Industry analysts believe the U.S. Defense Department needs to broaden its outlook on technology research and development efforts in order to accelerate military innovation, Defense News reported Saturday. Paul McCleary writes Byron Callan, director at research firm Capital Alpha Partners, said the agency should include both established and nontraditional contractors in acquisition dialogues. “If we’re […] More

State and local governments are increasingly adopting cloud and implementing an IT shared services model due to its financial, technical and operational promises, says Kevin Irland, a corporate communications manager at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Irland writes in a Tuesday blog post that a survey by Grant Thornton, TechAmerica and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers indicated that many governments […] More

Tim Conway serves as president of the public sector at NTT DATA, where he oversees the company’s business in the U.S. that works with agencies at the federal, state and local government levels. He served as EVP of the public sector business at Keane prior to that company’s acquisition by NTT DATA in 2011. His 23-year public sector career […] More

Unisys‘ Stealth product has received TechAmerica Foundation’s American Technology Award in the cybersecurity category after a panel of technology leaders and industry experts selected the offering from among 12 entrants. “At a time when cyber attacks are increasing in frequency, scale and sophistication, Stealth takes a unique approach to protecting an organization’s vital assets from increasingly sophisticated threats both […] More

The cybersecurity offering developed by Unisys Corp. has earned the company a finalist spot in the American Technology Award’s cybersecurity award category. Finalists of the TechAmerica Foundation’s ATA recognize the most outstanding products in the country’s technology sector, the company announced Thursday. The Unisys Stealth offering is meant so that companies mitigate cybersecurity attacks and hacker […] More

SRA International Inc. has been named a finalist in the information technology services and consulting category of the American Technology Award, an annual technology industry award. SRA earned the spot through its IT strategic planning approach called AcuITy Insightful Solutions, the company announced Wednesday. Pat Burke, SRA chief technology officer, said AcuITy has helped them provide […] More

William Hoover serves as the president and chief executive officer of AMERICAN SYSTEMS where he leads the development of Vision/2012, the company’s growth plan. Hoover joined American Systems in June 2005 from his role as the president and chief operating officer of Dynamics Research Corp. In his 25-year career in the information systems and services market […] More

Stephanie C. Hill, vice president and general manager of the civil business within Lockheed Martin‘s Information Systems and Global Solutions line, has been selected to receive the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year award from the Career Communications Group. The group recognized Hill for her 27-year career in engineering and leadership roles at Lockheed Martin […] More