VA T4 on ramp period comes to a close

VA brings the bidding period to a close for its $12 billion VA T4 contract. New awards are expected to be announced in July, as the agency is expected to add new service-disabled and veteran-owned small businesses to the mix.

15 win $900M Navy command, control contract

Fifteen companies won a $900 million contract from the Space and Naval Ware Systems Center to provide a variety of services supporting command and control, intelligence and other combat systems.

3 services contracts to support naval aviation

Three companies have won contracts of varying values to support naval aviation ith professional, technical and administrative services including readiness, planning and resources and manpower.

HR ripe candidate for big data use

Because of all of the people data that human resources has already collected, it's in a good position to begin using big data, which will help it make better decisions about its business.

Will big data save the world's financial system?

Big data might lend itself to a bigger and better global financial system in the 21st century by applying more analytics to all phases of the financial markets.

TASC revs its strategy engine

TASC hires Randy Phillips from CSC as its new chief strategy officer. He brings a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, and is another top-draw hire by the former Northrop Grumman division. We look inside the company's thinking.

NetCents protests grow to 14

More losing bidders join the protests surrounding the Air Force's NetCents 2 Products contract. Nearly all the losing bidders have filed now, but what happens next is still a mystery.

Serco wins $355M smart transportation contract

Serco has won a contract to integrate and operate Virginia's five transportation operation centers and manage its safety service patrol, under a single system, including traffic and electronic messaging, incident response and providing real-time information to first responders.

ICF taps new VP of aviation and aerospace business

ICF International has named Subodh Karnik vice president of its aviation and aerospace business to lead professional services offerings in that market.

Ultra Electronics wins $44.5M Navy contract for engineering, technical services

Ultra Electronics has won a contract with the Navy to support Air Defense Systems Integrator systems, communication systems and satellite communication systems.

General Atomics wins $110.3M Army contract for UAV support

General Atomics has won a $110.3 million Army contract modification for product support and fleet sustainment operations for the Gray Eagle UAV, with working being done in Afghanistan.

Jacobs wins $128M expansion of Air Force advisory, assistance contract

Jacobs Engineering Group has won a contract option to provide the Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base with advisory and assistance services.

Health IT gains a global perspective

Leaders from around the world met at the first Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise World Summit to discuss challenges of advancing patient health care in the digital era, according to European Hospital.

Old tech wastes billions in health care costs

U.S. hospitals using out of date technology waste around $8.3 billion a year, due to lost productivity and increased patient discharge times.

Opinion

4 critical questions to guide your career

Careers last longer and involve multiple employers, so you need to know the critical questions to ask yourself as you take responsibility for your professional development. Remember, no one is going to do it for you.

Health IT focus is on interoperability

A great number of hospitals have adopted electronic health record systems, so the focus now should shift to interoperability.

Joe Theismann's 5 lessons for life and business

In an exclusive interview, football great Joe Theismann shares his stories from the ballpark and beyond, including how a career-ending injury was a blessing, and how a strike-shortened season holds lessons for government contractors.

Exelis to add data tech into legacy command system

ITT Exelis has won a $6.1 million contract modification with the Air Force to insert a modern data storage and memory technology system into one of the Air Force's control systems.

Cloud certification programs might be moving the wrong way

There's a lot of hype around cloud services, boosted by Amazon Web Services' new cloud certification program. Now that their program is out, other cloud providers will follow suit. Is this trend fueled too much by hype?

VMware plans to take their cloud to Australia

After just having opened up their cloud service in the United States, VMware has their sights set overseas, and will first open their cloud to Australia.