IT innovation might be at risk under new Congress, former Rep. Davis warns

Former Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) predicts that the new House GOP majority will be zealous in scrutinizing agency IT innovations for possible cuts.

Boeing unit pipes aboard former admiral as COO

Retired Navy Vice Adm. Doug Crowder has been named chief operating officer of Kestrel Enterprises Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company. Crowder will assume responsibility for the more than 300 Kestrel employees.

Dell to acquire cloud integrator Boomi

Dell has announced it will acquire Boomi, which operates a service designed to simplify the integration of cloud services with premises-based infrastructure.

Green procurement resembles 1970s' NBA

Green procurement will see the same changes through the years as did the National Basketball Association's styles.

CACI to aid Army with intelligence processing upgrades

CACI International Inc. will provide program management and technical engineering services to the Army under a $45 million task order.

CGI wins $41M in EPA, Architect of the Capitol contracts

CGI Federal Inc. will provide a range of technology services to two federal organizations, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Architect of the Capitol, for a combined value of $41 million.

Who will be the 2010 contractor of the year?

Top executives and leading contractors were honored Wednesday night as part of the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. The winners are kept a secret until the names are called from the podium.

GSA schedules program today mirrors that of 1979

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Our changing language: Hidden meanings and generation gaps

Blogger Steve Kelman has been pondering the ways in our language has changed -- and the generation gaps that result.

Contracting trio to vie for $565m in MDA task orders

Computer Sciences Corp., General Dynamics Information Technology and Sparta are named to the five-year Missile Defense Agency infrastructure and deployment services contract and will compete for $565 million in task orders.

L-3 provides Navy with critical tech support

L-3 Services Group is providing engineering and technical support to the Navy under a $17.4 million contract, according to a Defense Department announcement.

DCAA defends tighter scope on audits

The Defense Contract Audit Agency says that raising the bar for audits will save money for the Pentagon and help it target higher-risk projects.

Lockheed finishes census contract on time and under budget

Lockheed Martin Corp. announced that it had completed the 2010 census technology contract on schedule and under budget.

CACI wraps up its 2 newest acquisitions

CACI International Inc. may have completed its Christmas shopping early this year, having wrapped up its separate acquisitions of TechniGraphics Inc. and Applied Systems Research Inc. on Nov. 1.

$5 billion satcom contract opens for business

The Future Commercial Satellite Communications Acquisition contract now has enough contractors to begin competitions for work under the $5 billion Schedules program.

Industry increases cloud initiatives

IBM is ready to offer the Federal Community Cloud, a secure cloud environment designed for federal agencies. Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Starfire Mission Ready Cloud based on pre-integrated, pretested technology.

Crazy prediction, or crazy serious?

Tell us what you think of these six views of the future of IT.

VT Group hires VP of strategic development

George Allen has joined VT Group’s Technical Services business unit as vice president of strategic development.

SAIC, University of Md. to support cybersecurity initiatives

Science Applications International Corp. and the University of Maryland are teaming up to support initiatives that promote cybersecurity education, research and technology development.