Photo: Symantec Symantec has announced the latest version of its ApplicationHA, a high-availability solution for VMware virtual environments that provide application visibility and control. This latest version of the application extends the existing capabilities for disaster recovery. “Customers can have confidence in their disaster recovery efforts with new SRM integration while growing their businesses […] More

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced BlackCloud, a secure turnkey private cloud solution for federal agencies designed to cut risk while addressing compliance and mission requirements. BlackCloud incorporates Lockheed Martin’s architecture with solutions from Cyber Security Alliance partners Cisco, NetApp, and VMware to offer secure multitenancy in the data center. With built-in security features that […] More

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) announced it will officially open its new Harrisonburg, Va.-based Cyber Integration Center this week. The high-security 140,000 square-foot facility was designed and built with industry leading partners VCE, EMC, VMware, RSA, Cisco, HP, BMC and Lee Technologies and will offer technology and cloud-computing services for the government market. In attendance for […] More

Cisco and NetApp announced 150 of its customers have implemented joint data center solutions of the FlexPod design architecture. The FlexPod combines networking, computing and storage in a shared infrastructure and support multiple applications. The product is built on the Cisco Unified Computing System server platform, Cisco Nexus switches and NetApp unified storage systems running […] More

Intelligent Decisions, Inc. announced last week it will highlight its virtual and consolidated datacenter solutions at the AFCEA Energy and the Environment IT Day. “We have answered the demands of our clients for green and cost-effective solutions while at the same time increasing the security and reliability of datacenters,“ said Harry Martin, president and CEO […] More

Greg Clifton got his first taste of the IT world when he took up employment in the commercial real estate space doing asset management of a portfolio of commercial buildings; several of the tenants were up-and-coming technology companies. After joining UUNET, he spent three years working in a new web-hosting group and helped build its […] More

Call Paul Sanford a jack-of-all trades. With 15 years in the federal civilian workforce, he got his start writing COBOL code, one of the oldest programming languages, shifted to program management, proposal writing and now heads up IT firm Emtec's pursuit management team. Since he's been there, he's more than doubled the win rate, he […] More

For CIOs, it's a dreaded statistic: Between 60 and 70 percent of IT budgets typically goes toward the maintenance of current systems “” otherwise known as “keep-the-lights-on spending.“ Less than 30 percent, meanwhile, ever finds its way into new applications development. It's a trend that Robin Johnson was looking to break when he was tapped […] More

This week, BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman named new members QinetiQ NA and Saft to their GCV team in a bid for the U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle competition. Lockheed Martin partnered with NANA for missile deal, and Intelligent Decisions gained Enterprise Level Partner Status with virtualization and cloud-infrastructure solutions firm VMware. More

Continued from Main Feature Lockheed Martin has created five reference architectures for security “” reusable architectures that give “best-of-breed“ approaches to build cybersecurity solutions. “We've created a repository of artifacts, over 300 of them, that we share within the organization,“ says Lee Holcomb, director of the Center for Cyber Security Innovation at Lockheed Martin. “From […] More

New computing is emerging. That's especially true in relation to the move toward open standards, says Nick Combs, EMC Federal CTO “” he cites VMware and vSphere architectures reliance upon an open application programming interface (API). “Things are published .. they're out there “¦ it's really becoming an open environment,“ says Combs. “You're seeing simple […] More

Job Description VA: Chantilly Profession Engineering Department Code G121 Purpose To perform cutting-edge network intrusion analysis in a challenging and rewarding operational environment. The position will be located in Chantilly, VA. Security Clearance Level SCI Key Functions The selected candidate will perform in-depth technical evaluations of techniques and tools utilized in network-based incidents. A successful […] More