Final impressions of China: Land of contradictions

Blogger Steve Kelman is fascinated by the contradictory images that people have of China.

Centuria provides IT power for Energy hydroelectric project

Centuria Corp. will provide a wide range of information technology services to the Energy Department’s Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region, under a three-year contract valued at approximately $5 million.

Former SI execs make first deal with SGIS acquisition

Salient Federal Solutions Inc., a recently formed information technology and engineering solutions company, has taken its first step into the mergers and acquisitions market by acquiring SGIS.

Call for Nominations: CTO Innovator of the Year

Washington Technology and NVTC have joined forces to recognize the top innovators working for government contractors.

Pentagon tightens reins on contractors

The Defense Department wants its contractors to become more efficient as part of a larger DOD strategy to address declining budgets.

Small-biz definitions put hurt on midsize contractors

Midsize companies are stuck between big and small businesses as the definition of a small business has failed to keep up with the changing dynamics of the market.

Your checklist for better business development

A comprehensive training and development curriculum that focuses on 17 key points will boost business development skills and capabilities, says Bill Scheessele of MBDi.

Better reviews equal better proposals

Proposal reviews will raise your competitiveness and increase your win probability, says Bob Lohfeld of Lohfeld Consulting Group.

Navigate the path to sustainable earnings

Although budget cuts and insourcing are devouring certain segments of the government services market, there are many segments of the market in which growth opportunities continue to abound, says John Hagan of BB&T Capital Markets/Windsor Group.

Transparency initiatives teeter off balance

The Obama administration needs to correct transparency imbalances where either too little or too much information is being shared with the public, says Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council.

OMB puts brakes on financial systems modernization

The Obama administration announced today that it will overhaul the federal financial management system and prohibit agencies from placing task orders or contracts for modernization efforts.

Senate Homeland Security Committee hopes you 'like' its Facebook page

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has launched its own Facebook page for interaction via the social-networking service.

Challenges from all sides beset CISOs

Federal chief information security officers must balance a bewildering array of competing needs.

iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise

The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.

FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration

John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.

Senate Republicans argue against White House cyber coordinator

Sens. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have introduced a bill that would set up a national cyber center at the Defense Department.

Better security requires changes not in technologies, but in user practices

A recent trip to Haiti reminded blogger John Klossner about the sisyphean task agencies face in trying to secure their networks.

Agencies' faulty payments make OMB site hit list

OMB has started a Web site, PaymentAccuracy.gov, to highlight work to reduce improper payments made by agencies.

Republicans ask public about spending cuts

House Republicans are trying to collaborate with the public to reduce spending, Matthew Weigelt writes.

Dell doubles down on data centers, services

Dell plans to double the size of its $16 billion data center and technology services business and move away from being a PC supplier.