CACI provides IT support to DOD's anti-IED offices

CACI International Inc. will provide mission support and IT services to two Defense Department organizations under a four-year, $20 million task order. The award falls under the $494 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Comprehensive Support Services contract that CACI won in August 2009.

Lockheed finds buyer for PAE business

Lockheed Martin finds private equity buyer for PAE unit as part of its divestiture plan.

Top CBP procurement execs show lighter side at Industry Day

Many of the top IT and procurement officials at Customs and Border Protection were on hand to share information and a few candid remarks at Tuesday's Industry Day.

What happens (and what doesn't) if the government shuts down?

Tell us what your agency won't be doing if the government shuts down.

Contractors face more pain from government shutdown

A government shutdown today will hurt contractors more than it did in 1995. Who will feel the deepest cuts?

Customs increases collaboration with $1B in IT spending at stake

Customs and Border Protection's IT office is using more requests for information and other methods to get ideas from vendors in advance of a procurement, officials said.

BAE secures twin-win DIA task orders worth $350M

BAE Systems Inc. has won a pair of competitive task orders from the Defense Intelligence Agency, under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract, totaling approximately $350 million.

Data ownership question looms for cloud providers

Cloud computing requires an evolution in thinking on the part of agency managers and cloud providers on issues including acquisition and data ownership, a panel of CIOs representing defense and civilian agencies said.

SAIC scores $62M IT contract extension from NASA

Science Applications International Corp. has won a 22-month IT contract extension from NASA that could be worth more than $62 million if all options are exercised. The Unified NASA Information Technology Services contract extension calls for SAIC to help the NASA Information Technology Service Network with agencywide information services and integration support.

Harris acquisition will expand its health care offerings

Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Carefx Corp., a provider of interoperability health care workflow solutions based on its Fusionfx platform, for $155 million.

New Serco CFO brings 20 years of federal contracting experience

James Morgan has joined Serco Inc. as executive vice president and chief financial officer, the company announced today. He will report to Serco Chairman and CEO Ed Casey.

Broadband consultant frustrated with Beltway policy making

Craig Settles, a broadband industry consultant and president of Successful.com, as a D.C. outsider is frustrated with the ways of decision-making inside the Beltway.

An on-location report on youth protests in Beijing

Blogger Steve Kelman finds himself a witness to protests brewing in China

VA moves forward with $12B acquisition

The huge IT opportunity moves to the next round of competition as VA informs bidders who made the cut and who didn't.

Jenkins to be FAI director

Federal Acquisition Institute's acting director gets full-time position.

Is competitive sourcing ready for a comeback?

While competitive sourcing has been a no-show for several years, a new provision signals a change in the future toward the Bush administration's policy.

Call and response

Dan Gordon knows what to say and when to say it

Federal contract spending slowdown just beginning, OMB official says

The pressure to slow down federal contract spending will continue as the government tries to rebuild its acquisition workforce, says OMB's Dan Gordon. What are his three top priorities?

Cloud computing math — does it add up?

If you doubt the economic benefits of a governmentwide approach to cloud security, do the math.