Northrop Grumman names new VP and GM of civil systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. has named James Myers vice president and general manager of its Civil Systems business group, one of four divisions in the company's Information Systems sector led by Linda Mills.

NASA chief technologist gets AIAA's von Karman Award

Bobby Braun has won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics von Kármán award given annually to people who have distinguished themselves technically in the field of astronautics.

Welcome to a new era of government contracting

Bigger may not be best, writes Washington Technology editor Nick Wakeman. What are some of the leading companies saying about what it takes to succeed in today's market?

DOD budget cuts target contractors, IT programs

Reductions to personnel, IT and major weapons programs are DOD targets as the Pentagon faces $13 billion less than requested in the fiscal 2012 budget.

Gossip in the workplace

Gossips take heart: Not all gossip is harmful.

Lew sworn in as OMB director

This is Jacob Lew's second tour as director of the Office of Management and Budget; he held the post in the latter part of the Clinton administration.

AT&T, Verizon, XO Comm find $300M in contracts in the mail

The U.S. Postal Service is looking for data transport services, network operations and wireless communications, among other areas.

DRC joins contractor trio to boost Army training program

Dynamics Research Corp. and three other contractors will share a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Army training contract that has a $30 million ceiling.

SRA logistics support Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. will provide logistics and other support services to the Defense Department Special Operations Command under a five-year task order valued at $15.3 million.

Google wins: Interior forbidden to award noncompetitive contract to Microsoft

Interior Department officials began considering awarding a contract to Microsoft too early in the contracting process, judge writes.

Gates prepares more details on cuts to the defense budget

Defense Secretary Robert Gates reportedly will brief lawmakers Thursday with the latest update on his ambitious plans for cutting Pentagon spending.

Ken Thibodeau retires from electronic archive development

Ken Thibodeau retired from the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 1 after 25 years in the federal government.

GDIT boosts IT systems for Army HQ in Europe

General Dynamics Corp. will provide information technology to the U.S. Army Europe headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, and its associated staff elements under a five-year Alliant contract task order worth $122 million if all options are exercised.

Alion puts Guard Dog through its paces for DARPA

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will conduct performance evaluations on the Graph Understanding and Analysis for Rapid Detection – Deployed On the Ground (Guard Dog) program, under a three-year, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Pragmatics closes deal for satellite firm

Acquisition of Innovative Solutions International brings consulting and engineering capabilities related to satellite communications.

Army considers new command and control contract

The Army is collecting information that might lead to a contract to support tactical command and control systems.

World Bank holds apps contest; NIH uses texts, Facebook for weight loss

Judging for the World Bank's innovation competition will start Jan. 31, and the National Institutes of Health is conducting clinical trials using social media and mobile devices for weight loss.

Correction: President's Council seeks to accelerate government network advances

This article was amended to clarify a statement attributed to David Shaw, member of PCAST. His full response has been included as a comment.

Dell's universe expands again with security acquisition

Dell says its deal to buy an information security company will expand its portfolio of on-demand IT services.

VA increases verification of veteran-owned businesses

VA takes on the potential for fraud by requiring companies provide documentation that they are veteran-owned small businesses before they can win set aside contracts.