Modernization

DHS awards communications contract to Northrop Grumman

The giant contractor will assist DHS in developing five-year wireless communications requirements for the public safety community.

Modernization

Sun unveils new systems, storage and software

The company introduces new servers, an entry-level workstation, and storage and identity management tools.

Digital Government

ITAA adds three member companies

Apple, Avaya and Cisco have joined the nonprofit IT association in the past 30 days.

People

Homeland Security Information Network is underused

Management and trust problems have hampered acceptance of the information-sharing network, according to a new inspector general report.

People

GAO: Leaders' support essential to success of EA

Be prepared to sell executives on enterprise architecture, two experts advised at the Enterprise Architecture Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

People

Game on for ODNI's C&A revamp

The four-month program pits teams of government and industry experts against one another, culminating in a “war room” battle of ideas to produce new policies and processes.

People

Air Force awards Lockheed $589M contract

The company will become the Air and Space Operations Center’s Weapon System Integrator.

People

DHS says cybersecurity exec candidate coming soon

DHS' Foresman said the department would possibly bring the candidate for assistant secretary for cybersecurity forward in the near future, pending a security clearance process.

People

GAO: JTRS software lacks portability

Lack of a fully functioning gateway could impede battlefield communications, a recent report also states.

People

Deepwater funding, support insufficient, DHS' IG says

A lack of discipline in overseeing change management processes and poor testing of C4ISR systems have undermined the program, the report states.

People

Spawar picks AtHoc for emergency alert system

The alerts will go to 400,000 users in the Navy's four U.S. regions.

People

Meyerrose: Solve problems to sell EA

Show agency leaders how the architecture aligns with the organization's goals to garner support for enterprise architecture, Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose said.

Modernization

Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to supply NYC safety net spectrum

Northrop Grumman will also lease 2.5 GHz spectrum from Sprint Nextel.

People

Bruce Brody to leave Input

The information security vice president will be joining CACI and "the front lines of information security."

People

GPO's first female superintendent of documents retires

Judith Russell helped create GPO Access, a Web portal that allows easier public access to government documents and databases.

Digital Government

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Modernization

Pennsylvania picks webMethods for network support

The company's Fabric suite will support and enhance the Pennsylvania Justice Network.

People

L-1 Identity Solutions buys SpecTal

The purchase of the privately held provider of security and intelligence solutions is designed to give L-1 a stronger presence in the federal market.

Acquisition

Northrop to provide wireless public safety net for NYC

Under the $500 million contract, the company will build a network to help fill in the communications gaps that occurred during the 2001 terrorist attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.