Why good technology fails

Good technologies fail to solve government's problems because there is a disconnect between the innovation and the government's mission.

  • By Mark Hoover

OMB kicks off sequestration planning process

With sequestration just five months away, OMB reaches out to agencies. What is its first step?

  • By Camille Tuutti

Xerox wins $57M San Diego telecom contract

Xerox will help San Diego move to a digital voice and data communications network and save $11.1 million.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Debunking the 5 myths of Big Data

Accenture's Chris Smith takes on the five most common myths that undermine the value of Big Data.

  • By Chris Smith

Booz Allen wins $23.2M contract with Saudi navy

Booz Allen Hamilton will provide training for the Royal Saudi Naval forces into July 2013.

  • By Mark Hoover

Raytheon nets two software contracts totaling $53.6M to enhance radars

Raytheon's software work under a pair of Navy contracts will benefit the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

  • By Mark Hoover

The danger of believing in silver bullets

The push is on for everything-as-a-service, but don't fall into the trap of believing it can solve all your problems.

  • By Nick Wakeman

How one small firm combines contract wins with community service

Futrend Technology pledges a portion of its profits from the huge CIOSP contract to Children's Inn and other charities.

  • By Mark Hoover

New CSC president furthers turnaround strategy

Computer Sciences Corp. names Tom Hogan president of applications and services; key component of turnaround strategy.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CBI acquires Shaw Group for $3 billion

Combined company to work on new nuclear reactors in U.S.

  • By Mark Hoover

Serco wins $73M contract to upgrade command and control systems

Serco will work on-site in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Qatar on mine resistant protected vehicles.

  • By Mark Hoover

ManTech hires new director of GWAC center

James E. Fraser to use GWAC center to provide more customer support.

  • By Mark Hoover

STG names new president

Paul Fernandes to serve as STG president; Simon Lee as chairman and CEO.

  • By Mark Hoover

A two-part strategy for getting value from data center consolidation

A lot of work is getting consolidating data centers, but how do you know it's worth it? Here's how.

  • By Tony Crescenzo

Air Force plans 3 ERP contracts

Three requests for proposals are in the approval stage as the Air Force works to consolidate its enterprise resource planning systems.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Sentek dubs two new leaders for corporate operations

Sentek names Andrew Nugent president and Hamlin Tallent as VP of corporate operations. Firm also brings Susan Snow on board as a consultant.

  • By Mark Hoover

Unisys wins $139M IRS private cloud contract

Unisys will buy IRS storage assets and then provide a private cloud to the agency under a 10-year contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAIC wins $47.4M sole-source Navy contract

SAIC will provide fleet training over the next year while a competitive contract is developed.

  • By Mark Hoover

Will a lame duck save us from sequestration?

Ryep. Gerald Connolly thinks the so-called lame-duck session after the November election offers a brief window of opportunity for solving some of the contentious issues facing Congress.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Who's cheaper? Feds or contractors?

Who makes more, feds or private-sector workers? What's the better deal, contracting work or using federal employees? GAO says it doesn't know either. Why are these questions so challenging?

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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