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.
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