Hewlett-Packard plans to invest more than $1 billion in cloud computing technologies over the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Spencer Ante writes HP will hire developers and consultants to develop cloud systems and increase the company’s data centers to 20 over the next 18 months through the investment. Meg Whitman, CEO of […] More

After forging through the Capitol area’s (extended) winter weather season, CenturyLink is heading into Spring with an updated shine and presence around the beltway. New rooftop and street-level canopy signs now adorn the firm’s federal government sales office in Arlington, displaying the CenturyLink name and pathways symbol brightly across the street from the Ballston Metro […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Tina Kuhn, a top cybersecurity executive with Northrop Grumman Information Systems, on Northrop’s international expansion, opportunities for transformation within the government budget environment, how to “build-in” cyber defenses, and more in the cyber space. Kuhn joined Northrop in 2012 after holding a series of GovCon leadership roles focusing on intelligence and […] More

Harris Corp. will provide its Soldier Radio Waveform applique systems to the U.S. Army for a tactical network modernization effort under a potential $988 million contract. The company said Friday the vehicular Harris SRW applique systems provide voice, video and data communications using the Falcon III wideband radio and a small form-factor wideband power amplifier. SRW applique systems work to connect soldiers to command […] More

Moffitt Cancer Center subsidiary M2Gen has joined Deloitte’s analytics consortium to help provide medicine studies and services to life science organizations and cancer centers. M2Gen intends to contribute to the ConvergeHEALTH consortium’s works of identifying biomarkers, matching gene-based clinical trial and creating real-world evidence, Deloitte said Tuesday. Nitin Mittal, principal at Deloitte and executive vice […] More

Rick Andrews, a programmer and analyst from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has presented at the 2014 SAS Global Forum Executive Conference on the agency’s use of SAS and Teradata software. Teradata said Mar. 20 that Andrews delivered his presentation entitled, “How SAS and Teradata Dramatically Improve Data Analysis at CMS” during a […] More

Data Networks Corporation will work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a baseline assessment and form recommendations for a program intended to help detect and prevent healthcare fraud, waste and abuse. DNC will also include risk mitigation in its services in order to comply with the inspector general’s five principles on combating fraud, […] More

IBM will spend $1.2 billion to build a global network of cloud computing centers in an initiative aimed at expanding the company’s geographical footprint, CruxialCIO reported Friday. Antone Gonsalves writes IBM intends to add 15 data centers this year and will focus on providing its SoftLayer cloud storage and networking technology to enterprise clients. The […] More

Iron Bow Technologies has been included in the Elite 150 portion of CRN’s Managed Service Provider 500 list, which recognizes technology providers and consultants in North America for managed services offerings. MSP Elite 150-listed firms are large data center-focused product providers that provide on-premise and off-premise professional services to clients, Iron Bow announced March 14. […] More

General Dynamics C4 Systems has opened an online portal for the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate to exchange data and access technology resources. The Knowledge Management System environment within the EDGE network is built for members to develop and deploy existing and new technologies to end users, General Dynamics said Thursday. Chris Marzilli, […] More

Cisco will spend more than $1 billion during the next two years to expand its cloud computing business and deliver enterprise cloud services through a global partner ecosystem. The Intercloud network will offer a suite of analytics, security and data sovereignty architectures to support the Internet of Everything, Cisco said Monday. Telstra, Canopy, Logicalis Group, […] More

Siemens and the M+W Group are working together to create an energy storage product as the companies seek to take an environmentally-friendly approach to battery manufacturing. The companies are also partnering to complete a control technology tool intended for the mass production of large-size batteries, M+W Group said March 18. Areas of research in the partnership […] More