Deadline extended for CTO Innovator awards

Deadline is extended for the 2011 Government Contractor Chief Technology Officer Innovator Awards.

Boeing iPhone app pilots a UAV

Boeing and MIT fly an UAV with a smart phone.

How partners have carried the immixGroup to nearly $1B in revenue

The immixGroup relies on a strong partner network to drive its success in the federal market. What can you learn?

CIA backs semantic search, wireless tech

The CIA's investment arm, In-Q-Tel, is supporting two companies with semantic search and wireless technologies that can help the intelligence community.

Mandiant hands marketing mandate to Michael Evans

Mandiant, a provider of incident response and computer forensics services to the government and commercial clients, has named Michael Evans vice president of marketing.

Booz Allen hits trifecta with $70m in AF contracts

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won three research and development contracts from the Air Force that have a combined total value of approximately $70 million.

Lockheed locks up purchase of VA medical services provider

Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of QTC Holdings Inc., a provider of outsourced medical evaluation services to the Veterans Affairs Department. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Get used to shutdown risks

A smooth budget process isn't likely anytime soon, but agencies may be getting used to it.

Economy slows pay increases for contractors

Contractor pay rose slowly, and for some jobs it fell, but the average gap is widening between contractors and feds.

Former exec returns to SiloSmashers as CFO

Paul Langevin has returned to SiloSmasher Inc., having been named chief financial officer responsible for leading all of the public sector consulting firm’s financial functions.

What does the $16 muffin really mean?

Attention to allegedly overpriced conference muffins gives a false image of the reasons for the deficit, writes Steve Kelman.

Northrop builds $50M e-training system for Navy

Northrop Grumman Corp. will design and build a PC-based training system for the Navy under a five-year contract worth $49.9 million.

BAE to lay off almost 3,000 in Britain

BAE Systems today announced nearly 3,000 potential job cuts in its Military Air and Information and Shared Services businesses and at its headquarters at Farnborough, England.

InfoZen provides ICE with range of program management support

InfoZen, a small-business provider of IT services to the government, is providing program management assistance to the Homeland Security Department under a five-year prime contract valued at $90 million.

Google stops suit against Interior

Company says Interior will consider them for future cloud solicitations, but the Interior says, 'not so fast.'

Former HUD CFO moves to Grant Thornton

Doug Criscitello, former HUD CFO, takes new director role at Grant Thornton LLC.

Will 2011 end on a high note for you?

The government's fiscal fourth quarter is about to close, and many contractors are saying it is down from last year. How is your business?

Senate passes budget deal; What will House do?

Senate reaches agreement that could avert a government shutdown, but House approval is still needed.

GDIT provides IT, computer assistance to DOD brain injury center

General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $14.3 million task order to provide military health care management services to the Defense and Veterans Affairs Brain Injury Center.

SAIC gains 6-year life-cycle support contract at HHS office

SAIC will provide a wide range of IT services to the Health and Human Services Department's Health Resources and Services Administration Data Warehouse.