The National Communications System was not prepared to manage procurements for the 2005 hurricane season, according to an audit released by the Homeland Security Department inspector general.
The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.
Unisys Corp. will provide information technology services to the Army Logistics Innovation Agency under a three-year task order that could be worth as much as $7.1 million if all options are exercised.
ITT Corp. has won a contract from the Army to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.
A Lockheed Martin unit will assist the Navy to design and develop a complex group of communications systems to better serve its submarine fleet under a new contract.
A new survey indicates that more than half of government and private-sector organizations are either planning or already implementing unified communications systems.
AT&T Government Solutions will supply telephony technology to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under three awards potentially worth a total of $50 million.
The Census Bureau plans to issue a request for information later this month to obtain input from vendors on a mass notification system to support the 2010 census.
