Cloud computing gets ready for prime time

Despite recent outages at online retailer Amazon.com, many technology experts say the outlook for cloud computing looks bright.

Stanley accelerates growth with Oberon buy

Stanley Inc. will acquire Oberon Associates Inc., a provider of engineering, intelligence operations and information technology services, for $170 million.

Skinner: DHS must shore up acquisition management

Homeland Security Department appears to lack a current inventory of certified personnel and the acquisitions to which they are assigned, according to its inspector general.

CIA first scoffs at, then embraces, collaborative technologies

When a proposal surfaced to introduce the use of wikis and blogs in the intelligence community, the idea was met with skepticism, to say the least.

AGS to support encrypted Army communications

Americom Government Services Inc. will provide encrypted communications services for the Army's Trojan and intelligence and electronic warfare systems under a new contract.

Boeing gets green light to build SBInet sections

The Homeland Security Department is preparing to award a task order to Boeing Co. to install the first two operational segments of the SBInet border surveillance system.

DOD issues RFI for next-generation intranet

The Defense Department has issued a request for information to determine the availability of companies to build and operate an intranet capable of serving as many as 8 million users in the department.

Tyler wins Texas county court software deal

Tyler Technologies Inc. has won a contract from the city of Arlington, Texas, to install a municipal court case management system.

DHS to issue new Sentri cards

Travelers along the border between the United States and Mexico participating in the Homeland Security Department's SENTRI identification card program will be receiving new, upgraded ID cards by July.

General Dynamics unit to upgrade DHS network

General Dynamics One Source has won a five-year contract from the Homeland Security Department to upgrade the Homeland Security Information Network.

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CGI wins pair of Calif. ERP deals

CGI Group Inc. has won two contracts to provide enterprise resource planning software systems to state and local government customers in California.

DOD plans rapid integration facility

The Special Operations Command has issued a preliminary request for proposals to identify contractors capable of managing and staffing a new facility designed to integrate classified information.

DHS to brief industry on PACTS

DHS will hold a conference for contractors interested in bidding on an upcoming request for proposals.

States march forward with high-profile projects

Georgia state officials overseeing the pending award of the state's $1.6 billion technology infrastructure outsourcing initiative learned a valuable lesson from a failed outsourcing effort under a previous administration.

CIO of NMCI joins Caelum Research

Donald General will be vice president of IT and lead the company's Hampton Roads operations in Chesapeake, Va.

Ontario considers enhanced driver's licenses

Ontario would become the second Canadian province to issue enhanced driver's licenses that also serve as border-crossing cards for travel to the U.S. under new legislation.

Boeing to pilot Navy's unmanned aircraft program

Boeing will continue to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for the Navy's unmanned aircraft program.

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SRA to assist EPA with regulatory development

SRA International will assist the Environmental Protection Agency with regulatory development and policy services under a new contract.