Flexibility key to contractor success

Christopher Barnes of Lockheed Martin says the best path to contractor success is to be open to challenges and new opportunities.

Border work brings unexpected career path

Gena Alexa of Unisys didn't expect to go into border control work, but her success has made a difference.

7 young execs you should know

The seven industry winners of the 2010 Rising Star award reflect a range of skills and expertise, but all of them exhibit leadership and dedication.

Organizer learned skills at home

Turner Consulting Group's Nina Pruess learned her organizational skills as a teenager, and now she's using them to solve health care problems.

Small businesses rack up record fed contracts in 2009

Small businesses won a record $96.8 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal 2009, an increase of more than $3 billion from 2008, according to the Small Business Administration.

HP again outbids Dell in battle for 3Par

After Dell on Thursday increased its offer to $27 a share, Hewlett-Packard Co. has again upped the ante, agreeing to pay $30 a share, or $2 billion, for the Freemont, Calif., company.

Feds remember Hurricane Katrina

Five years ago, the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and feds arrived soon after to help with cleanup. Now an employee union wants to hear those stories.

Savi names its first senior VP and chief marketing officer

Savi Technology Inc. has hired William Clark, formerly of Deltek Inc., for the newly created position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'

An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.

'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'

An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.

L-3 unit wins $170M contract for manpack satcom systems

The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a five-year, $170 million contract to a unit of L-3 Communications for portable satellite communications systems that will give special operations forces high-speed transmission capacity for voice and data communications.

SBA names its minority small business person of the year

Patrick Hughes of Hughes Group LLC wins the Minority Small Business Person of the Year award from the Small Business Administration.

Arinc wins GSA task orders for Air Force cargo aircraft

Arinc Engineering Services LLC has been awarded two acquisition support contracts for U.S. Air Force Foreign Military Sales programs that have a combined value of over $40 million.

Despite more competition, single-bid contracts stay steady

Noncompetitive contracts declined from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2009, but contracts receiving only one bid remained steady, GAO says.

More are upbeat among the new generation of contracting professionals

Steve Kelman talks to a new crop of future contracting professionals.

Bedbugs invade file cabinets at SSA offices

The Social Security Administration offices in Queens, N.Y., are under siege from bedbugs.

Dell tops HP bid for 3Par as bidding war escalates

Dell announced today that it has raised its bid to buy 3Par to $24.30 a share, or slightly more than the $1.6 billion that Hewlett-Packard Co. offered earlier this week to counter Dell’s initial offer of $18 a share, or $1.2 billion.

GSA names chief financial officer

Alison Doone, currently the Internal Revenue Service's CFO, will assume the same position with the General Services Adminsistration.

Lockheed helps HHS build out digital health records and exchanges

Lockheed Martin Corp. will help the Health and Human Services Department accelerate the establishment of digital health records and secure health information exchanges as a result of two new HHS contracts that have a combined value of $9 million.

Inside industry's evolving role with the USO

The USO of Metropolitan Washington has long relied on industry to support its endeavors. President Elaine Rogers describes how that support has grown beyond cash to include volunteers, products and services.