House passes lean defense authorization bill

A bill that aroused controversy throughout the year makes it through the House in a weakened form but senators say they expect to pass it as well.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

TASC CEO joins PSC board

Wood Parker, president and CEO of TASC Inc., has been elected to a three-year term on the Professional Services Council board of directors.

  • By David Hubler

Issa, Cummings will lead House oversight committee

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a wide jurisdiction to track how programs are running and propose ways to fix problems.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

McKeon, Smith to lead House Armed Services Committee

The panel's leadership will change as Republicans take control of the House in the upcoming Congress.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Israel: Start-up nation

Steve Kelman and the authors of a book ponder why Israel produces so many entrepreneurs.

Bill would require agencies to designate chief operating officers

The Senate has passed legislation that would require federal agencies to set measurable performance goals and improve coordination to avoid duplication.

  • By Alyah Khan

What was your hot topic of 2010?

Join editor Nick Wakeman for a chat on Twitter to discuss the top topics of 2010 and what will be the driving issues of 2011.

  • By Nick Wakeman

NASA chooses Keegan as associate deputy administrator

NASA named Richard Keegan as the agency's associate deputy administrator on Dec. 16. He replaces Charles Scales, who has held the position since April 2007. Scales is retiring.

  • By Dan Rowinski

Federal shutdown a possibility

The federal government's money runs out at midnight Dec. 18 unless the Senate takes quick action.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Let's play Buzzword Bingo

Help us create a government-centric game of Buzzword Bingo!

Denied! Event with White House leader closed to press

The Obama administration's cybersecurity leader delivered a speech to a trade group, and reporters were not welcome. We don't get it.

Denied! Event with White House leader closed to press

The Obama administration's cybersecurity leader delivered a speech to a trade group, and reporters were not welcome. We don't get it.

SAIC Capitol Hill liaison moves to new position

Andrew Jazwick has been named senior vice president of aviation security at Science Applications International Corp. He will help deliver threat detection products and services to key customers for the company’s Security and Transportation Technology business unit.

  • By David Hubler

CSC will upgrade VA’s financial software

Computer Sciences Corp. has been awarded a five-year task order valued at $33 million under the GSA Schedule 70 contract to provide IT services to the Veteran Affairs Department’s Financial Services Center.

  • By David Hubler

Rackspace Acquires Cloudclick

Rackspace Hosting today said it has acquired Cloudkick, a two-year old startup that offers tools to manage multiple cloud services.

  • By Jeffrey Schwartz

Fewer big wins kick off fiscal 2011 contract awards

Our countdown finds that fiscal 2011 opened with fewer large contract wins than the previous months. Who were the big winners in October and November?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Raytheon powers up DOD missile defense systems

Raytheon Co. will continue creating software and other IT capabilities for the Missile Defense Agency under a $43 million contract modification.

  • By David Hubler

Senate takes step toward better acquisition

Upgrading the institute and making sure it has enough money will ultimately lead to more effective oversight of government contracting, the measure's backers say.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Jacobs task order supports Marines Systems Command

Jacobs Technology Inc. will provide technical and sustainment support to the Marine Corps under a one-year task order worth $10 million.

  • By David Hubler

So much for open government, Navy shutters public blog

The Navy CIO blog has been stopped, and archived posts are no longer available on the site.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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