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On the edge: News briefs

NeoScale Systems Inc.'s CryptoStor Tape is a high-speed tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts and digitally signs data as it goes to tape media or virtual tape, without disrupting backup processes.

On the edge: News briefs

NeoScale Systems Inc.'s CryptoStor Tape is a high-speed tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts and digitally signs data as it goes to tape media or virtual tape, without disrupting backup processes.

Small Business in brief

Qualified small technology companies should expect to see more than $20 billion in set-asides in 2006, according to market research firm, Reston, Va

Diversity, as defined by Booz Allen Hamilton

"What do you do?" is just about the worst question to ask Lynn Livengood, especially if you meet her at a small-business fair where she scouts potential partners.

Inside Track: New federal projects

The Army needs local telephone exchange services at its military entrance processing stations in Albuquerque, N.M., Denver and San Diego.

GSA juggles multiple contract opportunities

Despite twice extending the award dates for its $20 billion Networx procurement, the General Services Administration now wants to significantly beat its current deadlines, as it juggles several other lucrative telecommunications and IT contracts to be awarded over the next two years.

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Top DHS researcher leaves; new execs at AT&T, Perot

A week after the White House announced it would seek a 31 percent reduction in budget authority for the Science and Technology Directorate, the Homeland Security Department's top research and development director, Charles McQueary, announced he would resign.

Contract roundup

Four companies won contracts to process Medicare claims from suppliers of durable medical equipment.

GTSI begins its makeover

GTSI Corp. Chairman Dendy Young has given up the CEO title as the value-added reseller shakes up its structure, including the lay off of about 10 percent of its workforce.

News in brief

The Health and Human Services Department is pushing ahead with preliminary work on an update to its Grants.gov portal and to health care IT initiatives.

News in brief

The Health and Human Services Department is pushing ahead with preliminary work on an update to its Grants.gov portal and to health care IT initiatives.

Federal budgets create fertile field of IT opportunities

After reviewing the fiscal 2007 budget request, as well as fiscal 2006 enacted budgets, and the strong pace of defense spending, the outlook for federal IT services firms is favorable.

Aerospace giants lead Secure Border teams

Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. each are putting together teams to compete for the Homeland Security Department's anticipated contract to set up an integrated network of sensors and cameras along the U.S. northern and southern borders.

2007 forecast: modest growth

Despite a proposed fiscal 2007 presidential IT budget that remains relatively flat ? the overall increase is only 2.8 percent over last year's enacted levels ? IT contractors likely will continue to see plenty of business opportunities.

Novell's AppArmor challenges SELinux

Novell Inc. has released the source code for its open-source Linux security application AppArmor in hopes of attracting outside developers to refine the program, but observers fear it will fracture the open-source development community around the demanding science of mandatory access control.

GSA chooses vendors to support LOB initiatives

Booz Allen Hamilton, Grant Thorton, Performance Management Consulting Inc., SiloSmashers Inc. and Touchstone/SRA have been awarded a blanket purchase agreement to provide support for the Office of Management and Budget's Lines of Business consolidation initiatives.

Apogen begins QinetiQ North America consolidation

Apogen Technologies Inc. has acquired the staff and assets of QinetiQ Trusted Information Management Inc.

Report: Privacy protections lag behind technology advances

Existing privacy protections are outdated and inadequate to safeguard citizens from possible government intrusions made possible by new information technologies, according to the Center for Democracy and Technology.