Three small businesses win missile agency awards

Three small businesses have been awarded advisory and assistance services indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts from the Missile Defense Agency each of which has a ceiling of $209 million.

  • By David Hubler

Time for program managers to embrace agile development

Embracing agile development practices will meet client’s expectations around value and functional capabilities more effectively.

Three named to top GSA contract posts

ITS assistant commissioner Ed O'Hare fills vacancies to oversee governmentwide acquisition contracts, schedules and acquisition operations

  • By Sami Lais

Harris furnishes managed services to Air National Guard

Harris Corp. will provide information technology support to the Air National Guard network and regional operations and security centers under a new contract.

  • By William Welsh

GSA disaster recovery program gains momentum

Companies reported their highest quarterly sales increases from July to September 2009.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

DARPA satellite program seeks ‘billions and billions’ of inputs

The agency envisions enabling people around the world to take part in an experimental satellite program.

  • By Brian Robinson

U.S. first responder communications still a mess

If a major earthquake were to strike in the U.S., we would be in a real fix, says the chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.

  • By Brian Robinson

ManTech gains rare NRO ‘non-conflict status’

ManTech International Corp. recently became one of only a handful of government contractors to receive certification from the National Reconnaissance Office as a “non-conflicted” services provider. The agency program negotiates Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) agreements with government contractors to ensure the integrity of their acquisition process.

  • By David Hubler

Oracle-Sun deal gets green light

The European Commission today cleared Oracle's $7.4 billion agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems, paving the way for the two companies to close the deal.

  • By Jeffrey Schwartz
Opinion

Insourcing is about strategy, not numbers

Contractors help the government fill a critical gap, and that gap must be the central focus of any debate on insourcing and managing a blended workforce, writes Jaime Gracia.

  • By Jaime Gracia

New evidence in Google attack points East

A security researcher for SecureWorks says he has found evidence to support Google's claim that last month's attacks on the company’s systems originated in China, while another security expert called the attacks the largest and most sophisticated in years aimed at businesses.

  • By Kevin McCaney

TechAmerica shuffles leadership, Hansen to lead foundation

Christopher Hansen is stepping down as co-leader of TechAmerica to become president of the TechAmerica Foundation and chief executive officer emeritus of TechAmerica. Phil Bond will assume the role of president and CEO of TechAmerica.

  • By David Hubler

GAO officials offer acquisition reform basics

The Government Accountability Office has some advice for federal agencies about selecting contract types to protect the government's interests.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

TSA told to restart competition for IT infrastructure work

The Government Accountability Office told TSA to restart the competition for the Information Technology Infrastructure Program, putting TSA back at square one.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Microsoft to Congress: Time to seed cloud computing

Privacy, security, and international sovereignty issues need congressional attention, says Brad Smith, senior Microsoft executive.

  • By Wyatt Kash

HP Enterprise Services stands up defense practice

HP Enterprise Services has established a new practice to assist current and future defense clients and appointed a former top DOD official to run the business.

  • By William Welsh

FedBid names former Deloitte partner as president

Glenn Richardson joines reverse auction firm after stints at Deloitte, Arthur Andersen and the U.S. military.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Green tech: NASA brings space tech down to earth

NASA is getting into the green tech business, it seems, by using software designed for such things as the International Space Station and Mars Rover missions to control indoor energy systems.

  • By Brian Robinson

President orders clampdown on tax-delinquent contractors

The presidential memo directs federal officials and Congress to improve information sharing in order to block delinquent companies from receiving new awards.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

CACI buys cybersecurity products maker SystemWare

CACI International Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire SystemWare Inc., a manufacturer of signals acquisition and analysis systems to detect cybersecurity and physical security vulnerabilities.

  • By David Hubler
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