Wanted: A better system for intelligence collection

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's Smart Collection office wants to fund research into ways to make collected intelligence more valuable.

Raytheon gets DARPA extension for translation program

BBN Technologies, a subsidiary of Raytheon Co., has been awarded an additional $17 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to complete the five-year Global Autonomous Language Exploitation program, known as GALE.

Coast Guard seeks oil spill technology

The Coast Guard is, perhaps belatedly, seeking technologies to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Raytheon helps Air Force improve its weather forecasting

Raytheon Co. will help the Air Force improve its next-generation weather systems under a $21.8 million contract.

DFAS launches Facebook fan page

Defense Finance and Accounting Service launches Facebook fan page.

DARPA looks for stealthier Internet access

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technologies to give the military “anonymous Internet communications to bypass techniques that suppress, localize and/or corrupt information.”

Harris' new cyber center cloaked in secrecy

Harris Corp. is building what it calls the nation’s first cyber integration center to provide government and commercial customers with a unique managed hosting service in a trusted environment.

New details emerge on GSA's plan to buy cloud services

GSA releases acquisition plan for e-mail and collaboration services that includes cloud computing.

GSA readies acquisition of cloud infrastructure services

After a false start earlier this year, GSA is laying the final groundwork for a fast-track acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure services.

For agencies, cloud's future lies between hype and reality

The technology is there and security is rapidly improving, but agencies now must decide if they're ready for the dramatic changes cloud computing can bring.

HP aims to be heard in global cybersecurity dialogue, official says

Larry Irving, Hewlett Packard’s new vice president of global government affairs, says his travels to HP facilities around the world have given him a perspective on the leading government information technology issues of the day -- especially cybersecurity.

Lockheed Martin to install new testing system for Navy

Lockheed Martin Corp. will design and install a new testing support system for the Navy under an $83 million contract.

The Army's smart turn to battlefield apps

Smart phone technology is taking over the rest of the world, it seems, so why should the U.S. military be immune? The Army, at least, seems to be willing to see how far it can go, even on the front lines.

GSA tries wiki approach to develop RFPs

The General Services Administration wants public commment on requests for proposals, but blogger Steve Kelman wonders whether the public take the agency up on it.

ManTech boosts AF space program with $160M contract

ManTech International Corp. will provide system engineering and integration services to the Air Force under a prime 10-year contract that has an initial value of $15.6 million and a total value of $160 million.

CIO survey reveals cautious embrace of emerging trends

The presidential push for transparency in government may provide direction for federal chief information officers’ efforts, but cybersecurity concerns continue to top the list of CIOs’ biggest headaches.

15 companies take home GCN Best of FOSE awards

The winners of this year's Best of FOSE Awards, recognizing outstanding and innovative products on display at the show, include groundbreaking innovators.

Live from FOSE: Tweets from the show floor and conference sessions

Not at FOSE? Get an inside look at the technology, the conference sessions and the action on the floor by watching the Twitter talk. It's the next best thing to being there.

DOD space program dogged by delays, cost overruns

Poised at the beginning of a new era in satellite acquisition, the Defense Department continues to see its space programs dogged by significant and persistent cost overruns and sometimes declining capabilities, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

CACI wins $219M Navy C4ISR contract

CACI International Inc. will outfit the Navy with a variety of information technology and software services under a $219 million prime contract.