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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has won a contract to provide software and services for managing real estate property of military bases and housing facilities, the company announced Wednesday. The total value of real estate covered under this project is around $36 billion, the company said, covering 900 square miles, 45, 000 buildings, 55, 000 houses and...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded a number of contracts that could add up to $15 billion in the next 10 years, for the management of its data center operations. According to a NextGov article, contractors for the “virtual data center operation” indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contracts include Accenture Federal...
The U.S. Army is seeking contractors to provide the branch information technology equipment in support of its enterprise infrastructure and infrastructure goals, an Army contracting notice says. According to Washington Technology, the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3- Hardware contract is potentially worth $5 billion to all awardees ove...
IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has informally approached Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry phone, about potentially acquiring RIM’s enterprise services unit, according to a Bloomberg report. Citing Berenberg Bank, the article says that business may be worth between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion depending on which assets are included. As of 10...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) completed its purchase of discovery and navigation software provider Vivisimo for an undisclosed amount, IBM announced Tuesday. Vivisimo has more than 140 customers in both the public and private sectors, including the U.S. Air Force, Navy Social Security Administration and the Defense Intelligence Agency. IBM said it would integrate...
Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) has appointed Arun Oberoi executive vice president of global sales and services, the company announced Thursday. The Raleigh, N.C.-based open source software firm said he will be responsible for developing sales and services strategies. He will also be tasked with expanding business into new markets through integration sales...
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has joined a team led by Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) that will bid on the U.S. Navy‘s multi-billion dollar Next Generation Enterprise Network contract. The Navy is expected to release an official NGEN request for proposals within the next few days, Politico reported. HP has held the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet...
The Air Force plants to award IBM a sole-source contract for systems administration and engineering support to track and maintain the branch’s budget, the branch announced Thursday. In a notice on FedBizOpps, the Air Force said work for the Automated Budget Interactive Data Environment System would occur over one base year and potentially thre...
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has agreed to acquire Pittsburgh-based discovery navigation software provider Vivisimo for an undisclosed amount, the company announced Wednesday. Vivisimo has more than 140 customers in both the public and private sectors, including the U.S. Air Force, Navy Social Security Administration and the Defense Intelligence Agency. IBM will...
GovConExec, published by GovCon Wire’s parent company Executive Mosaic, released the Spring 2012 issue, providing the latest news and government contracting executive views on healthcare, mobility, the current budget environment as well as on the new market buzz big data. GovConExec explores how big data is impacting the contracting community ...
