IBM and Skillsoft will collaborate to develop an enterprise learning for big data training, with the first phase intended help users identify what drives engagement and business outcomes. IBM Research will contribute its big data and customer experience analytics capabilities fore Skillsoft’s more than 50,000 learning assets, Skillsoft announced Tuesday. During the second phase, the […] More

Unisys Corp. has been recognized by Forrester Researcher Inc. as an implementation partner for Google Apps due to Unisys’ ability to facilitate change management for robust training and communication programs. Unisys has implemented Google Apps for the National Archives and Records Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […] More

SRA International holds a position on the Department of Homeland Security‘s $6 billion blanket purchase agreement covering diagnostics and mitigation work on computer networks. The Tools and Continuous Monitoring as a Service BPA is intended to help government agencies access DHS’ database for continuous diagnostics, remediation tools and security dashboards, SRA announced Tuesday. George Batsakis, executive […] More

SkyLink Aviation has inked an agreement to deepen its relationship with Global Aviation and Services Group (GASG), a privately-owned Libyan international cargo and passenger airline, in an effort to grow the strength and reach of aviation services in Libya. The companies have been working together for more than 10 years and their new “national air […] More

Government agencies are increasingly looking to adopt practices of their counterparts in the private sector for taking paper documents and transforming them into an electronic format, according to Chuck Brooks, vice president and client executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Xerox. A former legislative affairs director for DHS’ science and technology directorate, Brooks […] More

The Washington region has become an alternative business hub for technology companies seeking to move from Silicon Valley, Calif., the Washington Post reported Monday. Marjorie Censer and Jim Tankersley write Savi Technology was one company that decided to relocate its California headquarters to Virginia, making the move in 2011. William Clark, Savi CEO, told the Post […] More

Some contracting executives believe that recent budget deals in Congress could provide investment certainty to federal agencies and contractors in the near term, the Washington Post reported Monday. “My expectation is that we’ll see a lot more money being put to projects and programs over the next couple of quarters,” said Brad Antle, CEO of […] More

CenturyLink has changed the name of its data hosting business Savvis with the goal of reflecting a collective offering of enterprise information technology services. Savvis has been renamed CenturyLink Technology Solutions and will led by President Jeff Von Deylen, CenturyLink announced Tuesday. “Though our name is changing, our customers will continue to be served by the same […] More

Ellen Lord, president and CEO of Textron Systems, said last week the company is investing in technology and talent development in order to stay competitive amid market and fiscal pressures. “We have the ability to scale, and we have a commercially minded workforce,” Lord told an Atlantic Council-hosted event. Marjorie Censer writes that Lord predicts that […] More

Market research firm Deltek has issued a new study which shows that D.C. area federal spending reached a total of $101.1 billion in fiscal year 2012, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Jennifer Sakole, principal research analyst at Deltek, writes federal spending in the District, Maryland and Virginia represented one-fifth of federal contract obligations and the […] More

CoStar Group has released new research that suggests a decline in government office space demand across the Washington D.C. area during the third quarter of 2013, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Maeve Gallagher, real estate economist for CoStar, writes private sector demand for office space recorded a positive performance during that time period. The government […] More

A new study from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company has found the lack of cybersecurity measures and increasing complexity of cyberattacks can hamper development and cost the global economy about $3 trillion by 2020, ZeeBiz.com reported Monday. The “Risk and Responsibility in a Hyperconnected World” report tapped more than 300 executives, civil […] More