CACI wins prime award for classified Army database support

CACI International Inc. has been awarded a new $34 million prime contract to continue supporting a classified U.S. Army intelligence database.

SAIC snaps up R.W. Beck

Science Applications International Corp. will acquire R.W. Beck Group Inc., a provider of business and technical consulting services related to engineering, energy and infrastructure.

Disaster recovery improving, but downtime still hurts

A Symantec survey reveals the "rising [disaster recovery] pressures on organizations caused by soaring downtime costs and more stringent IT service-level requirements to mitigate risk to the business."

Eye on M&A

Private equity deals in the government services market are coming fast and are good news for the foundering economy.

10 stories you've been following

These daily news stories received the most traffic on WashingtonTechnology.com during June.

Smart video gains ground

Sales of smart-video systems are on the rise as new applications put power tools into the hands of everyday users.

Readers blast DHS effort to harvest personal information

Washington Technology received a number of trenchant comments about staff writer Alice Lipowicz's July 1 Web story “DHS requires more personal information from employees, contractors.”

DHS requires more personal information from employees, contractors

DHS says it is expanding the types of personal information it will collect on employees and contractors who require long-term access.

PASS ID bill backed by Napolitano

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has backed proposed legislation that would repeal part of the Real ID Act.

How DOD's certification program works

DOD published a manual describing various job categories, including technical and management positions, and the different certifications that meet the training requirement. Here are a few examples.

The new cybersecurity licensing proposal

Here's how a Senate proposal to require certification or even licensing for cybersecurity professionals would work.

Mandatory cyber certification: What good is it?

A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.

QinetiQ NA will ship first-responder robots to Navy

QinetiQ North America will supply military first-responder robots to the Navy under a $56.4 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

Registered Traveler hit by closure of express lanes

The largest operator of Registered Traveler designated lanes at U.S. airports has unexpectedly ceased operations.

Unisys sets up digital photo system for Aussie police

Unisys wins a $4.75 million contract to install a digital imaging management system for the police force in New South Wales, Australia.

Deepwater gets new acquisition chief

The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.

Hathaway vows to take cybersecurity response to next level

The team that conducted the 60-day review of government cybersecurity policy is following up with a national incident response plan and efforts to untangle legal hindrances to improved security.

ITT to support Air Force server environment

ITT's Advanced Engineering and Sciences division will design, develop, and integrate new features and capabilities into the Information Support Server Environment Guard system.

DOD warns against the dark side of social networking

Two Defense Intelligence Agency experts explain how adversaries can use social-networking tools to gather information on targets.

Navy seeks cyber research proposals

The Office of Naval Research said today it plans to award more than $14.5 million for research on software engineering, networks, social networks and critical infrastructures.