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  • Executive Profile: Keith Bryars, Harris IT Services Client Executive - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Keith Bryars, Harris IT Services Client Executive

    Keith Bryars serves as a client executive with Harris’ information technology services unit, which develops and operates communications systems and information networks. Prior to joining Harris in 2012, Bryars served as a senior executive special agent at the FBI for 25 years and focused his efforts in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, public corruption and criminal cases. The […] More

  • Lockheed Starts Defense Information Systems Network Unification Project; Angela Heise Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Starts Defense Information Systems Network Unification Project; Angela Heise Comments

    Lockheed Martin has begun work to unify the Defense Information Systems Agency’s information systems network in an effort to give users consistency between different tools, technologies and procedures. Four network operations and technology centers are under consolidation from the regional field commands to two locations, Lockheed said Tuesday. “This convergence is a key example of the shared […] More

  • BMC Unveils AWS-Based IT Mgmt Tool With USDA Funding; Robin Purohit Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BMC Unveils AWS-Based IT Mgmt Tool With USDA Funding; Robin Purohit Comments

    BMC Software has introduced an information technology management offering to the Amazon Web Services ecosystem in an effort to comply with the U.S. government’s cloud policy. The Agriculture Department funded the launch of BMC Remedy OnDemand on AWS in order for the tool to meet the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements, BMC said Monday. BMC […] More

  • Cisco to Invest $150M in Canadian Companies; Nitin Kawale Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco to Invest $150M in Canadian Companies; Nitin Kawale Comments

    Under Cisco Investments, the Cisco Canada Innovation Program, will invest in Canadian companies to continue driving Cisco innovation in Canada. Canada’s finance minister, Joe Oliver, along with Cisco Canada announced Friday the Cisco Canada Innovation Program, a strategic program to drive Canadian industry, proposes to invest $150 million for further innovation in Canada. Cisco plans […] More

  • Marilyn Crouther: HP Building a Culture of Customer-Focused Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marilyn Crouther: HP Building a Culture of Customer-Focused Innovation

    Hewlett-Packard conducts service delivery reviews to gain new technological ideas and use these to improve customer experience, Washington Technology reported Wednesday. Nick Wakeman writes that Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager for public sector at HP Enterprise Services, has said the current business landscape pushes HP to collaborate with clients on balancing cost […] More

  • IBM Opens IT Security Center in Costa Rica - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Opens IT Security Center in Costa Rica

    IBM is celebrating a decade in Costa Rica Wednesday with the opening of a new IT Security Operations Center. The goal of the new center is to address the growing security needs of clients in the area, IBM said. The SOC, aiming to be open 24/7, will allow IBM to offer services such as cloud, […] More

  • Gary Stockman Joins CSC as Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Mike Lawrie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gary Stockman Joins CSC as Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Mike Lawrie Comments

    Gary Stockman, formerly CEO and senior partner at Porter Novelli, has joined Computer Sciences Corp. as chief marketing and communications officer. He will report to CSC President and CEO Mike Lawrie and work to lead the company’s integrated marketing communications group and further its value proposition with stakeholders, CSC said Friday. “Gary’s extensive leadership, marketing […] More

  • Lockheed to Oversee Highway Agency’s Applications Tower; Robert Greaves Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Oversee Highway Agency’s Applications Tower; Robert Greaves Comments

    Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $5.4 million contract to maintain the applications estate of England’s Highways Agency, Government Computing Network reported Friday. David Bicknell writes Lockheed will work to provide information technology services to the Highways Agency and modernize its applications tower for two years under the G-Cloud III framework. “Lockheed Martin understands […] More

  • Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service

    Citrix Systems has gained approval from the General Services Administration for the company’s mobile workspace tool as a potential mobile device and application management source. XenMobile is built for users to manage mobile, Web and software applications, data and devices, Citrix said Wednesday. “Citrix XenMobile provides the flexibility and mobility that users require while meeting IT […] More

  • HP Unveils Managed Private Cloud to Host Sensitive Gov't Data; Jeff Bergeron Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Unveils Managed Private Cloud to Host Sensitive Gov’t Data; Jeff Bergeron Comments

    Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new private cloud technology offering for high-security government customers, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian writes the Helion managed private cloud is designed to host sensitive data under the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Level 5 authorization. Jeff Bergeron, vice president and chief technology officer for HP’s U.S. public sector, told FCW the new […] More