Pedal to the metal

Makers of robot cars push technology's edge in DARPA's Urban Challenge.

Alion wins Navy engineering task

Alion Science and Technology Corp. is developing a suite of systems that can repair shipboard equipment and fabricate parts in a fraction of the time it takes now.

Know your strengths

Vangent supplies systems integration and other services to defense and civilian agencies with a focus on health care, and now the company is looking for partners with the right skills and location.

Healthy opportunity

BioSense project can bring dollars and prestige to winning contractors.

New director, new wrinkle

BioSense is adding yet another wrinkle under its new administrator, Dr. LesLenert, director of the National Center for Public Health Informatics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Battlefield to bedside

Northrop, partners to build system for sharing health care records.

SOA comes of age

True believers spread the word about its transformational power.

Where they are now | Trust your instincts

Dendy Young makes smooth transition from CEO to venture capitalist.

Get your ducks in a row

Contractors find quality certifications help them compete ? and thrive.

A quiet rollout for FEMA 2.0

With little fanfare, agency embarks on a $1B overhaul of major IT systems.

Special IPv6 report | The promise of opportunities

Contractors look beyond the IPv6 deadline.

Government customers want speed, quality

Traditional manager meetings in January often provide a false sense of comfort. Market forecasts and analyses are presented, often by an outside expert. But few companieswill make the connection between external market forces and the effect on internal operations.

President pushes for security clearance reform

White House officials have issued a memo that directs agencies responsible for security clearances to have a plan to speed the clearance process on the president's desk by April 30.

IBM to collaborate on NSA program

IBM has won a technology and services contract from the National Security Agency to lead a contracting team that will develop the next generation of NSA's High Assurance Platform program.

Welcome to the bipolar M&A market

The government services mergers and acquisition market has been consistently active since 2001. But today it's more of a bipolar M&A market driven by the small-business recertification requirements that took effect July 1.

Beware of an election-year feeding frenzy

Let's be clear. Earmarking raises some important and legitimate questions. Howmuch transparency is there? How much should there be?

Business ethics the latest addition to FAR

A new subpart to the Federal Acquisition Regulation took effect that requires contractors to establish a code of business ethics and conduct and to take steps to promote ethics and early discovery of improper conduct.

Look beyond deadline mania

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A key industry ally departs

When Rep. Tom Davis recently announced his intention not to seek re-election, the procurement community reacted with regret and concern for the future.

Letter to the editor | No shortfall on Gilmore's watch

Let's set the facts straight about Virginia's budget under former Gov. Jim Gilmore.