Virtualization: Microsoft forms social enterprise alliance

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the creation of the "Social Enterprise Alliance," a partnership centered on the customization and integration of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.

GSA calls monthly Networx meetings to speed transition

The General Services Administration hopes regular meetings of the transition working group will speed agencies' switch to Networx.

General Dynamics boosts SPAWAR network communications

General Dynamics has won a $51 million contract to provide network communications services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.

Unisys sets up digital photo system for Aussie police

Unisys wins a $4.75 million contract to install a digital imaging management system for the police force in New South Wales, Australia.

New thoughts invited: ACT-IAC's CXO dinner gets ideas flowing

ACT-IAC gets government and industry leaders together to look at the five pillars of transparent government being proposed by CTO Aneesh Chopra and CIO Vivek Kundra. Each table took one of the pillars and was asked to come up with a succinct definition, describe what success would look like, identify barriers to success and come up with three to five actions to accomplish the purpose.

ManTech, Eagan McAllister vie for Navy command and control work

Eagan McAllister Associates Inc. and ManTech International Corp. have won Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to furnish command and control support services.

Virginia senate questions Northrop contract

A huge outsourcing contract is missing its deadlines to transform Virginia's information technology infrastructure.

Deepwater gets new acquisition chief

The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.

TechAmerica adds voice of state and regional council group

TechAmerica and the Technology Councils of North America have signed an agreement to coordinate the memberships, programs and services.

Harris will boost DISA information-sharing technology

Harris Corp. will provide systems engineering to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a five-year contract that has a potential value of $27 million.

Writing from the dark side

1105 Government Information Group President Anne Armstrong hopes to shed some light with her new blog, Alinea.

Top 100 conference: Procurement reform and the evolving role of the prime contractor

Here some of the leading thinkers and trendsetters in the government market at the Top 100 conference.

Boeing delivers second WGS satellite to Air Force

Boeing Co. has handed off control of the second Wideband Global Satcom satellite to the Air Force, company officials said June 15.

Boeing strengthens cyber and UAV capabilities

Boeing Co. acquires eXMeritus to bolster cybersecurity capabilities and stands up an unmanned vehicle division to manage UAV programs.

State 'friends' world on Facebook

The State Department is using Facebook to connect to the world, and it appears the world is responding.

Hathaway vows to take cybersecurity response to next level

The team that conducted the 60-day review of government cybersecurity policy is following up with a national incident response plan and efforts to untangle legal hindrances to improved security.

SAIC sows software development for USDA

SAIC will provide software assistance and other technical services to the USDA under a five-year contract worth as much as $13 million.

In-Q-Tel embraces open-source search

Lucid Imagination will use an investment from the CIA's In-Q-Tel to develop products and the infrastructure to support the intelligence community's search needs.

Verizon gets GSA go ahead on MTIPS

Verizon Communications Inc. joins AT&T Inc., Qwest Communications Inc. and Sprint Solutions Inc. as a Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Service provider under the General Services Administration’s Networx telecommunications contract.

ITT to support Air Force server environment

ITT's Advanced Engineering and Sciences division will design, develop, and integrate new features and capabilities into the Information Support Server Environment Guard system.