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Lockheed acquires Scottish IT company
Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, a global provider of aerospace, defense, security and advanced technology services, announced it has acquired Amor Group, a Glasgow, Scotland-based company specializing in information technology services for the energy, transportation and public services sectors.
Baltimore Innovation Week spotlights industry
If asked to name America’s biggest tech hotspot, many people might say Silicon Valley; a few could offer Boston’s Route 128.
The health IT evolution: For providers, high cost and high priority
Major health care institutions have been chin-deep in IT investments for about a decade. Over the past few years, physicians’ offices and community hospitals have been following suit, implementing systems like Electronic Health Records, which replace paper copies of patient records.
Yahoo discloses number of U.S. government data requests
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31. Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell said in a blog post late […]
Cybersecurity research priorities set
Industry, government and academic cybersecurity experts convened at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg for a two-day workshop to establish a research agenda to address threats and vulnerabilities across multiple domains for a wide array of systems that are increasingly targeted by cyber attackers, such as industrial controls, data communications and other […]
Baltimore data center enlarging space
Baltimore Technology Park, a co-location data center in South Baltimore, announced it is expanding its facility by 10 percent in order to offer clients more services, redundancy and security.
Neidhardt joins Volunteers of America Chesapeake
Robinson Neidhardt has joined Volunteers of America Chesapeake as director of information systems.
City’s new technology chief confident in his preparation
Chris Tonjes, the recently appointed chief information officer for the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology, is new to Baltimore, but confident that his work in Washington, D.C., has prepared him for the job.
Ellicott City-based A-TEK snags $20B NIH deal
Ellicott City-based A-TEK has been awarded a technology contract with the National Institutes of Health valued at $20 billion over its 10-year term, the company reported. A-TEK provides scientific data management and enterprise IT services in the areas of national security and intelligence, life sciences, healthcare, and law enforcement. The company said the NIH contract […]
Lawmakers optimistic about cyber bill prospects
WASHINGTON — House Republicans and Democrats expressed optimism Friday about sending a cybersecurity bill to President Barack Obama this year despite significant disagreements with the Senate and the White House. The House delivered a strong bipartisan vote Thursday for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act despite a White House veto threat. The bill would […]
Baltimore’s top IT official Rico Singleton resigns after N.Y. audit
Baltimore’s top information technology official has resigned after an audit detailed alleged ethical violations he committed while working for New York state government. The audit says Rico Singleton negotiated a job for his girlfriend and interviewed for a job himself with a software vendor that was awarded a major contract. The contract was terminated, costing […]
