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Forging a public-private partnership for cybersecurity
The government and the private sector have an opportunity to build a forward-looking collaboration on security that relies on sharing information and mitigating risk.
SRA nabs $30M contract for Army's radio frequency project
SRA International has won a contract with the U.S. Army to support its passive radio frequency identification initiative.
Future cloud: Just computing
In the not-too-distant future, the term "cloud computing" will be relegated to the trash heap of history because it'll just be the way all computing is done.
Uncle Sam as innovator
Usually seen as a technology laggard, the federal government is becoming a star when it comes to cloud computing.
The newest threat to the cloud
The newest threat to the cloud isn't security or privacy related, but customer fatigue.
MorganFranklin taps new CEO
MorganFranklin has named C.E. Andrews chief executive officer, succeeding Robert Morgan.
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Washington, we have a procurement problem
In a tight, highly competitive market, the role that acquisition and procurement officials play is critical, which is why the shortage of people with these skills is going to take a bad situation and make it worse.
School teaches students how to hack
Students at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University are being trained to become proficient hackers, so that they may take their expertise to future jobs with the federal government and cyber firms, and work as top-notch cybersecurity experts.
CACI wins $54M contract to modernize diplomatic security systems
CACI International has won a Development, Modernization and Enhancement contract to modernize diplomatic security systems for the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
Lockheed wins $166.8M NASA contract extension
Lockheed Martin wins a $166.8 million contract extenstion to continue providing mission support services to NASA's manned spaceflight program. Extension boosts value of the contract to $1 billion.
Raytheon nabs $12.7M delivery order for joint standoff weapon integration
Raytheon Co. has won a contract with the U.S. Navy to integrate a joint standoff weapon into an aircraft's operational flight program software.
ITT Exelis wins $10M Navy contract for airborne minesweeping system
ITT Exelis has won a contract to provide the Navy with its airborne minesweeping system.
Cyber Warrior Act calls for National Guard cyber groups in each state
Rep. Allyson Schwartz is one of five U.S. representatives that is pushing for the creation of a National Guard cybersecurity unit within each of the states.
U.S., Russia meet to discuss cybersecurity
The United States and Russia have begun discussing cybersecurity with the aim to promote cybertrust, which may result in establishing a working group on information security between the two countries.
Not just a tank story
The fight over whether to buy more Abrams tanks is just the latest example of politics as usual, and just how difficult making meaningful change is for the government.
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