Cloud making its way into the classroom

Cloud computing is huge within corporate communities, but now it's also making headway into classrooms.

CenturyLink subsidiary acquires small cloud firm

In a move to bulk up the cloud capabilities of its Savvis subsidiary, CenturyLink has acquired AppFog.

In today's market, you must ignore the hype

Thirty-five years ago, the Washington Bullets won the NBA championship with a colorful slogan about an opera and a fat lady. The lesson, all these years later, remains the same, and it's a good warning about buying into the hype that can swallow much of today's market.

GAO sheds light on IBM-Amazon CIA battle

GAO says the CIA fell short in how it evaluated pricing and relaxed a key technical requirement for Amazon. The spy agency now has 60 days to decide whether it'll recompete the $600 million contract.

Opinion

Is management to blame when projects fail?

Projects that falter usually have a common root cause - a failure of management. Do you know the four critical elements that all good managers must juggle?

New draft out on $10B NIH CIO-CS contract

NIH moves its $10 billion Chief Information Officer - Commodity Solutions contract forward with a new draft RFP and another call for industry comments.

Lockheed Martin wins $7M option for software development

Lockheed Martin has won a contract option with the Navy to provide software development in support of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons System.

L-3 wins $10.2M options toward undersea training range

L-3 Communications has won options with the U.S. Navy toward the giant undersea warfare training range off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla.

Aeroflex Wichita wins $15M contract for radio maintenance system

Aeroflex Wichita has won a contract to provide the Navy with ground radio maintenance automatic test systems.

Universal Solutions wins $85M contract for logistics services

Universal Solutions has won a contract with the Army to provide it with contractor logistics services.

The Centech Group names new CEO

The Centech Group has named Michael Kelley chief executive officer as founder Fernando Galaviz retains role as chairman.

HP creates HAVEn big data platform from several acquisitions

HP has combined the technologies that it's picked up through its acquisitions to provide a big data offering called HAVEn.

Are bid protest fears overblown? Dan Gordon thinks so

Former OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon argues in a new report that the angst over the increasing number of bid protests is based on misperceptions, and that protests actually have little impact on the government. We think he's right and wrong.

Lockheed-Northrop venture wins $90.6M contract for attack helicopter enhancements

Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, has won a contract to provide the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command with fire control radars in support of Apache helicopters.

SAIC taps new EVP of new Leidos business

SAIC has named John Thomas executive vice president of Leidos, the national security focused business that will be created when the company splits in two.

Which 10 big data startups should you be watching?

There are a number of great big data startups in the market today, and CIO magazine has made a list of the hottest 10 that you should be watching.

Who owns big data?

Under whose jurisdiction does big data strategy and usage fall? The debate is on over where it is the chief information office or the chief marketing officer.

Four smalls win $98.8M contract for battlespace awareness services

Four small businesses will compete for task orders under a $98.8 million contract to provide the Navy with battlespace awareness services and support.

QinetiQ North America builds up subsidiary's management team

QinetiQ North America has named Chris O'Ferrell and Tempy Wright chief technical officer and vice president of marketing and communications of the company's cybersecurity subsidiary, Cyveillance.

NCI taps former CSC exec as board member

NCI has named Austin Yerks to its board of directors.