Raytheon taps Boeing exec for strategy position

Mitch Kugler moves from Boeing to Raytheon to take on corporate strategy position.

GAO rejects request to review HUBZone decisions

SBA and OMB contended GAO overreached its authority in ruling that HUBZone businesses should get priority over 8(a) small businesses and service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses.

DOD names three Tricare contract winners

Three national health care providers have been named to provide managed health care support for the Defense Department’s Tricare program. They are: TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp., of Phoenix; Aetna Government Health Plans, of Hartford, Conn.; and United Health Military and Veterans Services, of Minnetonka, Minn.

Cobham to support DARPA wireless network program

Cobham Sensor Systems has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop wireless technology for next-generation tactical radios.

Report: Industrial base must be part of defense review

The Defense Department should begin incorporating in its budget and policy decisions factors that affect the U.S. industrial base to ensure that weapons-making capabilities are remain available, according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association.

DHS awards engineering and technical assistance contracts

Four contractors will compete for $389 million in task orders to support the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communication.

Alaska Native Corporations prepare for day of reckoning

The pressure is building to reform set-aside programs for Alaska Native Corporations and tribally owned companies.

USPS goes open source with tracking system

Postal Service IT officials have upgraded the service's 15-year-old mainframe system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.

ANCs head to Capitol Hill to polish image

Native8(a)works launched its effort to tell Congress about what SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program does for the United States’ indigenous people.

Apptis wins Army communications upgrade contract

Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.

SAIC grows with purchase of cybersecurity firm

Science Applications International Corp. has acquired Atlan Inc., a cybersecurity product-testing firm in McLean, Va.

HP picks Larry Irving to lead government affairs

Irving will work on public policy initiatives and customer and business relationships.

What happens when feds, the media and advertisers have dinner?

A recent misstep by the Washington Post could lead to tighter rules for feds attending events with corporate sponsorship.

Cyberattacks add fuel to cybersecurity debate

Cyberattacks on government agencies' Web sites underscore the complex policy questions of cyber defense and offense, experts say.

E-Verify provision for contractors required by Senate

The Senate passed a provision to require federal contractors to use the E-Verify program on the same day DHS announced that contractors must use the program starting Sept. 8.

ITT to upgrade DOD radio software

ITT Corp. will upgrade radio software for the Defense Department under a five-year contract that could total $62 million if all options are exercised.

CSC plans to buy BearingPoint operations in Brazil

CSC has entered into an agreement to acquire BearingPoint’s Brazilian operation, which specializes in consulting and systems integration services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Three to compete for air and space intelligence work

Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.

Cubic to furnish support to Africa Command

Cubic Applications Inc. will furnish support for joint training and exercises conducted by the U.S. Africa Command under a contract worth roughly $30 million.

Cyberattacks could have been mitigated

Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrates a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.