Unisys brings Google Apps to GSA

Unisys Corp. has won a General Services Administration contract worth $6.7 million to create a secure, cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform for the agency.

Citizant promotes Lech to VP of civilian agency business

Citizant, a provider of enterprise architecture and business transformation services to the federal government, has promoted Robert Lech to vice president of business development for civilian agencies.

Engle lands USDA contract

The Engle Group has been awarded a five-year, $49 million blanket purchase agreement from the Agriculture Department to supply systems development, operations and integration, and other IT services.

Appian CEO sees games as serious business

Games that minimize chance and de-emphasize preparation are valuable because they prepare you for life and business, according to game player and creator Matt Calkins, president and CEO of Appian, a developer of business process management software.

CACI nabs DHS financial services deal

The $450 million contract calls for CACI to integrate the department’s enterprise financial, acquisition and asset management systems.

Vangent builds health information systems for IHS

Vangent Inc. will assist the Indian Health Service deploy an information technology health information exchange, a master patient index and the Nationwide Health Information Network under a $3.3 million contract.

Robbins-Gioia wins two DLA support services contracts

Robbins-Gioia LLC has been awarded two contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency for program management support services and for enterprise architecture with a combined value of approximately $4.5 million.

AT&T to build $286M call center for Social Security Administration

AT&T Government Solutions will build a contact call center solution for the Social Security Administration as a result of a contract award through the General Services Administration's Networx Universal contract vehicle that could be worth as much as $286 million to the telecommunications company.

TechAmerica urges action by lame-duck Congress on laundry list of IT wants

TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today urged the upcoming lame duck session of the 111th Congress to take concerted action before adjournment on a range of unresolved IT issues.

Harris will boost infrastructure at Army’s Redstone Arsenal

Harris Corp. will provide IT infrastructure support to the Army Materiel Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., under a three-year, $77 million contract from the National Capital Region Contracting Center.

Oracle-Sun deal still causing pain

When Oracle Corp. completed its $7 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems in January 2010, changes were expected. But what move still is still causing pain for its resellers?

Acquisitions, strategic hires drive Emtec's growth

Emtec Federal cranks up its pursuit of government business with new leadership and acquisitions.

Northrop, UMBC partner to create cybersecurity incubator

Northrop Grumman Corp. and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Research Park Corp. have unveiled plans to create a new incubator that will focus on developing technology to protect against a growing range of cyber threats.

Harris gets first option year for State IT support

Harris Corp. will continue to support State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs’ upgrade of IT services in option year worth $40 million.

Contracting trio to vie for $565m in MDA task orders

Computer Sciences Corp., General Dynamics Information Technology and Sparta are named to the five-year Missile Defense Agency infrastructure and deployment services contract and will compete for $565 million in task orders.

VT Group hires VP of strategic development

George Allen has joined VT Group’s Technical Services business unit as vice president of strategic development.

SAIC, University of Md. to support cybersecurity initiatives

Science Applications International Corp. and the University of Maryland are teaming up to support initiatives that promote cybersecurity education, research and technology development.

Unanet promotes business development exec to senior VP

Donna Kilbourn has been promoted to senior vice president for business development at Unanet Technologies.

CACI to build VA’s electronic health care database

CACI International Inc. will develop an electronic health care database for the Veterans Affairs Department through a General Services Administration Schedule 70 blanket purchase agreement worth $91 million over five years.

CGI’s new awards provide training support for Marines

CGI Federal will provide training support to the Marine Corps under three new USMC wide-range transformation modernization program awards worth a total of $18 million.