ManTech International Corp. (NASDAQ: MANT) has won a $5.9 million Department of Homeland Security contract to provide IT services in support of the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002. Mantech will continue to provide systems engineering, engineering, regulatory compliance, testing, and other support to DHS“™ office of science and technology. The award has a […] More

HP has launched a new industry program, which includes a new server development platform, customer discovery lab and partner ecosystem in order to assist customers reduce complexity, energy use and cost. The program, named Project Moonshot, combined with HP Converged Infrastructure technology allows resource sharing of storage, networking, management, power and cooling across thousands of servers. The Project […] More

All the buzz is about McAfee and its FOCUS 11, which kicked off earlier this week in Las Vegas. The company reported a record attendance of security professionals came together to discuss what’s to come next in the security realm. With multiple announcements regarding new products, partnerships and solutions, its no wonder why McAfee’s name has made headlines all […] More

As Senior Vice President and General Manager of HP“™s Enterprise Services U.S. Public Sector Division, Dennis Stolkey is responsible for the business unit“™s revenue, profit and delivery performance with federal, state and local government customers. He runs the multi-billion dollar unit and leads a workforce of more than 12,000 strong. His organization provides mission critical […] More

Lockheed Martin announced yesterday it has won regulatory approval for its wireless mine-safety technology MagneLink Magnetic Communication System, which helps underground miners talk to workers on the surface. The Mine Safety and Health Administration was working with Lockheed Martin to certify the equipment for use in mines prior to approving the technology. “Now that the […] More

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and three cybersecurity research universities, Carnegie Mellon University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue University, announced today the progress they have made in developing solutions for pressing cybersecurity threats. This industry/academia partnership was launched in December 2009 to advance research, facilitate collaboration among the nation’s top scientists and accelerate […] More

A Gaithersburg, Md., man received a seven-year prison sentence for engaging in a scheme to defraud Cisco Systems Inc., the Justice Department announced. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, 39, also was ordered to pay restitution of $18,761,825 with co-defendant Robert Kendrick Chambliss, 31, and to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. Chinasa was convicted […] More

If you see robots touring the Smithsonian this weekend, don“™t be surprised. In fact, expect to see all sorts of ASIMO-inspired machines walking, rolling, slinking and sliding as Washington, D.C., plays host to the FIRST Robotics Competition regional March 25-26. Students from Maryland, Virginia and the District will join engineers, teachers and mentors for the […] More

Getting into an industry at the ground floor has definite advantages. Advantages Jake MacLeod, executive vice president of Powerwave’s Government Solutions Business Unit, knows well. MacLeod’s experiences in the cellular industry have taken him across the country, through Russia and into Baghdad, leaving cell sites and enhanced communication systems in his wake. ExecutiveBiz recently spoke […] More

Jeff Murray senior vice president and general manager of Black Box Network Services ““ Federal sat down with ExecutiveBiz and spoke about his nearly 30 years of federal market experience, new market opportunities for telecoms and Black Box“™s slate of experts working on a host of issues, such as networking and unified communications. ExecutiveBiz:  Can […] More

One of government contracting’s big stories of 2010 was the brisk pace of M&A that altered the industry’s landscape.  Since October, ManTech has kept that trend alive, booking three separate acquisitions worth more than $135 million. But for ManTech, the key to the firm’s M&A action isn’t that it’s buying – it’s what it’s buying. […] More

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency has published a report on the security and privacy concerns regarding new types of online cookies, advocating for more transparency of how they are used and calling for a user-friendly mechanism to remove them whenever needed. The policy report Bittersweet cookies: Some security and privacy considerations from the European Network […] More