Serco boosts air traffic management in U.S., Pacific region

Serco Inc. will support the Federal Aviation Administration under a five-year contract worth approximately $170 million.

  • By David Hubler

Obama wants nearly $80B for IT projects

The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011.

  • By Ben Bain, Alice Lipowicz, Matthew Weigelt and Doug Beizer

Avaya maps way forward in government market

Avaya is banking on unified communications and contact centers to drive its government business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC adds virtual world software to simulations portfolio

SAIC has acquired a software product line from Forterra Systems Inc. that offers users an interactive virtual environment in which to collaborate, train and learn.

  • By William Welsh

DARPA: Calling all cyber geneticists

A DARPA research program would combine technologies to apply genetics, anthropology, sociology and physiology to the identification of cyberattackers.

  • By Ben Bain

Labor Department launches its open-gov Web site

Along with making new datasets available to the public, the Labor Department launched its open-government Web site ahead of schedule.

  • By Doug Beizer

Navy CIO Robert Carey talks Web 2.0

The Navy needs Web 2.0 technologies to communicate and collaborate with those outside of the military, says Navy CIO Robert Carey.

  • By Doug Beizer

Internet Alliance names new executive director

The D.C.-based Internet, e-commerce and technology advocacy group hopes the appointment of Tammy Cota will make a clear statement to lawmakers.

  • By Doug Beizer

DRS to assist Multi-National Force – Iraq

A unit of DRS Technologies Inc. will provide technical assistance for command and control functions to the Multi-National Force – Iraq under a $77.8 million contract.

  • By William Welsh

Raytheon to support Army air traffic management

Raytheon Co. will provide equipment, services and support for air traffic navigation to the Army under a $5.9 million contract.

  • By William Welsh

ManTech acquisition targets valuable Army customer

ManTech International Corp.'s purchase of Sensor Technologies Inc. brings with it a prime contractor position on the Army's Strategic Services Sourcing contract program.

  • By Sami Lais

Small defense project might change the world of networking

BBN Technologies will help the Air Force develop new approaches to better protect Defense Department service-oriented architectures against malicious attacks.

  • By Sami Lais

Lockheed, Microsoft software helps responders brace for chaos

As simulation software improves, agencies are turning to the technology to improve training and save money.

  • By Doug Beizer

Mashups go mainstream as agencies mix data with social media

Improved user interfaces, standardized components and robust security in mashup software are making it easier to pull service-enabling components from multiple resources.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Dell-Perot marriage focuses on common goals

Paul Bell, president of Dell Public Sector, explains how a focus on the customer is key to making the Dell-Perot acquisition a success.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Acquisition processes might stymie new defense opportunities

Contractors face arcane acquisition processes that might slow new defense opportunities.

  • By Richard W. Walker

Natural selection: Defense contractors must adapt to survive

Contractors respond to shifting defense priorities with acquisitions, new marketing strategies and a never-ending push to get closer to their customers.

  • By Richard W. Walker

Time to flex and stretch those defense muscles

As defense priorities shift, contractors are adapting their capabilities, making acquisitions and learning fresh tricks to capture new business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

When iPods are killers

iPods, smart phones and other personal devices are raising new questions about safety on the battlefield, on the beat and in other hazardous areas, writes blogger Brian Robinson.

  • By Brian Robinson

Army, SAIC too cozy on Future Combat Systems, IG says

DOD's IG found that a company helped develop a contract and then bid on it.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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