Government should adopt instant feedback features

Columnist Steve Kelman suggests that the government should implement technology to allow quick and easy feedback.

CGI hires energy management expert for GSA account

CGI Federal Inc. has hired Billy Mays, a global energy management, sustainability and high-performance buildings expert, to help direct the government contractor’s GSA account.

Tough times no time to stop training

Smart companies continue to train and improve their workforce even in tough economic times.

Get ready to survive contracting delays

To prepare for postponed procurements, you need to know what questions to ask your customers.

TASC names new CEO

TASC CEO Wood Parker retires and the board names David Langstaff as CEO.

How to get your share of a $2.5B contract pie

When the State Department named Science Applications International Corp. the prime contractor on its $2.5 billion Vanguard II contract, a protest by Northrop Grumman Corp. halted work until the giant contractor joined the SAIC team.

CACI hires new chief medical information officer from military

CACI International Inc. has hired Dr. Keith Salzman to serve as chief medical information officer within its Transformation Solutions Group.

Finmeccanica prepares DRS unit for sale

Finmeccanica is looking to raise between $700 million and $800 million by selling assets from DRS Technologies, its U.S. unit.

GAO upholds cancellation of $2.6B Northrop DHS campus contract

The Government Accountability Office denies a protest from Northrop Grumman of what the company believed was an "unreasonable" termination of its contract.

IT funding could be last budget survivor, study predicts

The opportunities in federal IT remain viable as IT funding passes through the heavy cuts to agency operations.

SRA tasked with R&D assistance to Special Ops Command

SRA International Inc. has won a five-year, $14.4 million Defense Department task order to provide research-and-development assistance to the Special Operations Command.

GTEC acquired for $315M by private equity firm

Global Defense Technology and Systems acquisition by a private equity firm reinforces company's business strategy.

Lockheed, BAE, L-3 among 8 named to $183M Navy IDIQ

Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems Inc., L-3 Services and five other companies have been named to a Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the individual contracts to an estimated $183 million.

No-compete contracts decline at DHS

The Homeland Security Department has cut down on noncompetitive contracting and beefed up its oversight of such awards, the inspector general says in a new report released today.

IRS, Lockheed veteran joins Capgemini federal practice

Capgemini Government Solutions LLC has added Lauretta Brown to its Government Solutions Federal Treasury and Regulatory Markets practice as a client executive.

NARA names 3 to new leadership positions

David Ferriero, archivist of the United States, named three top deputies to a new leadership team.

More Beijing impressions

Steve Kelman is visiting Beijing for the first time and reporting his impressions of China’s capital.

TechAmerica Foundation gathers cloud commission

Marc Benioff and Michael Capellas will serve as co-chairmen of a new TechAmerica Foundation commission that will formulate public policies for the Obama administration’s Cloud First initiative.

Salient closes two-for-one deal

Salient Federal Solutions Inc. acquires two companies in a single deal as it adds software development and cybersecurity offerings.

Mobile computing creates big opportunity for small business

Since announcing the formation of a public-sector practice less than two years ago, BoxTone has seen a threefold increase in its government sales and has racked up key contract wins with several federal agencies.