Terremark Expands Silicon Valley Data Center Campus

Terremark, a Verizon Company, today announced the completion of the expansion of its data center campus, the Network Access Point West, located in Santa Clara, Calif.

 The firm says the expansion of their center in the technology hub of Silicon Valley, Calif. is part of a global strategy to deliver…

NASA Evaluates New Space Tech for Possible Contracts

NASA is in the process of evaluating a multitude of new space technologies as part of a multimillion-dollar program to spur innovation, according to a report by Information Week.

NASA is looking at 300 small-business proposals as possible contract awards through its Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs. 

According to…

2012 Bodes Well for Cybersecurity; Symantec, McAfee Part of Puzzle

As the federal government continues to pursue areas such as telework, mobility and cloud, cyber risks will become more apparent. It also means that cybersecurity will continue to be a top market for the government contracting industry.

A recent article from Washington Technology outlines the cyber needs of many federal agencies as they work to shore…

McAfee Finalizes Acquisition of NitroSecurity

McAfee has completed its previously announced acquisition of NitroSecurity, according to an announcement on the company’s blog by Stuart McClure, senior vice president, general manager and chief technology officer of the risk and compliance business unit. 

McClure indicated that the two companies have already integrated NitroView enterprise security manager with McAfee ePolicy orchestrator. He also pointed out that…

Intel Facebook Project Looks for Next Big Idea From Young Leaders

Intel Corporation is launching a Facebook platform where users can decide which young business leader has the best idea out of 20 start-up ideas. The project aims to foster young leaders’ innovations, introducing a platform where business ideas can be proposed to win a $100,000 prize.

The social platform, named Intel Innovators, is a three month…

MITRE Corp. Hosts E-Government Conference

The MITRE Corporation, in partnership with the Federal Service-Oriented Architecture Community of Practice, recently hosted the SOA for e-Government Conference: Practical Models Across the Federal Government.

The conference aimed to enable government and associated organizations to achieve the benefits of SOA and related emerging technologies through collaboration, demonstration and community efforts.

“The SOA conferences…

Navy Selects Contracting Firms for C4I Work at San Diego Center

The U.S. Navy has awarded multiple award contracts, each with one base year and four one-year options, to contracting firms for work in command, control, communications, computers and intelligence at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific in San Diego.

Awardees include:

DMI Joins Harris, 7 Delta to Support VA’s IT Solutions

 DMI announced today that it is joining 7 Delta, Inc’s. and Harris Corp.’s teams to support the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Chief Information Officer in streamlining and modernizing its IT infrastructure through the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Program.

The program will enable the VA to acquire services for information technology services that will…