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As a global communications technology leader, Verizon is building next-generation broadband networks to provide customers ubiquitous broadband connectivity and mobility to meet their future needs.  The appetite for new and innovative broadband services is insatiable, and with the promise of more advanced devices and applications, the company is gearing up …

Hold on to your hats, the federal government is set to lead the way in IT innovation. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra drove home that point in a talk before a packed audience of the Potomac Officers Club yesterday. 

“For too long, the federal government has had a self-image that it …

What role should web 2.0 play within the U.S. military? Back in 2005, Marine General James “Hoss” Cartwright offered his take: “The Napoleonic code and netcentric collaboration cannot exist in the same space and time.” Four years later, adoption of web 2.0 within the military remains uneven. How much? For …

Vivek Kundra spoke before over 280 members and guests of the Potomac Officers Club organization today at the Tyson’s Corner Ritz Carlton. Kundra outlined many of the key presidential IT initiatives and the breathtaking speed that will be required to perform them. The event, which was sponsored by Peter Doolan, …

Topping 1,500 pages, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a little akin to an ancient Maya hieroglyphic: as seemingly incomprehensible and daunting to navigate at times. For tips on how the government contracting community can navigate ARRA — and find opportunities that meet the needs of federal, state, and …

ENSCO’s been called one of the best kept secrets in town, and Alan Bell is set to change that. As COO of the Falls Church, Va.-based company — its focus is on engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for the defense, security, transportation, environment, and aerospace industries — Bell has …

Now entering its 23rd year, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes the contribution of entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and …

In an effort to support small to medium-sized airports in the National Airspace System, SRA International Inc. will provide a low-cost ground surveillance system solution under a contract awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration.  The five-year IDIQ with a value in excess of $20 million will aid the FAA in reducing the …

The National Interest Security Company has announced the appointment of another leading intelligence authority to its board of directors, Dr. Donald Kerr, former principal deputy director of national intelligence. This comes on the heels of the naming of Gen. Michael Hayden to the board last week.  NISC CEO Andrew Maner …

All the trend-spotting eyes in the cyber world are watching their Google alerts for the name Melissa Hathaway as they wait anxiously for her 60-day report. Expected in the report is an assessment and recommendations on what direction the Obama administration should take to keep U.S. networks, government and private …

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to name three-star Gen. Keith Alexander to head the newly formed Cyber Command. The new command, expected to open in October in Fort Meade, Md., will protect military and civilian networks. Alexander is currently in the role of  Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare. …

In case you missed him, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra was on Capitol Hill yesterday reiterating the administration’s intent to move more government data online. “We’re ensuring that we create a much more transparent and open government so the American people know what’s going,” said Kundra, speaking before the Senate Homeland …

For many mid-sized companies it’s a common challenge: They’re too big to be small and too small to be big. But where some see challenge, Scott Goss sees opportunity. As president and CEO of Preferred Systems Solutions (PSS), an information technology, engineering services, and program management company based in McLean, …

Well before “cybersecurity” became the topic of the day on a national scale, Jim Lewis was tracking it. Since coming on board the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2001, Lewis has made cybersecurity his main focus. So, with all the talk — and unanswered questions — about the …

With the results of Melissa Hathaway’s 60-day cybersecurity review set for release any moment now, questions are swirling as to its specific findings — and recommendations. Hathaway provided a few clues — or what she called “the 60-day movie trailer” — the other day at the RSA Conference, an annual …