Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has been charged with the Obama administration’s goals of increased governmental transparency and tighter security and oversight of Federal IT assets, and commented Tuesday that the Federal Information Security Management Act isn’t working as it was intended: to safeguard federal information systems, as evidenced by recent breaches at the FAA and [...]
CSC (NYSE: CSC), a global leader providing high technology-compatible solutions, disclosed today that they were awarded a task order to provide systems engineering, technical and program support for the US Army’s Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM DCATS). CSC was originally awarded the Strategic Services Sourcing contract vehicle in March 2006, and [...]
Aneesh Chopra, nominated as America’s first CTO, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday, and outlined his plan to “collapse the distance between idea and action” to fulfill President Obama’s promise of a more transparent government, tighter oversight of federal IT investments, as well as more streamlined and effective education and health [...]
United States Investigations Services, a former Federal Government entity privatized in 1996 has announced a deal to acquire Labat-Anderson, Inc., a professional services firm specializing in providing litigation services to the federal government. Labat-Anderson and its more than 700 employees will operate as a stand-alone entity within USIS’s Government Solutions group in Falls Church, joining [...]
CACI International, Inc. (NYSE: CACI), a Fortune 1000 and Russell 2000 provider of IT and professional services, revealed today that it has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a maximum value of $84 million to continue advertising, media, and marketing support to the Army National Guard (ARNG) State Media Services Program.The contract has [...]
The National Interest Security Company (NISC) has announced the appointment of another leading intelligence authority to its Board of Directors, Dr. Donald Kerr, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. This comes on the heels of the naming of General Michael Hayden to the board last week. (See earlier post). NISC CEO, Andrew Maner said, [...]
In an effort to support small to medium sizes airports in the National Airspace System, SRA International Inc. will provide a low-cost ground surveillance system (LCGS) solution under a contract awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration. The five year IDIQ with a value in excess of $20 million will aid the FAA in reducing the risk of runway [...]
