Catapult on call to keep communication going during disasters

Catapult signes a $58.8 million contract with USAID to help the agency with its international disaster relief efforts.

HP wins $119 million Kansas Medicaid contract

HP Enterprise Services wins a two-year, $119 million extension to continue supporting the state of Kansas.

General Dynamics to assist Interior with resource management

General Dynamics Corp. will furnish a variety of information management services to the Interior Department under a task order potentially worth $10.5 million over five years.

The Army unfolds a roadmap for unmanned aircraft systems

The roadmap provides a grand vision for how all of its various unmanned aircraft technology eventually will work together, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

HHS Open Government Plan deserves a visit

HHS is creating dashboards and datasets for open government, but shouldn't those principles also apply to simple HHS Web pages?

Defense acquisition: the 800-pound gorilla in the room at IRMCO

Why, at a conference dedicated to federal resource management, was defense acquisition avoided as a topic of conversation as much as partisan politics or religion?

Obama forms private-sector board to improve agency operations

A new advisory board will give Obama advice on improving agency operations, particularly in customer service, IT and productivity

GSA chief of staff job is no longer open

The General Services Administration has picked its next chief of staff from within its ranks.

DHS names directors for US-CERT, National Cyber Security Division

The Homeland Security Department has named Randal Vickers director of US-CERT and picked Roberta Stempfley to head its National Cyber Security Division.

Union: Contractors weaken Federal Protective Service, placing feds at risk

The National Treasury Employees Union has complained to Congress that Federal Protective Service relies far too much on private contractors armed with too little training, too little funding, and too little proper management to protect federal buildings.

Policymakers in the making focus on U.S.-China relations

Blogger Steve Kelman’s students at the Harvard Kennedy School are getting a crash-course on the nuances of international relations and economics.

Lockheed to keep Marine Corps communications humming

Lockheed Martin will furnish logistics support services to two Marine Corps Systems Command program offices under a task order potentially worth $30 million.

Cloud adoption on the rise, but new report highlights trouble spots

A new survey of federal leaders paints an early picture of which applications are migrating to cloud computing. But limited awareness and trust remain big hurdles for agencies.

General Dynamics names Helm to oversee strategic planning

Northrop Grumman executive Robert Helm will join General Dynamics on May 3 as senior vice president of planning and development.

Northrop Grumman names new head of Washington office

Lanzillotta takes over the corporation's DC office temporarily

Cell-All smarter phone is DHS' version of the Tricorder

DHS is looking to the telecommunications side of mobile phones to help it develop the "Cell-All" smartphone that features a sensor capable of detecting deadly chemicals.

Maryland governor earns IT award

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers awards Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley with the association's 2010 National Technology Champion Award.

Boeing tackles software support for soldier radios

Boeing Co. will furnish software support for the military’s next-generation network of tactical radios under a contract potentially worth $54.9 million over five years.

Weighing the worth of Twitter

Given the recent news from the Library of Congress, blogger Brian Robinson wonders how Twitter rates in the worthiness spectrum of information.

DHS is missing documents on noncompetitive contracts, IG says

The Homeland Security Office of Inspector General has issued a report on a pattern of missing documentation in departmental files regarding contracts awarded without full and open competition in fiscal 2008.