Does your agency treat you like a Twinkie?

Some agencies seem to think that IT savvy doesn't need constant updating. Are they right?

DRC pumps in high tech to cut Air Force fuel costs

Dynamics Research Corp. will provide IT assistance to the Air Force in the service's efforts to reduce fuel consumption under a four-year Technical and Developmental Program Support Contract valued at $3.9 million.

HP captures $700M San Diego outsourcing deal

HP will focus on data centers, mobility and citizen services as it takes over San Diego County's IT operations.

Maryland contractors worry about future contracts

Maryland contractors are nervous about the impact of the recent spending resolution.

Northrop faces fine for Virginia computer outage

The penalty for a computer outage that crippled the state's Division of Motor Vehicles likely will top $100,000.

Kathy Conrad joins GSA Office of Citizen Services

Kathy Conrad of Jefferson Consulting is joining GSA's executive team to help federal agencies adopt new technologies.

Open government goes gangsta

Show everyone you're down with open government without saying a word.

DRC's twin wins prop up Air Force unmanned aircraft program

Dynamics Research Corp. will continue to provide engineering and technology services to the Air Force, having won a pair of two-year delivery orders worth a combined $24.5 million.

Beat the GSA administrator by a stride and win

GSA is giving out pedometers in a contest to out-walk Martha Johnson, GSA's chief, at the GSA Expo.

LSI’s Engenio storage business now a NetApp unit

LSI Corp. has completed the sale of its external storage systems business to NetApp Inc. for $480 million in cash, the Milpitas, Calif., company said.

Is diversity good for business? CSC thinks so.

Computer Sciences Corp. created a position for a chief diversity officer. Jose Jimenez explains how his role will help the company meet its goals.

A truly galactic opportunity

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information for a "100-Year Starship Study" to push the idea of interstellar space travel.

Can more talking reduce risk of bid protests?

Contracting experts in and out of government want more communication to reduce the number of bid protests.

Mega-contractors don't dominate DOD

The defense industry isn't consolidating into a few mega-companies that win all the business. So what is happening with all the mergers and acquisitions?

SAIC wins $90M award to support DISA computing center

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical support to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a five-year task order valued at more than $90 million.

7 communities win $26M for cross-border SOS messaging

The Homeland Security Department names seven communities as winners of a one-time demonstration program to help communities on the Mexican and Canadian borders acquire new technologies for interoperable communications.

Five named to new EPA $100M business info support IDIQ

SRA International Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, Project Performance Corp., ICF International Inc. and Alon Inc. have been awarded prime positions on the EPA’s $100 million Information Technology Solutions-Business Information Strategic Support II contract.

NCI pilots Air National Guard’s database development

NCI Inc. will provide database administrative services to the Air National Guard under a GSA Schedule 70 task order worth $26.5 million.

Lagging sales push GD into shopping mode

General Dynamics Corp. is in the market to buy some companies as the result of last year’s smallest sales increase since 1995.

Kratos’ tech support continues at Navy warfare center

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. will continue providing engineering and technical support for various Navy, Marine Corps and joint weapons and munitions programs at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division under a five-year, $126 million contract.