SAIC tasked with new engineering services at Redstone Arsenal

Science Applications International Corp. will provide additional professional and engineering services to the Army under a five-year task order that has a ceiling value of $848 million.

Harris buys Patriot to expand federal health IT offerings

Harris Corp. has acquired privately held Patriot Technologies LLC, a provider of health care information technology, imaging and enterprise software solutions primarily to the Veterans Affairs Department.

14 tech firms form cybersecurity alliance for government

A new testing center, part of an effort led by Lockheed Martin and 13 IT companies, will allow for collaboration on developing better cyber defenses.

D.C. small biz joins FBI's fight against gangs

Sim-G Technologies LLC will create a specialized information system for the FBI under a competitive task order that has an estimated value of $15 million over five years.

Alion expands Marines Corps' decision-making capabilities

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will assisting the Marine Corps' efforts to improve its decision-making tools under a three-year, $6.3 million task order.

When disaster strikes social media to the rescue

The Navy has commissioned a private-sector study to explore how new technology can facilitate disaster response.

Government transparency exposes new IT challenges

GSA's David McClure outlines IT issues requiring added attention during panel on collaboration and transparency at IAC-ACT's Executive Leadership Conference.

Tech projects to get big splash from second wave of stimulus spending

Technology spending will be a big part of a second wave of spending under the economic stimulus law, according to Edward DeSeve, special advisor to the Office of Management Budget and director for implementation of the Recovery Act.

Navy grapples with 'relentless pace' of technology change

Wennergren, Carey outline the Navy's progress toward implementing various information technology policies and systems that will shape the force’s interoperability and improve capabilities in defending against cyber threats.

Two awards vault Catapult into new federal agencies

Catapult Technology Ltd. has won program management support contracts from the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation that have a combined value of $5.1 million.

Unisys to deliver IT services to Silicon Valley city

Unisys Corp. has won a seven-year information technology contract with the city of Santa Clara, Calif., that has an estimated value of $20 million.

Booz Allen wins order for anti-drug work

Booz Allen Hamilton will help federal, state and local law enforcement coordinate efforts to fight drugs and drug-related crimes under a Defense Information Systems Agency's program.

Perot Systems wins $16M OMB contract

Perot Systems Government Services will provide information technology services to the Office of Management and Budget under a four-year contract that could be worth more than $16 million.

CSC wins recompete for Education's online library

CSC will operate an online digital library for the Education Department under a new five-year contract worth up to $29 million.

Companies join forces to deliver information-sharing package

Two companies that offer compatible technologies intended to improve the ways that law enforcement and intelligence agencies analyze and share critical data have joined forces.

Anti-IED contract moves McChrystal's vision forward

The U.S. military's battle against improvised explosive devices requires strategic communication, planning and more training to succeed.

Level 3 speeds Recovery.gov operations

Level 3 is working with Recovery.gov to create the infrastructure to make the site work faster.

Behind Recovery.gov’s new look

The relaunched site offers more functionality and integrates data from multiple sources.

DOD opens up to open source

Open-source projects at the DOD are building a community of users who share and collaborate on software projects.

ManTech continues tech support at NASA facility

ManTech International will continue to support NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, having successfully recompeted for the five-year, $23.3 million Reliability Engineering Support Services contract.