Deltek forecasts that state and local government agencies will increase spending on information technology products and services by more than 3 percent annually over the next five years, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Chris Dixon, a senior manager at the Herndon-based market analysis firm, estimates IT investments at the state and local levels to grow […] More

Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, says the health information technology and cybersecurity areas present the company with opportunities for growth in the federal market, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Amrita Jayakumar writes that Asbury told the Post in a phone interview the company also wants to acquire businesses that specialize in health IT, […] More

Engility Holdings Inc., recently announced that it has received a $10.1 million contract to supply technical advisory services to the Guatemala office of the U.S. Agency for International Development to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The five-year contract represents Engility’s 12 years of experience in Guatemala, supporting new work to improve natural resource management, […] More

Raytheon is partnering with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and other Israeli companies to provide the Mideast country’s defense ministry with antimissile weapon systems, The Boston Globe reported Thursday. Bryan Bender reports that following the development of the Iron Dome defense system, Raytheon is again in talks to build up to 15 additional batteries for the system against long-range missiles. He writes […] More

Red Hat is urging enterprises to adopt virtualization for their IT infrastructures and data centers to foster operational and cost efficiencies. In an infographic posted Monday on the Red Hat website, the company illustrates the path to innovation, from modernizing the data center, to standardizing operations and to virtualizing IT resources, in order to realize positive business […] More

Glympse announced Tuesday that they have secured $12 million in financing from new investors UMC Capital and Verizon Ventures, as well as existing investors Ignition Partners, Menlo Ventures and Naya Ventures. The company’s total capital now stands at nearly $20 million, their applications collecting a number of industry awards for innovative technology and design. Bryan Trussel, co-founder and […] More

Matthew Shaw, vice president and general manager of Battelle’s CBRNE defense business unit, says the nonprofit organization’s new sensor system works to identify chemical and biological agents after collecting an electronic signatures, Homeland Security Today reported Saturday. Anthony Kimery writes that Battelle will provide the Resource Effective BioIdentification System offering to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, […] More

Deloitte and SAP have entered into an agreement for Deloitte’s global partners to offer SAP business software products and maintenance service offerings under a value-added reseller program. Through a single supply framework, Deloitte member firms can license SAP software products as well as deliver pre-configured systems and deployment support directly to customers, Deloitte said Monday. […] More

Neil Albert serves as vice chairman of MCR‘s board of directors where he oversees strategic growth, business development, community outreach and a number of other company functions. The 26-year company veteran is the former president and CEO and has served in many leadership roles at the McLean,Va.- based firm including VP and director. Albert caught […] More

Carol Mowder has joined CH2M Hill as a subject matter expert in remediation strategies and bioremediation where she will help develop client site strategies and cleanup solutions for the company’s site remediation and revitalization practice. For the past 12 years, Mowder was with ARCADIS where she handled the company’s remediation strategies, bioremediation and performance-based remediation […] More

Government contracting analyst Chris Dixon believes there is potential as well as risk for technology vendors working with consortium-based buyers and they must include several factors in their risk assessments, he writes in a column published Saturday  by the Washington Post. Dixon, a senior manager at Deltek, writes state and local governments buy as a […] More

CACI International will manage system security and support business intelligence reporting work for the Interior Department’s business integration office under a potential five-year, $95 million contract, according to a Jan. 31 FedBizOpps post. DOI aims to leverage software products such as SAP ECC, SAP BusinessObjects and Compusearch PRISM to further develop mobile and light applications, the […] More