Unisys has received a task order from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to build and operate systems designed to help CBP’s targeting and analysis systems program directorate assess risks associated with passengers and cargo that enter the country. The company said Wednesday it will provide cloud, big data analytics and biometrics platforms to help […] More

Unisys has secured a potential $35 million contract to develop a new biometric matching technology for the Australian Department of Home Affairs to screen travelers throughout its border clearance process. The company said Monday its Australian arm will help the department implement the Enterprise Biometric Identification Services system to replace the legacy platform that Unisys built and has supported […] More

Unisys has received a $35.8 million contract extension for information technology support services at Australian defense department facilities and military installations, ARN reported Monday. The award extends a contractual arrangement between the company and the department’s chief information officer group through October 2019. Unisys has supported IT network security efforts, infrastructure, servers and desktops of Australian […] More

Regina Paolillo, an executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer at TTEC Holdings, has been elected to join Unisys‘ board of directors. Paolillo brings finance, operations, investments, acquisitions and digital technology experience to Unisys as a board member, the company said Tuesday. She has served as TTEC’s CFAO since 2011 and oversees finance, treasury, accounting, enterprise […] More

Unisys unveiled today its LineSight software for border security threat detection. The platform uses advanced data analytics and machine learning to help border agents make time-sensitive decisions regarding traveler and cargo inspections, said the Blue Bell, Penn., company. LineSight works by analyzing high volumes of the data to highlight potential threats. Such data includes visa […] More

Unisys has received a National Information Assurance Partnership accreditation to make its microsegmentation security software platform available to government agencies seeking to protect classified data and systems that run on Microsoft 10 and Windows Server 2016 operating systems. The company said Thursday the expanded certification for the Stealth software came two years after NIAP initially issued accreditation […] More

PV Puvvada, president of Unisys’ federal systems business, said in an interview that aired Tuesday on Federal News Radio that one of the trends he sees in federal procurement is the government’s increasing interest in as-a-service business model. “It’s generally leading toward if you want to be agile, provide me as service on an agile team […] More

A Unisys-sponsored survey has found that 64 percent of federal information technology executives consider identity management platforms as critical to cyber threat detection prevention efforts within their agencies. Unisys said Wednesday it commissioned Market Connections to poll 200 federal IT leaders and found that only 20 percent said their agencies adopt biometrics for use in identity validation […] More

What a time to be alive, especially in the business of government IT. Several policy, business and technology trends are converging to provide game changing opportunities for government agencies to leverage and improve their mission outcomes. The U.S. government is making moves toward a comprehensive approach in modernizing information technology systems, as the administration is […] More

PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has said he observed the U.S. government moving toward a comprehensive approach to modernize federal information technology systems, Federal News Radio reported Monday. The Trump administration implemented initiatives to support federal IT modernization, including the enactment of the Modernizing Government Technology Act; the release of the finalized IT Modernization Strategy; […] More

Unisys has received a potential five-year, $10 million contract to deliver cloud-based collaboration and email support services to the National Archives and Records Administration. Unisys said Monday it will provide its Google G Suite Enterprise cloud-based email and collaboration platform to help approximately 5,300 NARA employees and contractors carry out record management tasks to ensure […] More

Unisys has been selected to develop a cloud-based technology platform for New Zealand’s ministry of education to manage and distribute funds to childhood, primary and secondary schools in the country. The company said Wednesday it will build and deploy an automated education resourcing system for the ministry using an application-platform-as-a-service model under the 10-year digital transformation engagement initiative. Unisys […] More