business unit
CA Technologies closed a deal June 14 with Updata Partners, a venture capital firm. The firm then formed the new company, Total Defense Inc.
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