Washington Technology Small Business home

TOPIC TOOLS:

eNewsletter

RSS Feed

Podcast

Six to compete for FAST task orders
05/09/08 -- 05:05 PM Six information technology companies have won the opportunity to compete for task orders available through the Agriculture Department’s Farm Applications Services and Technology program.

Interior bureau seeks content management system
05/09/08 -- 10:16 AM The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service wants a small business to provide a Web content management system.

Army issues RFID solicitation
05/02/08 -- 01:54 PM The Army Contracting Agency has issued a request for proposals for passive radio frequency identification devices that would support DOD, other agencies and global military operations.

12 small businesses win DISA IT deal
04/29/08 -- 08:21 AM Part of Encore II, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for global network-centric services, the contract could total as much as $12.2 billion.

Bush administration opposes small-biz research bill
04/23/08 -- 11:42 AM The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act would require agencies to set aside 3 percent of their outside research budgets or $650 million each year.

Newsbriefs
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 DHS will begin testing an International Registered Traveler program at three airports starting June 10 to expedite clearances for prescreened travelers.

Market disruption presents silver lining
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 One comment I often hear lately about the financial markets is that their volatility has increased. The increased volatility is an indicator of uncertainty, causing investors to react quickly to each piece of financial, economic or political news.

IBM dust-up ripples through government
04/21/08; Vol. 23, No. 07 The federal procurement system is the largest and among the cleanest public-sector procurement systems in the world. It counts transparency and competition as its highest values.

Small business contracting: Read all about it
04/17/08 -- 11:56 AM The House Homeland Security Committee has published its first online newsletter highlighting opportunities at DHS as a way to help small business contractors.

GNS wins SEC info security contract
04/07/08 -- 01:12 PM Global Network Systems Inc. has been picked by the Securities and Exchange Commission to help the agency with several security requirements.

Ciracom gets software nod from GSA
04/01/08 -- 09:55 AM Ciracom Inc. and USA.net announced at the FOSE trade show in Washington that they have won a spot on the GSA schedule to sell Microsoft Exchange hosting services.

Newsbriefs
03/24/08; Vol. 23, No. 05

Rethinking the pure-play mandate
03/24/08; Vol. 23, No. 05 Most prospective buyers in the government services markets are seeking pure-play, federal-oriented targets. These acquirers are either already focused on the federal segment and want to expand there or they are seeking to enter the federal arena. This approach essentially involves sticking to the market you know.

DHS seeks off-the-shelf analytic tools
03/13/08 -- 03:40 PM The Homeland Security Department wants a contractor to supply integrated off-the-shelf products that will gather IP routing data for technical studies and analyses.

Paradigm to assist DOD anti-mines office
03/13/08 -- 02:17 PM Paradigm Technologies will provide fiscal and business management support services to the DOD office charged with protecting service personnel and vehicles against mines and ambushes.

Proposal would better explain small-biz rules
03/11/08 -- 10:46 AM A new proposed rule aims to clarify for contracting officers several procurement rules regarding small-businesses set-asides.

SAIC to support Navy weather programs
03/11/08 -- 09:40 AM Science Applications International Corp. has won a task order from GSA to provide IT services to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center, Miss.

Math + communication = success
03/10/08; Vol. 23, No. 04 A conversation with Barbara Humpton, Lockheed Martin Corp.’s project manager of the FBI’s $1 billion Next Generation Identification biometric system.

Focus is key
03/10/08; Vol. 23, No. 04 Cisco Systems Inc.’s manager of federal channel operations Chris Marin vows that he will read any proposal or statement of qualifications that comes his way.

Set-asides are a double-edged sword
03/10/08; Vol. 23, No. 04 Small government contractors are frequently afforded the opportunity to bid on set-aside contracts. This allows for a faster growth curve and in some cases may be the only way to enter a market dominated by larger, entrenched competitors.