Army to call up small robots for combat duty

It appears that automated warfighting is being accelerated into the ranks.

Agencies harness social media for Haiti relief efforts

Social media, satellite communications spring into action to help earthquake-devastated nation.

Raytheon joins fight to combat Air Force SOA attacks

Raytheon Co. will work to protect the Air Force against malicious software attacks under a $2.9 million contract. The Air Force Research Laboratory award calls for Raytheon BBN Technologies, a subsidiary of the company, to develop new approaches to protect the Air Force’s service-oriented architectures.

Obama gets good marks on first cybersecurity report card

The government needs to take an energetic lead on protecting the IT infrastructure, says a local government security guru.

Microsoft and HP ink cloud, virtualization pact

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation data center technology and application infrastructure that combines virtualization, system management and cloud computing.

Dynamics Research provides management assistance to DLA

Dynamics Research Corp. will provide Lean Six Sigma management assistance to the Defense Logistics Agency under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $4.2 million.

Industry mourns death of Agilex CEO

Current and former colleagues of the late Robert LaRose remember him as leader and mentor who helped start successful careers as government contractors.

White House meets corporate CEOs for ideas on modernizing government

The White House is convening a conference of 50 corporate CEOs with the hope of generating “game changing ideas” that can help IT improve government efficiency.

Agilex's Robert LaRose dies unexpectedly

Agilex's chief executive officer died at the age of 65 this week.

VMware breaks into new market after buying Zimbra

VMware on Tuesday said it is acquiring Zimbra from Yahoo, extending VMware's reach beyond system virtualization.

Former SRA exec will lead ManTech space and intell services

ManTech International Corp. has named Gregory Roman senior vice president for space and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services in its Systems Engineering and Advanced Technology group.

SAIC to assist Navy with modeling and simulation

SAIC has won a task order worth up to $249 million over five years to support Navy modeling and simulation activities in the Washington, D.C. area.

Lockheed enters next phase of National Cyber Range project

Lockheed Martin Corp. will begin to implement Phase II of an Army program to develop the National Cyber Range under an $8,121,044 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The National Cyber Range program is a research and development testbed aimed at accelerating the deployment of new cybersecurity systems.

Obama official hits campaign trail to sell insourcing

The Obama administration has set in motion a set of guidelines and initiatives that figure to undo many Bush administration outsourcing efforts. But OMB officials want agencies to insource jobs based on strategic plans, not just to fulfill administration ideals.

ICOR buy helps Acquisition Solutions expand into management services

Acquisition Solutions Inc.’s purchase of ICOR Partners LLC will broaden ASI’s footprint into the civilian government market, according to Anne Reed, ASI president and chief executive officer.

Symantec agrees to acquire Gideon Technologies

Symantec Corp. plans to acquire Gideon Technologies and provide the company’s automated IT security products to government customers.

Transportation works on revamp of debarrment process

The department has struggled to make decisions on whether to exclude companies from federal work and then notify its various offices about the decisions.

Harvard Pilgrim to support FDA monitoring efforts

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has won a contract from the FDA to set up a prototype of a national monitoring system for drug and device safety that will collect automated data from providers and insurers.

Acquisition Solutions builds consulting skills with ICOR buy

Acquisition Solutions Inc. has purchased substantially all the assets of ICOR Partners LLC. The financial terms were not reported. The transaction closed Jan. 8.

Argon ST puts up 'for sale' sign

Argon ST hires the investment bank Stone Key Partners to help the company find a buyer.