Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has joined the team of companies led by PwC that is bidding for a multibillion dollar contract to build a new electronic health records system for the U.S. military. PwC said Thursday Google becomes the sixth company to join a team that also includes commercial EHR vendors DSS and Medsphere, MedicaSoft and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). …

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired mobile device management platform developer Divide for an undisclosed amount in a move aimed at expanding Google’s Android enterprise customer base, InformationWeek reported Tuesday. Thomas Claburn writes that Divide’s mobility software is designed to support both Android and iOS applications and helps IT departments manage …

Google has purchased New Mexico-based unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed amount as the search giant seeks to build up its image collection and remote area access offerings, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Alistair Barr and Reed Albergotti write that Titan’s nearly 20 employees will remain …

Google Glass technology is being considered for possible in-field data access applications by government service providers, such as California-based Pondera Solutions, GCN reported Tuesday. Patrick Marshall writes Pondera is planning to add Glass to its “fraud detection as a service” offering to government clients, along with other Google tools such as …

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired artificial intelligence company DeepMind for $400 million in an effort to grow its machine learning technology, CNET reported Sunday. Steven Musil writes DeepMind develops algorithms for various applications such as simulations, e-commerce and games by gathering techniques from machine learning systems. Google CEO Larry …

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed amount, the New York Times reported Saturday. John Markoff writes that Waltham, Mass.-based Boston Dynamics will be integrated into Google’s robotics initiatives led by Andy Rubin, Google’s development lead for the Android operating system. The transaction …

DLT Solutions has won a blanket purchase agreement contract to help the Defense Department and the U.S. Army implement Google‘s (NASDAQ: GOOG) cloud-based communication and collaboration applications under a program intended to expand mobile access in both organizations. This BPA with the Army Contracting Command comprises of a base year and …

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has definitively agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for about $12.5 billion in cash, or $40 per share. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business. The board of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the move. The transaction still needs approval by Motorola Mobility’s stockholders and …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded Earth Resources Technology, Inc. a $11.5 million three-year task order under the NOAALink prime contract to migrate NOAA’s email and calendaring functions to the Google apps for government cloud. The contract makes NOAA the largest federal agency to adopt cloud technology to date. ERT will …

GSA has a deal in place with partners Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Unisys (NYSE: UIS) to migrate 17, 000 employees and contractors to Google Apps for Government, which will provide cloud-based programs like Gmail and Google Calendar to the agency. The decision follows a competitive request for proposal process to …