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  • The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector\'s critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.

    December 07, 2010
  • Host Mark Amtower talks to Scott Lewis, CEO of PS Partnerships, about finding and making new partnerships.December 6, 2010 (Encore Presentation December 13, 2010)

    December 06, 2010
  • The agency will implement e-mail in the cloud using Google Apps for Government under an almost $7 million deal with Unisys. Many agencies are paying attention to how GSA implements this technology. GSA\'s CIO or Unisys could not confirm whether the datacenter is located in the U.S.

    December 06, 2010
  • Global Computer Enterprise submits a complaint to GAO after DHS awards the deal to CACI last month.

    December 02, 2010
  • The contract could be worth $6 million over four years. GSA said it wants Unisys to replace several different versions of IBM\'s Lotus Notes and Domino software.

    December 01, 2010
  • In one of the biggest moves in government IT in years, Teresa Carlson, who has led Microsoft Federal for the past several years, is leaving the software giant to lead Amazon.com’s burgeoning cloud computing business. Amazon officials were not available to confirm, but Carlson has told told friends that she will start on Dec. 13. [...]

    December 01, 2010
  • In one of the biggest moves in government IT in years, Teresa Carlson, who has led Microsoft Federal for the past several years, is leaving the software giant to lead Amazon.com’s burgeoning cloud computing business. Amazon officials were not available to confirm, but Carlson has told told friends that she will start on Dec. 13. [...]

    December 01, 2010
  • Stan Krejci of the SK Group discusses the idea of a board of advisers with host Mark Amtower. Does your company need one? How should you assemble one? November 29, 2010 (Encore Presentation)

    November 29, 2010
  • BAE will increase its presence in the South East Asian and Australian market

    November 29, 2010
  • The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service wants to take his organization to new heights in how it serves its agency and vendor customers. FAS saw its revenue grow to $52 billion in 2010, but Kempf wants to offer more services and meet its customers\' needs better to increase its revenue. FAS will require all new schedule contract offers and modifications to be done electronically by the end of 2011.

    November 24, 2010
  • Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update

    November 23, 2010
  • The Arlington, Va., firm will merge financial, acquisition and asset management systems. The contract is worth $450 million over 10 years. FEMA is expected to be the first DHS component to receive TASC.

    November 22, 2010
  • Ashton Carter, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, described the future state of military contracting. He said vendors should look at several current examples including the Littoral Combat Ship and the replacement for the Ohio Class Submarine.

    November 17, 2010
  • A leading House proponent of cybersecurity legislation is doubtful new cyber laws will pass during the lame duck session.

    November 16, 2010
  • The service issued a memo detailing a common operating environment architecture as part of a broader software transition strategy. The strategy builds on the experiences of the Apps for the Army program. The service is developing plans for Apps for the Army 2 next summer focusing on industry-created software.

    November 12, 2010