FBI to hire IT help

The FBI today unveiled a campaign to hire a large number of IT professionals to operate and maintain the bureau's global systems.

Mass. CIO Peter Quinn resigns

Massachusetts CIO was a leader among state IT officers in the push towards open data standards.

CACI to buy Information Systems Support

In a move calculated to boost its core IT capabilities, CACI International Inc. will purchase Information Systems Support Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

South Carolina names Bryant CIO

South Carolina has appointed Jim Bryant, a former technology executive with AT&T Corp. and EDS Corp., to serve as the state's chief information officer.

IBM to buy Micromuse

IBM will acquire Micromuse Inc., a network management software maker, in an all-cash transaction for $865 million.

IBM aces Unix, content management studies

Beating out Unix stalwarts Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp. has topped a customer satisfaction poll of data center Unix administrators.

Sheaffer to head CSC's fed sector business

James "Jim" Sheaffer is the new leader of Computer Sciences Corp.'s federal sector business.

Web, security, wireless technologies rivet CIOs

A newly released survey of CIOs confirmed that Web issues and security, followed by wireless technologies, have held on to their positions as the leading technologies that concern federal IT professionals.

GSA shifts Alliant conference to January

The General Services Administration expects to hold its industry day on the Alliant contracts in early January to introduce changes made to the $65 billion IT procurement, an agency spokesman said today.

Deals consolidate IT clout

If General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Anteon International Corp. closes, five companies will control about $21 billion in annual IT contract revenue?nearly one-third of the government's IT budget.

Microsoft products earn Common Criteria certification

Microsoft Corp. today received Common Criteria certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership for several Windows products.

SANS to offer graduate degrees in cybersecurity

The SANS Institute has received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to offer graduate degrees in information security.

Video surveillance firms make a deal

MDI Inc., a security software and hardware provider, plans to buy Advanced Security Link Inc., a maker of video communication technology.

Infotech and the law: No rights to limit disclosure of prototypes to competitors

Just in case there's a question in anyone's mind that those convoluted, multipage intellectual property and data rights clauses in government contracts mean what they say, the U.S. Court of Federal Claim last month provided one contractor with a painful lesson that they do.

Dialing up dollars

At $4 billion, the Infrastructure Modernization program is one of the biggest Army opportunities of 2006 ? and one of the biggest federal government telecommunications awards as well.

Hurricanes a boost for Integrated Wireless Network

Prospects might be brightening slightly for procurement activity on the multibillion-dollar federal Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) as a result of lessons learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Goals are great, but homework makes teams

Mihir Shah and Stella Mercado Colwell of Suh'dutsing Technologies LLC and MerCom, respectively, met Kim Bowley at State Department small-business networking events early this autumn. By November, both 8(a), HUBZone companies were teamed with ManTech International Corp., where Bowley has been the small-business liaison officer since 1990.

New breed of M&A players heat up

Private equity groups and companies looking to make deals in the homeland security and government contracting market are about to face a new competitor.

Inside track

The Army needs small businesses to provide onsite IT support, including coordinating and managing the program manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems.

On the edge

Sonasoft Corp.'s Backup/Recovery and Disaster Recovery solution for Microsoft Exchange and SQL servers combines two solutions in one package.