Air Force secretary seeks more innovation

Newly-installed Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the branch must research and innovate faster in her first official public remarks.

DARPA taps Boeing for unmanned reusable spaceplane

Boeing comes out as the winner of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to build an unmanned reusable spaceplane to carry satellites into orbit.

Acting federal CIO strongly signals shared services acceleration

The acting federal chief information officer tells the ACT-IAC Management of Change conference shared services adoption will take place "on a scale that we've never done before."

Get ready, the robots are coming

Automation and machine learning has swept through the commercial world and the wave is getting ready to hit the government was well.

AI faces the line between hype and promise

Artificial intelligence is quickly emerging as the next big thing just like cloud computing five years ago. But question remains over what is real, what is hype and how to tell the difference.

The move beyond bombs and bullets

Raytheon's contract win to bring cyber and electronic warfare into the same wargames as missiles and other kinetic weapons is the latest sign that these emerging domains are going mainstream.

GSA seeks green building advice

The General Services Administration is looking for ideas from industry to support the agency's energy efficiency initiatives and efforts to acquired high-performance building technology.

Forget the movies. AI's potential lies in more mundane but lucrative applications

Artificial intelligence may never live up to its Hollywood hype but it still has the potential to be a large new market and a powerful tool for contractors looking to differentiate themselves. Are you ready?

Artificial intelligence and the promise of a changing federal landscape

Artificial intelligence is one of the emerging technologies that has the potential to drastically change how the government operates, according to a new Deloitte research report.

Are you ready for the Internet of Things explosion?

You thought the Internet of Things was already growing fast, but it’s about to explode, according to new research, reaching 5.4 billion connections by 2020.

Opinion

Women technologists: Don't ask for permission

Women leaders are still the minority in the world technology, but their success lies in embracing technical roles, ignoring stereotypes and promoting one another.

ASRC sole bidder for $15.7M high performance computing contract

ASRC Federal InuTeq has won a $15.7 million Army contract to support high performance computing efforts with technical and professional support.

Savi Technology wins $102M active RFID contract

Savi Technology has won a $102 million contract to provide active RFID hardware, software and related services to government users worldwide.

Why cybersecurity needs a common vocabulary

The Cyber Security Research Alliance has enlisted Drexel University and George Mason University to help answer the question: how do we talk about cyber physical systems security?

Opinion

Convergence in the market: Darwin's delight

As technology is increasingly delivered as a service, the need to adapt grows for both buyers and sellers in the government market.

Today's lessons from the biggest success of the dotcom era

Network Solutions was a financial blockbuster, but its lessons are more than just dollars and cents. It's an example of how powerful of the cooperation between government and industry can be.

What Lockheed's NASCAR deal really says about the company

Lockheed Martin is going through a transition, and its partnership deal with NASCAR is just the latest sign that the company has its sights set on being more than just the biggest contractor in the market.

How information sharing drives economic growth

The value of information sharing and the power of data analytics can't be ignored as an economic driver, and the government has a critical role to play.

Will lightning strike again for Global Strategies Group?

The Global Strategies Group, the company that built what is now known as Sotera Defense Solutions, is getting back into the market with a new platform and money to spend. Editor Nick Wakeman sees this as a sign that the market might be getting ready to turn in a positive direction. Is he right?

Five win $43M Navy modeling, simulation contract

Five companies will compete for task orders to help the Navy with modeling and simulation efforts around warfighting, manpower and fleet readiness.