A new survey suggests federal information technology managers expect to adopt Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system more broadly and more quickly than they did with Microsoft’s Vista OS.
Booz Allen Hamilton will help federal, state and local law enforcement coordinate efforts to fight drugs and drug-related crimes under a Defense Information Systems Agency's program.
The Senate has passed legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department that would increase spending for major information technology programs. The House also approved the measure.
Perot Systems Government Services will provide information technology services to the Office of Management and Budget under a four-year contract that could be worth more than $16 million.
Federal information technology spending by civilian and defense agencies will remain relatively flat through 2015, according to an annual survey by the TechAmerica Foundation.
The VA's CIO has asked an industry group to advise the department on whether to deploy the VistA digital health record system more broadly to private hospitals and providers.
Stanley Inc. will provide information technology and Web security services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a five-year, task order valued at $23 million.
Unisys Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. have filed protests with the Government Accountability Office objecting to the awarding of a $500 million contract to Computer Sciences Corp.
DynCorp International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of DynCorp International Inc., has completed its planned acquisition of Phoenix Consulting Group Inc.
Personnel and equipment costs might cut deeply into key defense acquisition programs over the next several years, reports Michael Bruno at Aviation Week.
Microsoft's Windows 7 has been touted as a new, better-running operating system. But despite the addition of a few handy features, the GCN Lab finds that it looks just like the Vista OS, has a lot of the same annoying quirks as Vista and delivers no difference in performance from Vista.
Apptis Inc. will provide network engineering, information assurance and other services to the Defense Department under a three-year contract worth a total of $28.4 million.
