Obama administration officials are considering a policy that would give preference to contractors who pay their employees higher wages, over Republican opposition.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said at a breakfast today that federal data centers, web sites and email programs all may benefit from government-dedicated cloud computing.
Raytheon Co. has won an initial contract from the Air Force worth $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System that will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites.
The Army has awarded a contract to Boeing Co. to outfit its a brigade combat team with networked gear designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the battlefield.
It seems the government will try again to build a nationwide public safety communications network, at least if Congress agrees with the FCC’s forthcoming recommendations.
After a year of hearings, the chairman of a House panel on Defense Department acquisition reforms says DOD must develop new regulations for hiring and building up a civilian acquisition workforce.
ASRC Research and Technology Solutions will provide information and technical services to NASA’s Stennis Space Center under a new $54.5 million contract.
NCI Inc. will assist the Defense Information Systems Agency in its BRAC relocation efforts to Fort Meade, Md., under a one-year task order that could be worth as much as $83.7 million.
ManTech International Corp. announced fourth quarter 2009 revenues of $542.1 million, up 10 percent from $494.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Overall, revenues for the year were $2.02 billion, up 8 percent from $1.87 billion in 2008.
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner is accusing department acquisition officials of being "reluctant" to initiate debarment and suspension actions against contractors.
Studies that link cell phone use to cancer probably aren't going to scare us into not using them, but is the risk even real? GCN Lab's Greg Crowe has some thoughts.
