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  • Jim Stewart: Teradata Eyes Analytics 'Talent Pipeline' Via Scholarships, Poster Contest, Industry Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Stewart: Teradata Eyes Analytics ‘Talent Pipeline’ Via Scholarships, Poster Contest, Industry Event

    Teradata has has awarded 13 faculty and student scholarships and chosen 10 finalists in a poster contest as part of Teradata University Network’s Data-Driven Careers program centered on promoting the fields of data warehousing and analytics. The company said Wednesday the scholars and finalists will have free registration for the five-day Teradata 2014 PARTNERS Conference & Expo in October, […] More

  • Marie Huwe: Microsoft Deploys Dynamics CRM for Case Mgmt at Health, Human Services Groups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marie Huwe: Microsoft Deploys Dynamics CRM for Case Mgmt at Health, Human Services Groups

    Microsoft‘s Marie Huwe has outlined the company’s work with three health and human services organizations to integrate data analytics into case management systems through the deployment of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM suite. Huwe, general manager of marketing connected campaigns and communications for Microsoft Dynamics, writes Aug. 12 that the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities and Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe […] More

  • Carpathia: Healthcare Providers Must Have 'Continuous Diligence' in Compliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carpathia: Healthcare Providers Must Have ‘Continuous Diligence’ in Compliance

    Carpathia has outlined common mistakes it believes healthcare providers make when they want ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations on protected health information as they explore technology trends like cloud computing and dynamic data infrastructure. In a blog entry posted Wednesday, the cloud and managed hosting services company indicated that healthcare providers could face large fines and other sanctions without “continuous diligence” in […] More

  • Northrop's Infrared Countermeasures System Completes Flight Test; Jeffrey Palombo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Infrared Countermeasures System Completes Flight Test; Jeffrey Palombo Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed a six-week capabilities test of its Common Infrared Countermeasures system for the U.S. Army‘s UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, wherein the system operated under aircraft flight and staged combat environments. The company said Thursday the laser-based system, which was developed with Selex ES and Daylight Solutions, uses open architecture to interoperate with aircraft missile warning systems. Jeffrey […] More

  • ASI Government: Include Commercial Service Requirements in Cloud Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ASI Government: Include Commercial Service Requirements in Cloud Contracts

    Federal agencies have used different approaches to procure cloud computing products and services and many have indicated they face difficulties when they structure cloud contracts, ASI Government‘s Kymm McCabe, Frank McNally and Anne Laurent say. In a guest post published Tuesday on FCW, the authors point to ASI Government’s cloud acquisition guides, where the company highlighted parts 12 and 39 of the […] More

  • Verizon's Kevin Irland: Shared Services Impacts Financial, Technical, Operational Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon’s Kevin Irland: Shared Services Impacts Financial, Technical, Operational Functions

    State and local governments are increasingly adopting cloud and implementing an IT shared services model due to its financial, technical and operational promises, says Kevin Irland, a corporate communications manager at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Irland writes in a Tuesday blog post that a survey by Grant Thornton, TechAmerica and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers indicated that many governments […] More

  • Deltek's Alex Rossino: VA Spent $153M on Cloud Via T4 Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: VA Spent $153M on Cloud Via T4 Vehicle

    Cloud computing has dominated the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ information technology spending via the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract vehicle, totaling an estimated $153 million spread across several projects, according to Deltek‘s Alex Rossino. Rossino, a principal research analyst, writes Tuesday that VA’s cloud spending mainly focuses on mobile and health IT capabilities and services. “In this sense, the […] More

  • Verizon Offers QR Code Login With Universal ID Services; Tracy Hulver Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Offers QR Code Login With Universal ID Services; Tracy Hulver Comments

    Verizon has unveiled a new QR code login service the company designed to ease mobile access to participating websites without the need to enter  a username and password as part of efforts to avoid potential data breaches. Janet Brumfield, a corporate communications director at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, writes in a Tuesday post that the service will be offered […] More

  • David McCurley: Accenture Updates Human Services Software Suite for Federal Data Interoperability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David McCurley: Accenture Updates Human Services Software Suite for Federal Data Interoperability

    Accenture has released a new version of its software kit to aid government agencies in processing eligibility and service renewal in online benefits applications, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The company said Tuesday that Human Services Software Suite version 6.1 includes the Public Service Platform, Citizen Self-Service Portal and Benefits Management System products and leverages […] More

  • Lockheed, EOS Subsidiary Forge Space-Tracking Service Partnership; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, EOS Subsidiary Forge Space-Tracking Service Partnership; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin has signed a cooperation agreement with EOS Space Systems to jointly develop, deploy and operate space-tracking sensor technology that they will house at a future site in Western Australia. The companies said Tuesday they want the planned facility to increase the tracking service’s capacity and commercial coverage to meet the demand for such data across the space […] More

  • John Reeher, Chris Jackson: Choose Certified Vendors, Cost-Security Balance in Cloud Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Reeher, Chris Jackson: Choose Certified Vendors, Cost-Security Balance in Cloud Adoption

    Systems Made Simple‘s John Reeher and Chris Jackson have outlined several tactics they believe can help government agencies move their IT systems into a cloud environment in a guest column for GCN published Thursday. Reeher, a system architect, and Jackson, a subject-matter expert on infrastructure services, write that agencies should plan ahead by determining the right technology, security controls […] More

  • Chris Petersen: LogRhythm Launches Threat Intell Ecosystem to Expand Security Coverage - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chris Petersen: LogRhythm Launches Threat Intell Ecosystem to Expand Security Coverage

    Symantec has joined CrowdStrike, Norse, ThreatStream and Webroot as partners in LogRhythm‘s threat intelligence vendor consortium that aims to provide a platform for security analytics and intelligence services against cyber threats. The Threat Intelligence Ecosystem is intended to help customers use threat data from any of the ecosystem partners via LogRhythm’s Security Intelligence Platform, LogRhythm said Aug. 19. “Our ecosystem approach ensures that […] More