Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has joined a Department of Homeland Security program intended for DHS and commercial service providers to share classified and unclassified cybersecurity information. The company has started the accreditation process to operate as a commercial service provider to the agency under the Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program, Northrop said Monday. Through the ECS program, […] More

A CenturyLink subsidiary has launched an online portal to help customers connect with other businesses across its data centers and help them pursue growth opportunities. Savvis“™ ClientConnect aims to help clients such as financial and health services firms interconnect and share offerings with other Savvis customers from its data centers worldwide, CenturyLink said Tuesday. Drew […] More

TheNewNewInternet is now the third site in Executive Mosaic‘s umbrella of GovCon media properties to upgrade its look and feel but its core mission remains to stay ahead of the latest technological developments in the industry. Readers will find a new banner across the top featuring EM’s other media properties, allowing for a full-spectrum view […] More

  Raytheon has signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to share information on cyber threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure. The company will act as a commercial service provider for DHS’ Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program and aim to help protect the defense industrial base and other infrastructure sectors, the company said Friday. […] More

Savvis, a CenturyLink company, is positioning itself to grow its European business and has opened a new data center in the city of Slough in England, the company announced Tuesday. “This investment marks a significant milestone in Savvis' commitment to serve the growing infrastructure needs of the European market,“ said Savvis president Jeff Von Deylen. […] More

CenturyLink subsidiary Savvis has won a VMware award as the virtualization and cloud provider’s service provider partner of the year in the Americas region. The VMware Partner Awards recognize the company’s partners in 17 categories for performance and achievements during 2012, Savvis said Wednesday. Savvis uses VMware ‘s vFabric Application Director as the application-modeling component […] More

“The communications industry is going through a metamorphosis and unbelievable transformation as the world moves increasingly toward mobile, social, video content and big data… we load massive amounts of data and analyze that data with a variety of tools and applications to give (carriers and other firms) greater insight, greater automation, more flexibility, scalability and growth.” Charlie Thomas, chief executive […] More

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded CenturyLink‘s subsidiary Qwest Government Services a $2.1 million contract to provide information technology services, the Washington Post reported today. IT services will include telecommunications work. The Post did not release any more contract information. More

CIBER, Inc. signed an agreement with Savvis allowing CIBER to extend its worldwide data center and networking capacity to meet current client demand and future demand.  “CIBER was searching for a global partner who specialized in cloud computing infrastructure and data center management with many facilities around the world,” said Cynthia Boucher, senior vice president and […] More

The Industry Advisory Council has announced the results of its 2011 election to select new leaders for the organization. Members of the government IT educational nonprofit elected Dale Luddeke of CACI International as executive vice chair.  He will be promoted to chair of the IAC Executive Committee after one year of service in this position, […] More

Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 fame broke his silence regarding NASA’s current funding predicament to criticize the Obama Administration’s approach to space exploration.  He called the approach a “long downhill slide to mediocrity.” Qwest is merging with CenturyLink.  I know this was in Thursday Transactions, but come on, it’s a $22.4 billion deal. NSA Chief […] More

The FCC stepped into the cybersecurity arena this week. The Indian Army needs to be better equipped to fight cyber attacks. Qwest and CenturyLink finalized merge agreements. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin claimed DoD deals. President Obama delivered a speech on Wall Street. It’s Earth Day! CIO Vivek Kundra wants better cybersecurity. More