Merlin International holds a prime position on a potential seven-year, $22 billion contract to help the Department of Homeland Security acquire information technology commodities from original equipment manufacturers. The $3 billion DHS FirstSource II contract has a five-year base period with two one-year option periods, Merlin announced Monday. FirstSource II is intended to connect DHS […] More

CA Technologies and DonorsChoose.org have collaborated to launch 350 projects and help 36,855 students through learning materials for science, technology, engineering and math programs Through the CA Technologies Double Your Impact STEM Campaign, the company has contributed more than $100,000 within the past two years in eight states, CA announced Tuesday. “Supporting STEM learning is a top […] More

SAS has designed an interactive software product that uses analytics technology to explore and process volumes of Hadoop-based data. The In-Memory Statistics for Hadoop platform is meant to help organizations manage information generated through machine learning or statistical computing activities, SAS said Tuesday. Oliver Schabenberger, SAS senior director for analytic server research and development, said […] More

Leidos has enlisted national security company MacAulay-Brown to provide hardware-in-the-loop simulation and testing services for military programs at the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. MacB said Monday it will test weapons systems for readiness and simulate battlefield conditions using an HIL controller. “HIL-based simulation solutions ensure that today’s complex […] More

Digital Management, Inc. will work with the Internal Revenue Service on a new task order awarded under the Total Information Processing Support Services-4 contract to deliver offerings to protect the agency’s network infrastructure from cyberthreats. TIPSS-4 is a one-year, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with nine one-year options, DMI said Tuesday. “We understand that managing security for one […] More

An Exelis business unit’s contract with Airservices Australia has been extended to provide six more airports in the country with Exelis voice communications technology to manage response systems in case of airport emergencies. Exelis C4i’s SwitchplusIP Alarmon will connect the airports’ voice communications system to the aviation rescue fire fighting service for coordination during critical […] More

Iridium Communications has introduced a data broadcasting service intended to help government organizations and business entities transmit information from any device anywhere in the world. The Burst offering is designed to help mobile device users access machine-to-machine content and disseminate public warnings while inside a building, an aircraft or a ground vehicle, the company said Monday. […] More

Jeremy Glesner serves as chief technology officer at software and analysis firm Berico Technologies, a company he helped start in 2006 as the “federal sector began embracing agile methodologies and open source technologies to deliver increased capability to the warfighter while reducing cost,” the company notes. Glesner and Berico’s other co-founders saw an opportunity to provide interdisciplinary teams […] More

The University of Utah in Salt Lake City used an Oracle-built project management system to help run two construction projects, according to a Friday report from Automated Trader. Melissa Centurio Lopes writes that the university used the Primavera Unifier to manage the large-scale projects and help deliver them before the scheduled deadlines. Paul Bender, Oracle director of […] More

Businesses should pay more attention to customer needs in a highly competitive climate, according to Andrew MacDonald, director of service design at Serco. MacDonald says in a white paper that self-service technology could push enterprises to seek out data analysis technology in order to get a better understanding of consumer behavior and decision-making. Knowing what a […] More

Five major pharmacy chains and three pharmacy associations have agreed to support the Blue Button initiative as the federal government aims to spur development of new healthcare data applications in the private sector, Fedscoop reported Friday. Scott Maucione writes the Department of Health and Human Service has worked with more than 70 pharmacy organizations to publish a guideline for […] More

Harsh Patel, formerly president of big data analytics firm Bina Technologies, has joined seed and early stage venture fund Claremont Creek Ventures as an investment team director. Patel is a former general partner at RRE Ventures and In-Q-Tel, with his career also including work as an angel investor and mentor to seed state companies, Claremont Creek announced […] More