Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?

Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.

Virginia fights computer failures

Computer failures leave Virginia agencies hobbled.

Granicus expands government cloud computing platform

Granicus Inc., a vendor of cloud computing solutions for government agencies, announced it has acquired Webcasting.com.

SAIC, Northrop to enhance Navy integrated security system

Science Applications International Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide the Navy with technical and engineering services and software enhancements under a five-year contract that has a combined value of about $38 million for both awardees.

DOD's social media chief signs out

Floyd Price is leaving his DOD post in charge of social media programs after a year on the job.

GSA seeks to upgrade its electronic travel service

The General Services Administration wants pioneering approaches to improve its E-Government Travel System, as the agency upgrades its travel management services.

L-3 unit will upgrade Marine Corps’ remote sensor system

L-3 Communications Inc. subsidiary L-3 Nova Engineering will provide equipment, upgrades and repairs, and program management services under a $52.8 million Defense Department follow-on contract to support the Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems program.

Raytheon wins support award for NASA training facilities

Raytheon Co. will provide operations, engineering and software support for NASA under a new five-year contract from the space agency worth as much as $120 million.

Government health IT market shows steady growth

The pace of activity in the federal health information technology market has reached a feverish pitch in recent weeks.

CIO-SP 3 Functional Areas

Here is a breakdown of the functional areas for the CIO-SP 3 contract for the small-business and full-and-open versions.

$40B RFP lays groundwork for health IT market

The health IT market is on the cusp of a growth period thanks to the NIH Chief Information Officer Solutions and Partners 3 program. But don't expect an explosion of spending.

NIH confronted OMB about multibillion dollar contract — and won

NIH says it never doubted that it could convince the OMB that it should recertify its governmentwide contract.

New breed of buyers expand footprint in federal market

Although nontraditional buyers dominate acquisition activity in the federal sector, traditional buyers are by no means out of the acquisition business, says John Allen of BB&T Capital Markets Windsor Group.

Contractors embrace social media, but where's the ROI?

Companies are embracing social media, but quantifying the return on investment remains a challenge.

First responders embrace social media

Contractors see an emerging market developing social media solutions to address emergency response needs.

Capgemini brings new focus to U.S. markets

A relative newcomer to the U.S. public sector, Capgemini Government Solutions has invested several million dollars in the past two years to expand its footprint into U.S. markets such as health care, verification and validation systems, and enterprise resource planning.

The perils of congressional procrastination

The fallout from delays in appropriations from Congress is enormous, says Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council.

3 steps to improving your proposals

A review of lessons learned is a valuable step in improving proposal development efficiency and raising your win probability on the next bid, says Bob Lohfeld of Lohfeld Consulting Group.

Many roles, one mission: Serve our readers

Washington Technology sees its readers as four pillars: senior executives, technologists, business development and capture managers, and program and project managers.

Career evolution leads to Medicare project

Frank LaSota, senior manager at National Government Services Inc., runs special projects that impact millions but sees results one person at a time.