Sevatec wins $117M contract with Federal Highway Administration

Sevatec has won a contract with the Federal Highway Administration to provide a number of services and to provide life cycle support of its infrastructure.

Digitize your paper documents, use it as big data

Paper documents are still important to businesses, but in the era of emerging big data, these documents would be better off digitized, as they would fit together with the way companies use big data, and will lower costs and increase efficiency.

Twitter acquires big data startup

Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a company with an engine called TopicWatch, which can sift through unstructured data of any given kind, and pull out information, as well as summarize its content in real time.

Lessons from Lockheed's $4.6B DISA GIG contract

Winning the job to manage DISA's Global Information Grid was big for Lockheed Martin. We get an inside look at how the company took over from the incumbent, and converted the work to a performance-based contract.

SI Org makes deal for part of Telcordia

The SI Organization has acquired Applied Communication Sciences, a year-old company with roots that go back to the legendary Bell Labs.

GD wins subcontract to service littoral combat ships

Austral USA has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a subcontract to assist the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships 14 and 16.

TASC names new VP of Mission Solutions business

TASC Inc. has named Joseph Pacileo vice president of the company's Mission Solutions business.

What are the four components to mobile health care security?

HealthIT Security points out four core components to mobile health care security strategies, thanks to some insight from CynergisTek CEO Mac McMillan.

Aquilent names chief marketing officer

Aquilent has named Helle Huxley chief marketing officer, where she will direct new corporate marketing initiatives tied to customer communication goals and objectives.

Harris receives $26M order for Falcon III radios

Harris has won a $26 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for Falcon Tactical Radios.

Do you know the top IT leaders in health care?

Leaders in the health care IT industry are being recognized by InformationWeek for their dedication to and influence on the tech decisions that health organizations are making.

Global health IT market to hit $57B by 2017

The global health IT market is expected to grow from $40.4 billion in 2012 to $56.7 billion in 2017.

Do you know the 7 cloud competencies?

The cloud gets a lot of attention, but little mind is paid to the critical competencies needed to manage in the cloud.

Three win Navy contracts to support shore networks

Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC and Engility Corp. have won task order contracts to provide the Navy with sustainment services for the Base Level Information Infrastructure, its system of shore networks.

Northrop wins $555M Global Hawk contract

Northrop Grumman has wins contract to modernize its Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle for the U.S. Air Force, including program and business management and other engineering efforts.

Northrop teams with DHS to expand cybersecurity protections

Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement with the DHS to expand cybersecurity protections for the nation's critical infrastructure.

Gnostech takes on Navy's global positioning, navigation facilities

Gnostech Inc. has won a $13 million contract to improve the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific's global positioning and navigation systems division facilities.

Microsoft to combine Yammer, Office 365 sales teams

Microsoft has begun integrating the Yammer sales team of around 100 representatives into its Office 365 sales team.

With cloud computing, HR is sticking its nose where it doesn't belong

People in human resources fear that the cloud removes controls over information and communication, but cloud proponents argue that the cloud is misunderstood.

Get ready. Furlough details starting to emerge

More details are emerging about the Defense Department's plans to furlough 800,000 civilian employees. Get out and talk to your customers to prepare for the impact and don't forget these critical questions.