9 win $675M contract for acquisition support

Nine small businesses have won a $675.1 million contract for acquisition support and assistance services for the Air Force. Who's lining up to compete for task orders?

WT ushers in new era

A new chapter is about to begin for Washington Technology. We are launching membership program, and will be offering Washington Technology Insiders a variety of benefits, including exclusive research reports on critical topics in the market.

Opinion

Why some companies embrace LPTA contracts

Lowest price, technically acceptable procurements are an opportunity for inexperienced, marginally credible firms to win business and gain a foothold in the government market.

ITT Exelis to deliver advanced weather imager to South Korea

ITT Exelis wins multimillion dollar contract to provide South Korea with an advanced geostationary weather imager to support the country’s forecasting capabilities

BAE wins $20M Navy contract for mine detection sensor

BAE Systems wins $20 million contract with U.S. Navy to develop an advanced prototype system that detects mines and other obstacles in near-shore waters.

Northrop wins $80M contact to upgrade tactical data link processor

Northrop has won a contract with the U.S. Navy to upgrade and enhance a tactical data link processor under an $80 million contract.

iGate Technologies names new associate VP

iGate Technologies has named Carl Lucas associate vice president, where he will help the company with contract execution and oversight.

Bjorklund hangs up consulting shingle

Ray Bjorklund, the budget guru of FedSources and Deltek, has launched his own consulting firm to help companies crunch the numbers in these tough times.

Former GTSI execs reunited at new firm

Jeremy Wensinger, former COO of GTSI, is back with his old CEO, Sterling Phillips, who is now the CEO of U.S. Investigations Services.

No competition for private intell cloud contract

DISA awards a $45 million contract with no competition to Alliance Technology Group to build a private cloud for an unnamed intelligence agency.

McLane Advanced Technologies names insider president and COO

McLane Advanced Technologies has promoted James Chambers to the positions of president and chief operating officer. Drayton McLane Jr. will remain chairman and CEO.

IntelliDyne taps new senior business development director

IntelliDyne has named Brian Mortweet senior business development director. Mortweet comes to IntelliDyne from BAE Systems.

Opinion

How to develop your ex-govvie new hire for the best results

Former government employees can make great private sector employees but you have to train and develop them to get the best results for them and for your company.

CACI wins $9.7M modification for program management, engineering services

The Defense Department has awarded CACI a contract modification to provide program management and engineering services in support of its biometric programs.

15 win $900M Navy C5ISR contract

Fifteen companies have won a $900 million contract with the Navy for lifecycle support of interoperable command and control systems. Who's getting ready to compete for millions in task orders?

Former NASA CIO Linda Cureton opens consulting firm

Former CIO at NASA, Linda Cureton, has decided to leave the agency and start her own IT consulting and lifecycle management firm, Muse Technologies Inc.

QinetiQ North America names new president and COO

QinetiQ North America has named Gary Slack president and chief operating officer.

SAIC scores $74M Navy security engineering services contract

SAIC has won a $74 million contract to provide security engineering services to the Navy and support anti-terrorism efforts.

You can't afford to be a vanilla contractor in today's market

One of today's big buzz words is differentiation, but does your customer see you as anything more than a "plain Jane" contractor? A focus on delivering results might just help you stand out in the crowd.

VA’s Roger Baker picks Agilex for next career chapter

Roger Baker, a leader of IT transformation inside the government as CIO at VA, has joined Agilex as chief strategy officer with plans to bring a results-first philosphy to more contractors.