Alion to support Air Force information analysis center

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will provide research and testing services to the Air Force Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center under a new contract.

Health IT gets a $220M funding transfusion

The Health and Human Services Department will give 15 nonprofit organizations $220 million for health IT pilot projects.

Long-time SAIC exec set to retire

Science Applications International Corp. Executive Vice President Arnold Punaro will retire effective May 14, the company announced.

7 ways to master your inbox

Email mismanagement can cost executives time and money, and Priscilla Walker offers tips on how to tame your inbox.

General Dynamics completes transition to new leadership

General Dynamics Corp. completes transition from chairman Nicholas Chabraja to new chairman Jay Johnson.

Small business fights insourcing...and wins

A Texas company fought back when the Air Force tried to insource its work, and the case illustrates the growing tension between industry and government over who should do what work.

Is Internet freedom coming to China?

Blogger Steve Kelman takes gets a surprising response to his informal survey and American and Chinese students at the Kennedy School.

ACS to manage California Medicaid info system

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will assume the management of California’s Medicaid Management Information System under a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract.

IT included in Sebelius' top priorities for HHS

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released her top strategic initiatives for the department, which include health IT elements.

Four share $1.5 billion DOD award

Booz Allen, CACI, Jacobs and SRA to compete for task orders supporting the Special Operations Command under a $1.5 billion contract.

Lockheed to upgrade FAA logistics system

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide the Federal Aviation Administration with a new logistics software system under a five-year contract.

10 years later, the LoveBug still resonates

The LoveBug, or the ILOVEYOU worm, which appeared in the Philippines on May 5, 2000, and quickly spread to Asia, Europe and the United States, marks its 10th anniversary. It's still considered one of the worst worms of the computer age.

Lockheed's Linda Gooden makes the case for cloud computing

Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President Linda Gooden makes the case for why cloud computing is good for business and good for government.

SatCom policies slammed by Inmarsat executive

Inmarsat Government Services President Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh voices concerns that the policies and structure of GSA and DISA's satellite communications procurement won't meet the needs of the warfighter.

Unisys wraps up $135M sale of health unit

Unisys Corp. has completed the previously announced sale of its health information management business to Molina Healthcare Inc. for $135 million in cash, subject to adjustment, the company announced today.

10 hot contracts on the move

We rank the most important mobile and wireless contracts that are about to hit the market.

A $10B contract with plenty of questions

GSA-DISA satellite contract is lucrative, but Inmarsat chief has her doubts on whether the FCSA program will deliver the best services to the warfighter.

Inside Dell's $120M DHS immigration deal

The $120 million outsourcing contract Dell Perot Systems won to process citizenship and immigration applications is both a new contract for the company and sort of a follow-on.

Top DISA information strategist John Garing retires

DISA's director of strategic planning and information, John Garing, was instrumental in developing and advancing the information technology services DISA's provides the military through its Defense Enterprise Computing Centers.

Flooding forces DISA to cancel annual military show

Rising floodwaters forced the evacuation and closure of the Nashville hotel where conference was set to start.