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Cellphone behavior is more pervasive – and contentious – than you might think, according to the results of a Microsoft survey, conducted with partner Harris Interactive. Among the findings is the amusing statistic that 61 percent of adults saw someone display bad cellphone behavior, but only 18 percent admitted they …

At an operators’ conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, BAE Systems aimed to support the growing number of commercial airline companies across the continent. Currently, 20 operators in Africa fly more than 50 of its aircraft, including the popular BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jet, which can hold 70-110 passengers and performs …

Tech company the Extraordinaries has launched a website aimed at working people who say they would like to volunteer, but do not have enough time. The site, Sparked.com, allows people to complete small projects for nonprofits online, only taking a few moments of their time. Some of the companies volunteers …

CGI has been deemed the Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category at the 8th Annual Greater Washington U.S. Government Contractor Awards, the company announced. Other winners included A-T Solutions for the $75-$300 million category; Buccaneer Computer Systems & Services in the $25-$75 million category; and Blue …

This week, Scott Miner of Ascend Executive Search shared ideas about how executives can enhance their visibility in the business world. Mark HuYoung of Northwind Partners spoke about a potential generation gap in the government-contracting industry.

Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. announced it had entered into a definitive agreement with Signature Consultants, L.L.C. to acquire its subsidiary, Signature Government Solutions, LLC for $52.5 million. SGS provides IT, cybersecurity and intelligence analysis services in support of high-priority mission systems and cybersecurity programs within the Intelligence Community. …

BAE Systems will donate $2 million to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to boost its efforts to bring new galleries to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. BAE Systems’ donation will play a significant role in the creation of the Current Era Gallery. The Current Era Gallery will tell …

Businesses that run business applications in the cloud versus their own infrastructure can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by a net 30 percent or more. These findings, from a study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and conducted by Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, demonstrate cloud computing’s potential to …

CGI (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) won a firm-fixed-price contract from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to help build up the AOC’s IT platforms. The firm will support AOC’s upgrade, hosting, operations and maintenance of CGI’s Momentum and IBM’s Maximo IT platforms. The deal has a value of $19 million …

Nearly 1,000 attendees, including government contracting luminaries, made their way to the 8th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards on Nov. 3 to see what some call the “Academy Awards of Government Contracting” awarded to the lucky few winning companies and executives. The coveted award for Contractor of the Year …

SRA International (NYSE: SRX) rolled out operating results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, ending Sept. 30, 2010. According to the firm, “revenue for the quarter was $423.9 million, up 1.7 percent from $416.7 million in the September 2009 quarter, driven by the recent acquisitions of PQA and …

This week, Oracle organized a strategic investment in Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Quest Software Public Sector joined the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program as a silver member. CACI International finalized a pair of acquisition deals, one for TechniGraphics, Inc. and another for Applied Systems Research, Inc. CACI also teamed up with General …

General Dynamics European Land Systems, through its Spanish subsidiary Santa Barbara Sistemas S.A., has been awarded by the Ministry of Defense of Spain a four-year contract to supply 5,56×45 mm NATO ammunition for the Spanish Army, Air Force and Navy. If all options are exercised, the contract has a potential value …

CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs awarded the company a task order to provide visa support services for non-immigrants in Mexico. The task order carries a two-year base period and four one-year options, bringing the estimated total value to $115 million. The ID/IQ …

ManTech International (NASDAQ:MANT) announced it was awarded a contract to provide IT and cybersecurity solutions for the FBI, in the bureau’s largest contract ever awarded. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which has one base year and seven option years, carries a value of up to $30 billion for all awardees. Under …