Top 100 companies face an ever-changing market

Success for Top 100 companies depends on understanding government priorities and making adjustments to keep pace with a topsy-turvy market.

Harris names new COO

Veteran Harris Corp. executive Daniel R. Pearson has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer responsible for the company’s daily business operations and five business lines.

IAC announces its new leadership

Industry Advisory Council elects new leadership for the coming year.

Who is the Cybersecurity Smokey Bear?

A federal cybersecurity official said public service announcement could help make the public more aware of the threat of cyber crimes.

CDW-G seeks new small-biz partners

CDW-Government LLC is seeking partnerships with small businesses to go after federal contracting opportunities, issuing an immediate request for proposals soliciting small businesses as partners.

ACT/IAC awards innovators for working across borders

The 2010 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards went to states, federal agencies and an academy for their creative work.

Taking the pulse of Harvard graduating seniors

Blogger Steve Kelman finds that this year’s grads are finding ways to adapt to the changing economic scene.

Stanley services strengthen Marines' data network center

Stanley Inc. will provide technical services to the Marine Corps under a three-year, firm-fixed-price contract valued at $22 million.

Three to compete for $502M in Navy network tasks

Three contractors will vie for up to $502 million in shipboard network infrastructure and related engineering work over the next eight years that will support network infrastructure for Navy ships.

Revealed: Our picks for the best password strategies

Our readers offer hundreds -- literally -- of good ideas for building and managing strong passwords. Who's idea comes closest to covering all the bases?

IBM to pay AT&T $1.4B for Sterling Commerce

IBM Corp. has agreed to buy business-to-business e-commerce software developer and AT&T Inc. subsidiary Sterling Commerce Inc. for $1.4 billion.

When it comes to government data gathering, public trust is hard to come by

The public doesn't trust government to protect Americans' information, and laws reflect that mind-set, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes.

Acquisition 2.0: GSA uncovers the pitfalls and promise of crowdsourcing

Acquisition officials at the General Services Administration have found that it’s not just ethics officers who have concerns about taking the government/industry dialogue onto the Web.

General Dynamics to lead DOD divisions’ BRAC redeployment

General Dynamics Corp. will assist with Base Realignment and Closure activities under a three-year, $146.2 million contract from Defense Department’s Washington Headquarters Services.

It's official: DOD Cyber Command activated

Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the Defense Department's new Cyber Command, formally received his fourth star on May 21.

VA issues draft RFP for $12B IT contract

The Veterans Affairs Department is preparing to request bids on its $12 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology IT services acquisition in June.

HP tasked with speeding DHS immigration status probes

Hewlett-Packard Corp. will help the Homeland Security Department speed internal processing of immigration status under a $41.6 million DHS Eagle contract.

GSA solicitation solidifies cloud commitment

Efforts advance to make cloud computing services accessible to federal agencies with new RFQ, the launch of a web site, and new support for FedRAMP program.

Army gives battlefield networks high priority

The leader of the Army's tactical command and control efforts discusses initiatives involving network architecture, technology transmission and the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program.

CSC makes $317M play for NOAA supercomputer

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a contract potentially worth $317 million over nine years to build a high-performance computing system to support environmental modeling.