New rules proposed to protect contractor information

The White House wants new safeguards against one contractor getting inside information on another.

Need assistance with federal acquisitions? Call on agencies in the know.

Panelists at the Federal IT Acquisition Summit shared some of the lessons learned from federal assisted acquisitions.

Federal managers: Room for improvement?

The consensus among readers is that federal managers often don't get the job done. But what can be done about it?

Obama offers different vision of conflicts of interest

New White House proposal would give agencies more flexibility when faced with potential harm to the government and other vendors.

Lockheed unit names acting chief as president and CEO

William Clark has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Savi Technology, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp.

A truly effective Facebook scam :(

Knowledge of human psychology helps scammers trick Facebook users, writes Steve Kelman.

State, local Schedule 70 buys top $600M in fiscal 2010

Purchases on the General Services Administration's Schedule 70 by state and local governments as well as public educational groups grew 7.5 percent in federal fiscal 2010 to $608 million, according to a new report from Input.

CGI takes on $399M California tax project

The company will improve tax collection and processing procedures that could bring in $2.8 billion in new revenue.

When it comes to enterprise IT, change remains hard

The Defense Department's quest for enterprise IT modernization has reached fever pitch with the budget chaos. But how much progress is actually being made?

Federal employees: Patriots, hangers-on or something in between?

Readers respond to a question about their motivation.

ISS provides specialized software to Central Command

Intelligent Software Solutions Inc. will provide specialized software to the Defense Department under an Air Force task order worth $49.9 million.

Federal IT company founder Will Soza dies

Will Soza, founder of Soza and Co. Ltd., an IT management consulting and accounting firm, died April 22 at the age of 75. No cause of death was reported.

Northrop's engineering strategy chief moves into cybersecurity

Mike Papay has been named vice president for cyber initiatives for Northrop Grumman's Information Systems unit, also becoming the company's lead executive on cybersecurity.

DynCorp resolves false claims suit with $7.7M payment

The United States government has settled a whistle-blower lawsuit against DynCorp International LLC and The Sandi Group, according to an announcement from the Justice Department. DynCorp has agreed to pay the U.S. $7.7 million to resolve allegations, and TSG agreed to pay $1.01 million.

Boeing, Lockheed square off over unmanned cargo craft

The Marine Corps is expected to make a decision this year about which of two unmanned aerial lift systems it plans to deploy on the battlefield in Afghanistan, reports Paul McLeary in Aviation Week’s 'Ares' blog.

Pitfalls to avoid in a down market

The best strategy in a tough market is to focus on core customers and resist the temptation to bid on everything and rush into new markets.

Conditions are right for private equity buyers

The government market is experiencing an uptick in private equity buyers that are chasing larger and larger acquisitions.

Customer intimacy isn't dirty — it's critical to your business

Contractors need to engage and create a close relationship to best serve their customers.

Why do you work for the government?

If you're in a job where you could be earning more in the private sector, why do you continue to work for the government?

Northrop, UMBC spur growth of cybersecurity solutions firms

Northrop Grumman Corp. and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Research Park Corp. on April 21 officially opened the Cync Program incubator facility to attract more technology companies to develop solutions to counter cybersecurity threats.