The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense awarded 70 contracts totaling $495 million last week, according to a BioPrepWatch article. The awards are expected to help the JPEO-CBDCommerce Business Daily lead, manage and direct the acquisition and fielding of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense, drugs and vaccines,... 

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has completed its purchase of cloud networking company Meraki Inc. for approximately $1.2 billion in cash, according to a Cisco statement. (Click Here, to read the original story byBudget Year GovCon Wire of the Cisco acquisition.) According to the San Jose, Calif.-based company, the Meraki team will be integrated into Cisco’s... 

Chris Checco, Razorsight Big data and analytics specialist Razorsight Corp. has added Chris Checco, former lead management scientist for Accenture Federal Services, to its executive ranks as president and chief analytics officer. Checco is charged with leading efforts to accelerate Razorsight’s development of advanced analytics solutions for global... 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is asking for industry feedback on how federal agencies can develop more situational awareness of their information technology assets. In a request for information posted Nov. 23, DHS announced itInformation Technology will hold an industry day Jan. 13, 2012 at MITRE Corp.’s McLean, Va. campus for a new Situational... 

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking a managed services model for how itInformation Technology buys information technology services, according to a request for information posted Tuesday. The RFIRequest for Infromation asks contractors to assist the NGA in refining its request for proposal for a managed data center services pilot prior... 

STG Inc. has named Tamera Rush vice president of its defense sector, the company announced today. Rush will be responsible for managing operations and driving strategic growth in the Aberdeen, Md. region, where she will oversee the provision of ITInformation Technology services to the Army Research Laboratory, Army Test and Evaluation Command, Communications-Electronics... 

Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) has won a task order under its CIOSP2i contract with the National Institutes of Health to continue providing ITInformation Technology infrastructure services to the National Library of Medicine. The company will provide the world’s largest biomedical library with: communication and network services desktop systems... 

  Tom Ferrando, CRGT Inc. CRGT Inc. has closed its purchase of  Johnston McLamb , a management services and ITInformation Technology consulting firm that develops and implements visual business intelligence solutions, data visualization and geospatial applications. Chantilly, Va.-based Johnston McLamb employs around 160 full-time professionals... 

John Hinshaw, HP HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced that John Hinshaw, former vice president and general manager of information solutions for Boeing (NYSE: BA), has been appointed to fill a new executive vice president of global technology and business processes position. He will join HP’s executive council on Nov. 15 and report directly to newly elected... 

Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRSHazard Ranking System) has won a blank purchase agreement with a ceiling of $199.6 million with the Veterans Affairs Department to support an initiative to enhance veterans’ access to healthcare. The service order BPABlanket Purchase Agreement has a one-year base and a one-year option. Harris will help modernize the VA’s...