Paul Cofoni Selected for Fed 100
CACI President and CEO Paul Cofoni has been selected as a member of Federal Computer Week’s Federal 100 for the second time. The awards recognize 100 individuals whose who have impacted and transformed federal IT in the past year.
Winners are nominated by readers of Federal Computer Week and are chosen by an independent panel of [...]
US Cyber Wargame Held Today in DC
Today, the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber attack called Cyber ShockWave, simulating a meeting with the National Security Council (Michael Chertoff played the chairman of the NSC) and how it would respond to a major attack.
The attack simulated a widespread attack, infecting telecommunications and IT infrastructure throughout the US. The simulated attack was [...]
CSC Names Andy Purdy Chief Cyber Strategist
CSC (NYSE: CSC) has tapped Donald “Andy” Purdy chief cybersecurity strategist. He will report to Samuel S. Visner, CSC lead for Cyber and VP for strategy and business development of the North American Public Sector (NPS) Enforcement, Security and Intelligence [...]
Rapiscan Systems Lands Security Screener Contract
Rapiscan Systems has won a $25 million contract from the United States Government for advanced security screening systems from the Company’s cargo and vehicle inspection (CVI) product line. The systems will be used for overseas security applications.
“This contract award is a reflection of our commitment to design products that meet [...]
CapRock Lands Haiti Aid Contract
CapRock Government Solutions has won a contract with the US Navy’s Naval Beach Group (NBG) for emergency satellite communications services as part of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti. Services will run on CapRock’s new commercial communications suite, CommandAccess, at a significantly reduced rate.
CapRock will work with fixed satellite services operator Telesat to provide the [...]
Oracle Completes Sun Acquisition
Oracle has closed its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems this week, after approval from a variety of international organizations including the EU.
With this acquisition, Oracle adds storage, SPARC processors, the Solaris operating system, Java, and the MySQL database to their portfolio of database, middleware, and business applications.
After the merger, Oracle plans to increase SPARC [...]
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Duties include all phases of capture management – identification, qualification, capture, and familiarity with proposal management and pricing. Individual will lead the capture planning for opportunities supporting Information Technology related activities. Individual will be an integral part of the business development team, supporting proposal activities, marketing, communications, competitive analysis, and business development. Individual will [...]
DynCorp Gets $88M Air Force Support Contract
DynCorp International has received an order worth $88 million from the Air Force for maintenance and support services. The is 16 months in length and covers organizational, intermediate and depot-level maintenance for all Naval Test Wing Atlantic aircraft and support equipment.
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Boeing to Invest $100 Million in India Maintenance Unit
Boeing has agreed to supply India’s national airline, Air India, with its first 787 Dreamliner in 2011, and invest $100 million in building a unit to maintain it, its India chief said on Monday.
Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar has confirmed that Boeing will supply the first Dreamliner 787 aircraft to Air India by the second quarter [...]
