The new level of cooperation between the Homeland Security and Defense departments could be a positive development for cybersecurity, writes blogger Brian Robinson. But other signs are less encouraging.
The Navy will issue up to five requests for proposals over the next 12 months as it begins the transition from the massive Navy-Marine Corps Intranet to the successor program.
Ace Info Solutions Inc., a small-business Homeland Security Department contractor, will provide the Coast Guard with a range of information technology services, thanks to a five-year, $145 million Core Technologies Services contract from the Coast Guard Operations Systems Center in Kearneysville, W.Va.
Commonwealth Technology Inc. has acquired QED Inc., a provider of specialized engineering services to the federal government based in Reston, Va. The purchase price was not reported.
ICF International Inc. will underpin the Education Department’s Race to the Top national educational improvement program with technical support through a four-year, $38 million contract.
Dynamics Research Corp. is providing medical program support to Walter Reed Army Medical Center under a new task order that has a total estimated value of $18 million.
Computer Sciences Corp. will provide systems programming and engineering services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division, Va.,under a two-year task order that has an estimated total value of $42 million.
The federal government could use more “geeky” types of folks who can define data standards that can facilitate the aggregation of pertinent information agencies need to perform their missions.
After a week when a data storage failure in a relatively new statewide system created havoc for Virginia agencies, the final three – including the 74 branches of the Department of Motor Vehicles – are expected to resume services today. But the problems of state agency computer systems are national in scope.
A failure in a critical component in a data storage unit at a state facility near Richmond, Va., last week led to a massive computer failure that affected the networks at 27 agencies. Most are back online now, but three are still experiencing problems.
A relative newcomer to the U.S. public sector, Capgemini Government Solutions has invested several million dollars in the past two years to expand its footprint into U.S. markets such as health care, verification and validation systems, and enterprise resource planning.
Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to NASA under a five-year subcontract from Primus Solutions Inc. valued at more than $80 million.
As the Defense Department shaves down its budgets, particularly within acquisition, it’s becoming harder to balance costs with the logistics of implementing new technologies, according to a panel of defense officials.
