Agencies miss deadline to file insourcing guidance

Officials said they are awaiting more guidelines from OMB

SAS taps Knowles to manage federal business unit

SAS Inc. has promoted Karen Knowles to general manager of the company's federal government business unit.

Air Force activates new cyberspace defense unit

Combat communications wing supports new Space Command

Stanley brings logistics aid to Central Command in Kuwait

Stanley Inc. will provide logistics and personnel support to the Army Central Command in Kuwait under a five-year, $30 million contract.

Small-business contractors get bump from stimulus funds

As of Oct. 2, the government overall has awarded 26 percent of the economic stimulus law's funds to contracts for small businesses, an estimated $4 billion.

ManTech continues tech support at NASA facility

ManTech International will continue to support NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, having successfully recompeted for the five-year, $23.3 million Reliability Engineering Support Services contract.

Congress once again not doing its most important job

In all but three of the last 30 years, Congress has failed to pass a budget to fund the federal government by the beginning of its new fiscal year. But, no surprise, Congress never fails to fund itself.

AT&T dials up disaster solution for Networx

AT&T plans to release a new smartphone that can use both satellite and cell communications networks.

Army creates office to rework Future Combat Systems

Program Executive Office Integration will support warfighter technology modernization — and current and future acquisitions — under the restructuring of the Future Combat Systems program.

Federal Register goes XML -- at last

Readers can now browse, reorganize, and electronically customize the Federal Register's contents.

L-3 to deliver Viking UAS to Special Operations Command

An L-3 division will provide a long-range unmanned aircraft system to the Special Operations Command under a contract worth up to $250 million over five years.

Honeywell to furnish Army with logistics tools

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. will provide logistics technology to the Army under a new contract worth up to $125 million.

Raytheon to support Army combat training in Kuwait

A Raytheon unit will provide training support for U.S. and coalition forces in Kuwait under a $44 million contract.

Four grab share of $140M security training contract

American Systems, General Dynamics Corp., GovSource Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will compete for training task orders under a $140 million contract with the Army.

DISA ramps up cloud-computing platform

The Defense Information Systems Agency is boasting that its new cloud-computing platform can provide a NIPRnet-connected, production-ready virtual server within 72 hours.

6 priorities for the new OFPP administrator

A list of goals and objectives for the new administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

White House announces Gordon nomination for OFPP job

Gordon has a reputation for candor and evenhandedness, according to procurement observers and his public record.

CDC awards $103 million information network contract

Danya International Inc. will continue operating the CDC's National Prevention Information Network under a new contract worth up to $103 million.

Investment group wants to revive Registered Traveler

An investment firm wants to revive the Registered Traveler program; it has offered to manage some operations previously managed by Verified Identity Pass.

Lockheed leads effort to strengthen military networks security

Lockheed Martin Corp. will seek to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of military networks under a $31 million Military Network Protocol contract.