CACI wins contract supporting littoral combat ships

CACI Technologies has won a $20.2 million contract with the U.S. Navy for professional services that will support the Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships including program management, acquisition support and logistics.

MCR Federal forms program management alliance

MCR Federal and Safran North America form alliance to collaborate in bringing more data analytics to program management solutions.

China telecom dumps fed market

Huawei, a China-based telecom company, says it is no longer interested in the U.S. market in the face of new restrictions on what the federal government can buy from China.

8 "can't miss" health IT opportunities

The health IT market is target rich, from analytics to the cloud to social media, but there also are plenty of challenges around politics, culture and inertia. The market might not be moving fast but it is moving. Are you positioned for this opportunity?

Opinion

Dell's Newstrom on the 3rd Platform of IT

The technology shift to mobile, social, big data and the cloud is creating a new kind of infrastructure for government IT. Are you ready for the opportunities to bring savings and innovation.

7 steps to better budgets

Budget decisions are too often disconnected from outcomes, and many budget officials know it. The problem, according to one contractor, is that agencies don't know how to prioritize, set targets and analyze results. And that means there just might be a business opportunity out there for the right contractors.

Raytheon scores $50.6M contract for air traffic control systems

Raytheon Co. has won a contract to provide its air traffic control surveillance system to the U.S. Air Force.

Lack of knowledge puts drag on big data

Big data might be popular, but a vast majority of firms that could adopt it haven't, according to a new study. The reasons for why vary, but it is mostly due to a lack of understanding.

Opinion

2014 budget points way to new opportunities

The 2014 budget offers plenty of clues on the spending priorities of the government and here's how they tie back to your business opportunities. And don't forget, now's the time to prepare for 2015.

Northrop Grumman wins $23M order for software sutainment of Hawkeye aircraft

Northrop Grumman has won a delivery order to provide software sustainment support of the E-AD Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, including software management and life cycle support.

Leveraging the cloud for data analytics

It makes a ton of sense to analyze big data in the cloud, argues Wikibon's Jeff Kelly. The cost and time benefits might just outweigh the security risks.

Alliant Techystems expands support with Iraqi Air Force

Alliant Techsystems has won a $31.4 million contract modification with the U.S. Air Force to provide logistic support services to the Iraqi Air Force.

There are two sides to the big data coin

There are two sides to every coin, and big data is no exception. While it might be helpful for a lot of problems we commonly face, there is also a risk to personal privacy, TimesRecordNews reports.

Sequestration remains a mystery

Quarterly reports from Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics make it very clear that the impact of sequestration hasn't been fully felt yet, with the consensus being that 2013 might not be so bad, but 2014 might be a very different story.

How to react to sequestration? Focus on performance

Though spared sequestration's wrath so far, MicroTech has redoubled its efforts on performance, business development and profitability, says new CFO Lynn Wasylina.

State cancels $2.1B HITSS 2 contract

State Department cancels it's $2.1 billion HITSS 2 procurment and instead will use the GSA schedule to buy a variety of IT products and services from small businesses.

DynCorp wins $388.5M Army field maintenance contract

DynCorp International has won a $388.5 million Army Field Maintenance contract to provide aviation maintenance services throughout the Regional Aviation Sustainment Maintenance - West Region.

SEDNA Digital Solutions nabs $56M contract for engineering, technical services

SEDNA Digital Solutions has won a contract with the Navy for engineering and technical services that will go toward simulation and processing software development.

Northrop Grumman wins $13.5 million contract mod for surveillance kits

Northrop Grumman has won a contract modification which increases the value of the contract and extends it by three years. The company will deliver electronic surveillance kits under the contract.

What can you do to keep your health IT secure?

Security threats are evolving alongside health IT, but there are some things you can do to keep your infrastructure safe.