Is pay-for-performance truly dead?

Who in Congress is ready to take up the battle to change the government's pay system? Is anyone?

Eyak fires indicted exec; more pressure likely on ANC firms

Will the indictment of an employee of an Alaska Native Corporation bring changes to the ANC contracting program?

SAIC subsidiary CloudShield names new president, COO

Stanley Fleming has joined CloudShield Technologies Inc. as president and chief operating officer. He will serve as the key strategist and business driver.

CSC tasked with continuing DHS emergency telecom services

Computer Sciences Corp. has won a four-year task order worth an estimated $86 million to continue providing emergency telecommunications services to the Homeland Security Department.

Florida awards HP $172M medicaid extension

Hewlett Packard wins contract renewal from Florida to steamline compliance and move the state's Medicaid program toward managed care.

Apple’s Jobs dead at 56

Apple founder loses his long fight with cancer.

Normal budgets still two years away

With the economy still shaky and the 2012 elections still to get through, contractors can expect the uncertainty about the flow of spending to continue until at least 2013.

Fiscal 2011 ends with a whimper

Our reader poll shows there's plenty of disappointment with the how fiscal 2011 ended last week. How was your business?

Molly Wilkinson to leave Senate committee

Wilkinson will leave the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a position at Regions Bank.

DOD personnel moves at DISA, DLA and in cyber policy

The Defense Department has announced a number of personnel moves in the world of defense IT.

Navy releases draft RFP for $14.5B NGEN contract

The Navy wants to open up a dialogue with industry before releasing final RFP.

What annoys Chinese students

Steve Kelman asks students about Facebook censorship, U.S. policy.

IBM’s new security systems unit swells with latest purchase

IBM Corp. expands its new Security Systems division with the acquisition of Q1 Labs, a Waltham, Mass., provider of security intelligence software.

GTSI hires COO to oversee core operations

GTSI Corp. has named Jeremy Wensinger chief operating officer in charge of core operational activities, the company announced.

CACI wraps up purchase of Oracle e-biz services provider

CACI International Inc. has completed its acquisition of Advanced Programs Group LLC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and provider of Oracle e-Business services in the federal market.

CSC chooses leader for new defense group

New defense organization follows the retirement of long-time CSC executive Austin Yerks.

Salient makes move into emergency response systems

Salient buys division from Dataline to expand emergency response and mass notification systems capabilities.

Contractor implicated in bribery scheme

Executive with Eyak Technology faces bribery and kickback charges.

SRA downsizes with sale of research group

SRA International Inc. has sold its contract research organization, SRA Global Clinical Development LLC, to biopharmaceutical Aptiv Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

IBM goes on record with $243M National Archives win

The National Archives and Records Administration has closed the book on development of the Electronic Records Archives -- for now.