DHS develops ID management contract

The Homeland Security Department is developing a contract for an identity management system that will issue 300,000 ID cards

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?

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

New apps focus on health IT jobs

HealthITJobs.com has released two apps that will help health care IT professionals search for and locate jobs in the industry.

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.

Small-biz support needed for Tricare

The Defense Department is collecting information from small businesses as it tries to develop a contract to support work on HIPAA compliance.

5 reasons why the cloud is on top

The cloud is a great move for any organization, and here are five reasons why, courtesy of The Huffington Post.

Cloud computing, health IT go hand-in-hand

Cloud computing is looking like a better and better fit for health care organizations as their industry evolves due to government incentives, which have been pushing the adoption of electronic health records.

Cloud puts its stranglehold on traditional hardware, software vendors

As more and more organizations move to the cloud, traditional IT hardware and software vendors are beginning to feel the pain.

Lockheed expects delays to drive sequestration cuts

Lockheed Martin Corp. reported relatively flat results, but the company is tracking sequestration closely, and expects most of the cuts to come through contract delays instead of cancellations and modifications.

Which trends should you be on the lookout for?

In its annual Clarity Survey, the market research firm Deltek outlined two trends that it finds worthy of watching during the coming year. What should you be on the lookout for?

Cyber gets a $1B boost in 2014 defense budget

The U.S. military is allotting almost a billion dollars more to cybersecurity in the 2014 defense budget, which will let the United States increase its cyber-attack capabilities.

U.S. considers how to confront China over cyber attacks

In light of an increasing number of cyber attacks from China, the Obama administration has begun considering a number of options regarding how the United States plans to confront the country.

Give your boss your FB password? Yes, under CISPA

An amendment to CISPA that would have prevented employers from asking their employees to release their Facebook passwords has been blocked, The Huffington Post reports.