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Headlines From The IT Industry & Washington
Blue Tech is always watching for innovations and changes from our Partner companies and the IT industry at large, as well as developments from Washington pertaining to federal IT acquisition strategies.
Following are recent headlines of stories that caught our attention.
| Date | Article | Publication |
| 1/11/2013 | 29 Named Winners of $3B FirstSource II Contract | Washington Technology |
| "After letting the news out in dribs and drabs about the winners of the $3 billion FirstSource II contract, the Homeland Security Department has released a consolidated list of the 28 winners of the IT products contract..." Read More | ||
| 10/29/2012 | Riverbed to Acquire OPNET Technologies | Riverbed.com |
| "Riverbed, the performance company, and OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT), the leading provider of solutions for application and network performance management, today announced that Riverbed® has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OPNET..." Read More | ||
| 9/28/2012 | The Top 50-woman-owned companies | Federal Computer Week |
| "The top 50 government-focused companies owned by women did brisk business with the federal government. The rankings are based on government procurement data for fiscal 2011, which was analyzed using product and service codes for IT, systems integration and other professional services..." Read More | ||
| 8/17/2012 | Ruggedized network components keep critical data flowing | Defense Systems |
| "Networks are pushing ever closer to the edge to give commanders and troops immediate and enhanced situational awareness. Yet long before critical data begins flowing, components and systems such as switches, routers, access points, base stations and mobile devices must be ruggedized to cope with any environment they may eventually be deployed into..." Read More | ||
| 3/2/2012 | FAR Revised to Authorize WOSB Set-Asides |
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"DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, with changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the Small Business Administration's regulations establishing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. This rule authorizes the restriction of competition for Federal contracts in certain industries to economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concerns or WOSB concerns eligible under the WOSB Program...." Read More
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| 9/29/2011 | Agencies Need to Utilize Existing Contracts | Office of Federal Procurement Policy |
| "The Office of Federal Procurement Policy released a memorandum aimed at reducing wasteful spending in federal contracting by requiring agencies to create business cases to ensure they aren’t duplicating an existing government contract...." Read More | ||
| 6/27/2011 | Small Businesses Win Nearly $100 Billion of Work in FY 2010 | FedScoop |
| "Small businesses won a record $97.95 billion in federal contracts in fiscal year 2010 or 22.7 percent of all eligible contracting dollars, a 1.2 percent increase over the previous fiscal year..." Read More | ||
| 6/22/2011 | Cloud Security May Be the Easiest Problem to Solve | Federal Computer Week |
| "Despite the talk about the security risks of cloud computing, security may actually be the simplest of cloud's problems to solve, governmentt and industry officials said June 22 that security concerns could be the simplest issue to be solved in the federal adoption of cloud computing..." Read More | ||
| 6/1/2011 | New Line of Dell Rugged Computing Solutions Maximizes Performance in Any Environment for Military Customers | Dell |
| "Dell announced a new rugged solution today specifically designed for military personnel, public safety workers and other professionals that regularly work in extreme conditions and harsh industrial environments..." Read More | ||
| 2/1/2011 | SBA Announces Contracting Program For Women-Owned Small Businesses | US Small Business Administration |
| "Women-owned small businesses can begin taking steps to participate in a new federal contracting program on Friday, Feb. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today. The new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program will be fully implemented over the next several months, with the first contracts expected to be awarded by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011..." Read More | ||
| 12/13/2010 | The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 | Chief Human Capitol Officers Council |
| "Last week, President Obama signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, providing agencies greater flexibility in managing our workforce. The Act provides a framework for agencies to better leverage technology and to maximize the use of flexible work arrangements, which will aid in recruiting new Federal workers, retain valuable talent and allow the Federal government to maintain productivity in various situations -- including those involving national security and other emergency situations..." Read More | ||
| 11/17/2010 | The Changing Face of Multi-Image Display Systems | Government Video |
| "Now that we live in the digital age, multi-image display systems can do far more – and do. So if you are considering adding a multi-image display system to your video production/monitoring center, here’s what you need to know..." Read More | ||
| 10/1/2009 | Cisco Acquires TANDBERG for $3 Billion | New York Times |
| "Cisco Systems continued to show just how serious it was about videoconferencing, announcing late Wednesday night the $3 billion acquisition of Tandberg, a Norwegian video communications company..." Read More | ||
