SBA problems notwithstanding, GTSI posts solid third quarter

In the wake of GTSI’s recent problems with the Small Business Administration and the resignation of its president and CEO, Scott Friedlander, the federal contractor posted a solid third quarter of 2010 with revenues up in all sales categories.

Path to profits gets tougher

Contractors report lower profit margins and longer wait times to get paid by government customers, according to a new Clarity report by Deltek.

Acquisition workforce gets half-hearted support, survey shows

A new survey shows a widening chasm between the trajectory of policy and what acquisition workers see as benefits.

TechAmerica urges action by lame-duck Congress on laundry list of IT wants

TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today urged the upcoming lame duck session of the 111th Congress to take concerted action before adjournment on a range of unresolved IT issues.

Harris will boost infrastructure at Army’s Redstone Arsenal

Harris Corp. will provide IT infrastructure support to the Army Materiel Command headquarters at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., under a three-year, $77 million contract from the National Capital Region Contracting Center.

NARA e-mail service on the fritz

Efforts to replace faulty network equipment have been complicated by problems with U.S. trade law.

Dell is aboard with IT support for Coast Guard

Dell Services will provide IT to the Coast Guard under a five-year, $92 million Standard Workstation and Communication Infrastructure Support Blanket Purchase Agreement.

Will you win the contracts you need to survive 2011?

The future holds more competition, tighter margins and big opportunities for politically savvy, nimble-footed companies. Are you ready?

Small business captures big $251.5M NASA contract

DB Consulting will support IT operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Air Force creates new acquisition office

Small business is set to remain a top priority as the Air Force works to improve its contracting, purchasing and requirements processes.

TCS to upgrade Navy satellite system

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. will provide satellite communications assistance to the Military Sealift Command under a $315 million indefinite, delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a guaranteed first-year minimum of $5 million.

State health insurance exchanges to create $595M market by 2015

Input market research firm predicts that state health insurance exchanges will be a driving force in the health IT market.

Coalition urges withholding changes in the withholding tax

The Government Withholding Relief Coalition, a group of 113 associations, is urging the lame-duck Congress to delay tackling the withholding tax change for two years, if it cannot simply repeal the measure.

IBM completes $1.7B purchase of analytics appliances provider

IBM Corp. has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Netezza Corp., expanding the computer giant’s business analytics offerings.

NCI unveils twin-win NetCents task orders

NCI Information Systems Inc. has gotten two task orders from the Defense Department’s Network Centric Solutions contract that have a cumulative value of about $18.5 million.

IPv6 technology still scarce

Agencies must acquire networking equipment capable of handling IPv6 and enable the new protocols on their networks over the next four years, but finding the right equipment can be a challenge, government and industry officials said.

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Cloud vendors get $77M opportunity from GSA

Eleven contractors get the green light from the General Services Administration to provide federal, state, local and tribal governments with cloud storage, virtual machines and Web hosting services.

20 contracts you can't ignore

We rank the largest and most important contracts that will hit the market in the next 12 months. Is your bid-and-proposal team ready?

North American Public Sector bolsters CSC’s flat 2Q earnings

CSC reported $4 billion in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, equaling fiscal 2010's second-quarter revenue of $4 billion.