TechAmerica adds voice of state and regional council group

TechAmerica and the Technology Councils of North America have signed an agreement to coordinate the memberships, programs and services.

Harris will boost DISA information-sharing technology

Harris Corp. will provide systems engineering to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a five-year contract that has a potential value of $27 million.

SAIC sows software development for USDA

SAIC will provide software assistance and other technical services to the USDA under a five-year contract worth as much as $13 million.

Northrop Grumman taps Cheryl Janey as VP of Civil Systems

Cheryl Janey is named vice president of operations for Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems sector’s Civil Systems division.

General Dynamics assists Joint Forces Command

General Dynamics Corp. will provide support services to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract with a potential value of $101.9 million.

SAIC wins $284M technical services contract with Joint Forces Command

SAIC will provide engineering and technical support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract valued at $284 million.

Virtualization: Survey says feds remain lukewarm

A survey finds that three-quarters of federal information technology managers recognize the benefits of virtualization, but just 20 percent say their agencies are harnessing the technology to its fullest.

CSC wins six UK nuclear IT outsourcing contracts

CSC wins six UK information technology outsourcing contracts from Britain’s Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Atomic Energy Authority companies.

IBM completes pan-Saudi IT infrastructure installation

IBM Corp. has completed deployment of an infrastructure that will modernize Saudi Arabia’s delivery of government services.

SRA, CSC form FAA airspace team

SRA International Inc. and Computer Sciences Corp., partner to pursue the Federal Aviation Administration’s National Airspace System Integration Support Contract III.

Alion provides Navy with logistics and data management support

Alion Science and Technology’s $8.6 million modification award will support the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program office.

General Dynamics provides IT services for Army at Fort Belvoir

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a five-year, $20 million contract to provide the Army with program management and IT services.

Jacobs expands IT services for Marine Corps

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide information technology services to the Marine Corps under a three-year contract that has a potential value of $9.9 million.

SRA will upgrade DOD Joint Staff IT functions

SRA International will provide new communications infrastructure for the Joint Staff Information Network under a 31-month contract could be worth as much as $63 million.

Vangent helps OPM administer federal health benefits

Vangent has won a five-year, $15 million contract to help the Office of Personnel Management administer the federal employees’ health benefits program.

Forecast: Look to state and local for ARRA IT opportunities

Information technology contractors eyeing large portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act should look at the state and local markets for new contract opportunities, according to CivicUS analysis.

Harris buys Canadian air traffic control company

Harris will acquire the Air Traffic Control unit of SolaCom Technologies to strengthen its work on the FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System contract.

Iridium will build communications system for Marines

Iridium Government Services LLC will expand the Marine Corps’ communications capabilities under a five-year contract worth $21.68 million.

Health information goes viral

When it comes to getting out health information, speed is critical. New social-networking tools helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spread the word about the swine flu.

Social networking has contractors all atwitter

Individuals are leading a ground swell of use of social-networking tools as a way to network and gather information on the government market.