States aim at contractors in NSA backlash

Proposals under consideration in several legislatures would limit state interaction with firms assisting warrantless data collection.

Vulcan Inc. taps new executive director

Vulcan Inc. has named Charles Beames executive director of Stratolaunch, where he will develop the strategic plan to realize Paul Allen’s vision of revolutionizing space transportation.

CSG taps former White House official for advisory board

CSG International’s cybersecurity business, CSG Invotas, has named Howard Schmidt, formerly of the Obama White House, and James Mobley to the company's advisory board.

HP wins $32.4M pact under DHS's CDM BPA

HP has won a $32.4 million task under the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation contract for software security licenses for 33 U.S. federal civilian government agencies.

Carpathia names three government vets to new advisory board

Carpathia has picked up three government market place veterans to be the first members of its new federal advisory council.

Contractors caught in the line of fire

The untold story of how DynCorp employees were hit by a Taliban suicide attack in Kabul that thrust them into the role of combatants and first responders. Now, the company has honored 26 of those employees with their Chairman's Valor Awards.

New bills would boost small-biz contracting goals

House Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced two bills this week that would put more pressure on agencies and prime contractors to send more business to small companies.

General Dynamics wins $250M subcontract to help Raytheon with Navy work

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has won a $250.1 million contract from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to provide engineering and manufacturing development services to the Navy in support of its next-generation integrated Air and Missile Defense Radar.

Northrop promotes new Technical Services VP

Northrop Grumman has named Don Chavez vice president, associate general counsel and sector counsel for the company’s Technical Services sector, effective March 22.

Army Corps solicits 3 BPAs for GIS support

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to set up three blanket purchase agreements worth a total of $9.9 million for geographic information system support.

Aveshka taps new business unit heads

Aveshka Inc. has named two new business unit leaders, as well as a new vice president of program development.

Computech names new CFO and COO

Computech Inc. has named Chris Mills to serve as both its chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

DHS sizing up small firm cybersecurity

Can the cybersecurity industry provide affordable solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses? The Department of Homeland Security wants to know.

Acquisition reform effort hits the House floor

The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act moved to the House floor this week for a vote that could reshape how the government buys IT.

Huge defense cuts proposed by Hagel

Pentagon leaders are preparing for some of the largest cuts in the history of the all-volunteer force, but cybersecurity and special operations are two of the few bright spots.

Is SBA MIA on contractor fraud?

It's puzzling to Editor Nick Wakeman that SBA has been so silent on the last contractor fraud scandal when it is so quick to act in other cases.

IBM bolsters cloud services with latest acquisition

IBM Corp. has acquired Cloudant Inc. in a move that extends IBM’s big data analytics, cloud computing and mobile offers and positions Big Blue for more competition with Amazon.

GDIT scores $138M contract for brain injury center

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $138 million contract with the U.S. Army Medical Command to provide the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, or DVBIC, with clinical site support services.

$45M up for grabs in DARPA big data push

DARPA is offering up to $45 million to 12 winners who can bring the potential to revolutionize the use of big data.

National Security Partners brings on new chairman and SVP

National Security Partners has named a new chairman and added a new senior vice president.