IBM 'jam' technology goes global

The Security Jam uses an IBM platform to bring together thousands of participants eager to take on cybersecurity.

GSA’s IT Services chief lays out route to success

In part 1 of a three-part interview, Edward O'Hare lays out his strategy for making the various parts of the Federal Acquisition Services IT Services division work together and step one is communications.

Harris buys situational awareness software business

Harris Corp. has acquired the technology assets of OSI Geospatial Inc’s land-based, situational awareness business.

Feds could get access to advanced cloud-computing technologies

Microsoft and National Science Foundation team up to provide cloud-computing tools to certain users.

Federal IT budget heads for the cloud(s)

Some observers say Obama's proposed budget makes it clear the administration's coffers will be feeding the cloud.

Senators push for more small-business contracts

New legislation would require agencies to think about small businesses and reconsider bundled contracts.

Sunlight Foundation tracks agencies' open gov Web pages

According to the Sunlight Foundation, 13 out of 20 agencies already have posted open government Web pages before the Feb. 6 deadline.

Florida sponsors open gov essay contest

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced an essay contest for high school students that is designed to examine open government.

IBM buys master data management business

IBM Corp. is strengthening its health care portfolio with its purchase of Chicago-based Initiate Systems.

Dell Perot hires new VP for Defense Department sales

Dell Perot Systems Government Services Division has named Jack Stem vice president for Defense Department sales.

NASA extends contract at Marshall Space Flight Center

Bastion Technologies Inc. has won a $36 million contract extension to continue working at NASA’s Marshall Space Fight Center.

Unisys works to build Mexico’s biometric ID system

Unisys Corp. will work with the government of Mexico and the Mexican communications company Axtel to develop an advanced national biometric identification system under a three-year contract valued at $50 million.

D.C. feds hunker down for another blizzard

The federal government in Washington, D.C., breaks out its telework plans as yet another blizzard threatens the capital.

Senate vote on GSA administrator slated for today

Martha Johnson will get her day before the Senate as a vote on her nomination to be GSA administrator is scheduled after eight months in limbo.

Will cyberattacks lead to bomb-and-bullets war?

Until now, the combination of cyber and war sparked notions of virtual armies slamming away at each other in cyberspace, a nasty confrontation online but relatively harmless for regular folks.

Obama wants faster program reviews and more agency input

The administration wants to continually streamline what works and eliminate what doesn't work.

HHS budget highlights IT initiatives

The Health and Human Services Department's proposed $81 billion discretionary budget for fiscal 2011 includes a few nuggets of increased IT spending.

Facebook quiz examines Gov 2.0

Quiz about Gov 2.0 on Facebook attempts to see whether people are excited about the new technology or just fatigued by all the talk.

GTSI's CEO recalls company's near-death experience

Jim Leto is stepping down Feb. 15, after four years as chief executive officer at GTSI Inc. He is being succeeded by Scott Friedlander, who is also company president and chief operating officer.

VA freezes IT budget for 2011

The Veterans Affairs Department is looking at a flat level of $3.3 billion for information technology in fiscal 2011, but managed some increases for benefits automation and telemedicine.