U.S. Cyber Command made first use of its new acquisition authority last month, inking a contract worth just over half a million dollars with Gartner Inc. for research and executive advisory assistance. On Sept. 29, CYBERCOM awarded a $579,227 contract to Gartner -- a Stamford, CT-based research and advisory company -- for information technology research and advisory assistance "to provide current information on trends, market and business strategies, architecture and technology information useful for planning and executing enterprise business, and...