Leidos sells off a portion of its language business

Leidos sells off a portin of its translation business to Applications Technology LLC. Is more portfolio shaping on the way from the former SAIC business?

Leaked intell docs offer insights on new opportunities

Intelligence documents leaked by Edward Snowden offer valuable insights into how and what intelligence agencies are buying. Now is the time to hone your strategy for this $50 billion market.

Lockheed fights for lost radar contract

Lockheed Martin is fighting to hang onto a $30 million contract to develop a new radar system for the Navy that it lost to one of its biggest rivals.

Are you ready for the rising nanotechnology market?

Cybersecurity and big data might have to share market spotlight soon, as nanotechnology is rapidly emerging as a promising area, with tons of opportunities for contractors.

University group wins $25M order for C4I, sensor development

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. has won a contract with the Air Force to help improve its command and control and situational awareness capabilities.

New markets require balancing acts

As companies look to expand into new market, it isn't hard to imagine conflicts or competing interests emerging. Just look at Lockheed Martin as it looks to upgrade Taiwan's F-16 fleet while building a cutting-edge power plant in the South China sea.

Opinion

6 steps to solving the counterfeit IT problem

The toughest regulations won't stop counterfeit IT issues, but why not take a more risk-based approach? Columnist Steve Charles offers six steps that can address this issue.

The transformation of government VARs

In this special report, some of the leading value-added resellers in the government market share their strategies for success and how their business models continue to evolve.

4 tips for VARs' survival

As part of our special report on the transformation of today's value-added reseller, we offer four tips critical to their survival going forward.

8 things you need to know about OASIS

OASIS has been a highly anticipated contract, and questions and concerns have been raised since GSA first floated the concept in 2011. But it's here now, and it's not going away. Here are some critical items you need to know.

How to crack a new market by doing what you do best

Modus Operandi is using the analytics skills it's honed for intelligence agencies as an entry point for breaking into a new market sector.

15 companies win management consulting contracts

GSA has awarded 15 companies contracts worth $60 million a year as part of a new program to help agencies with performance management and continious process improvement. Who are some of the big names to capture this prize?

How one exec used research grants to fuel his small-business success

Rick McNeight of Modus Operandi explains how SBIR grants fueled his company's growth, and what other small businesses can learn from his example.

DHS looking to upgrade employee IDs with iris recognition

Thanks to a recent guideline approval, the Homeland Security Department is looking to upgrade its employees' ID badges with iris recognition technology.

What kind of strategic boost does FedRAMP give HP and Lockheed?

Earlier this month, Lockheed Martin and HP got tapped for the government's FedRAMP program, but what do the two players have to say about it?

Lockheed CEO points a way forward on global problems

In a speech about the FAA NextGen program to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson offers an approach that can work for a broad set of challenges.

Lack of knowledge puts drag on big data

Big data might be popular, but a vast majority of firms that could adopt it haven't, according to a new study. The reasons for why vary, but it is mostly due to a lack of understanding.

There are two sides to the big data coin

There are two sides to every coin, and big data is no exception. While it might be helpful for a lot of problems we commonly face, there is also a risk to personal privacy, TimesRecordNews reports.

Why good technology fails

Good technologies fail to solve government's problems because there is a disconnect between the innovation and the government's mission.

Remote patient monitoring market to hit $21B by 2016

Remote patient monitoring technology can help address rising costs and health care access, InformationWeek report states.