Serco takes on more hazmat duties for Navy

Under an $88 million contract, Serco extends its hazmat management services for the Navy at a Norfolk, Va., facility.

Small businesses could suffer if fed contracting goes in-house

If agencies bring contracting work in-house, small companies believe they will bear the brunt of it, and officials want agencies to remember that.

Correction: House passes bill to keep GSA skeds open to state, local agencies

This article has been changed to correct the next step for a bill related to the Federal Supply Service. The House amended the bill, so it now goes to the Senate for its consideration.

Tax cheats take note: Federal jobs may require audits

Senator proposed legislation to make anyone with seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for a federal job.

Henry heads to FBI cyber crime branch

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Qwest stamped as trusted Internet authority

Qwest is now the second Networx contract holder to earn GSA ’s Managed Trusted IP Service authority to operate governmentwide and under both Enterprise and Universal contracts.

Jacobs assists Army with logistics support

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide logistics support to the Army under a three-year contract that has a maximum value of $10.6 million.

Can technology erode a mountain of classified documents?

DARPA solicits bids for new technologies to help declassify the mountains of U.S. government classified data.

New DOD acquisition strategy sparks debate

DOD's leaders want to revamp the Pentagon's acquisition processes, but analyst say much of the guidance isn't new but actually familiar regulations that have failed to be properly implemented in the past.

Artel named first satellite vendor under new $5 billion contract

The General Services Administration and the Defense Information Services Agency have named Artel Inc. as their first vendor to offer satellite services under their joint $5 billion, 10-year Future Commercial Satellite Services Acquisition vehicles.

U.S. Military Buys Portable Movie Theaters

The military is buying portable outdoor movie theaters for its troops.

SAIC will provide IT support to SEC tech office

Science Applications International Corp. will provide software development and technical services to the Securities and Exchange Commission under a three-year task order that has a total value of $10 million.

ICF joins Race to the Top with technical support

ICF International Inc. will underpin the Education Department’s Race to the Top national educational improvement program with technical support through a four-year, $38 million contract.

FCSA Schedule 70 value rises

The initial estimated value of bandwidth task orders under the $5 billion, 10-year Future Commercial Satellite Services Acquisition were low, by as much as 30 percent, federal officials said.

Kendall leads finalists for 2010 contractor of the year awards

Clifford Kendall was a founding father of government contractors and will be inducted into the industry's hall of fame; others will be recognized as contractor or executive of the year.

Game changer: DOD rewrites its book on acquisition strategy

Defense Secretary Robert Gates releases a 23-point memorandum for reforming defense acquisition processes, with an increased focus on efficiency and productivity.

GTSI again rejects suitor’s takeover bid

The board of directors of GTSI Corp. has again rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal by Eyak Technology LLC to acquire GTSI for $7.00 per share in cash. GTSI initially rejected the $7-a-share offer Aug. 30, two weeks after Eyak, an Alaska Native-owned small business, made the proposal.

Correction: Which projects are on OMB's watch list?

This article has been updated to correct the name of the contractor on FBI’s Sentinel program. The contractor is Lockheed Martin.

Security a bright spot in IT spending

Security spending may have slowed, but it still outpaces spending in other segments.