Public or private, the cloud makes its business case

The Defense Department and Arlington County, Va., chose different paths to cloud computing.

PKI opportunity makes a comeback

The federal public-key infrastructure has seen a quickening pace of activity in recent months as the government has begun allowing more options for contractors and state and local agencies to participate in the system.

New collaboration tools manufacture good ideas

Imaginatik brings its online collaboration tools to the government market to aid brainstorming and focus on innovative solutions.

mySBX.com: The Match.com of government contractors

mySBX has created a Web site that connects primes and subs in a government contracting version of online dating.

Two top GSA officials retire as agency awaits new chief

The General Services Administration is experiencing a version of musical chairs among its executives, even as the agency continues to await Senate confirmation of Martha Johnson as its new administrator.

CMS awards health IT planning grants to states

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services handed out $17 million in matching funds to seven states and one territory for preparations for handling health IT payments from the economic stimulus law.

Whitney Bradley & Brown puts focus on workforce

Every company claims to have outstanding employees, but effective staffing clearly is a competitive differentiator for technical and management consulting firm Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc.

Torres takes on the tough jobs

Doing the most with the least in the toughest conditions is the mantra for Jerry Torres and his company, Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions.

Al Nashman: A life and career worthy of the Hall of Fame

Former CSC executive Al Nashman served as a mentor and inspiration to countless others during his career. He insists that it was always about finding the right people and enjoying the work.

ICF's Kesavan leads through tough times

ICF's leader has seen the ups and downs of a growing company but has kept a focus on people and emerging opportunities.

HPTi focuses on ethics, quality to accelerate growth

HPTi won the Greater Washington Government Contractor award for 2009 contractor of the year in the $25 million to $75 million division.

ICF wraps up purchase of cybersecurity firm

ICF International Inc. has closed its acquisition of Jacob & Sundstrom Inc., an information technology firm that specializes in cybersecurity and full-scope identity management services to federal civilian and defense agencies.

AT&T to support Marine Corps Logistics Command

AT&T Government Solutions Inc. will furnish information technology support services to the Marine Corps Logistics Command under a one-year, $6.4 million task order.

Pulling an about-Facebook on privacy

By requiring that each of its 350 million users to set their own privacy settings -- and making the process easy to understand -- Facebook is trying to part of the solution.

AT&T rings up Postal Service contract extension

AT&T Government Solutions has won a four-year, $120 million contract extension to provide additional network services to U.S. Postal Service facilities nationwide.

Droid does it better

The new Verizon Wireless Droid by Motorola is a phone that could really change the industry, and the way the federal government does its job.

DOE plans to retain bulk of contractor IT workforce

Energy CIO Tom Pyke said he intends to maintain the contractor IT workforce at current levels for the most part while insourcing a small portion of the jobs.

Cloud computing could pave way for open government

Federal agencies might need cloud computing as a way to meet new mandates to share information with the public, experts say. Meanwhile, the Defense Department falls in line with President Barack Obama's directive for open government.

Government leads evolution of business networks

Business networks are going through a transformation, and government agencies are at the leading edge.

New OCI rules mean big impact for industry

A long-awaited Defense Department proposal on how to manage organizational conflicts of interest could have an enormous effect across the industry that supports DOD.