Contractor cuts among proposals sent to supercommittee

Wisconsin senator wants fewer contractors but one idea may create jobs for contractors and still save money.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SBA adds vets, women to mentor-protégé program

The Small Business Administration wants more firms participating in its mentor-protégé program beyond 8(a) companies.

  • By Alysha Sideman

BAE to boost Navy's onboard communications systems

BAE Systems Inc. has won an $18 million communications contract from the Navy, the Defense Department announced Sept. 15.

  • By David Hubler

IT Schedule 70 to get new director

The new director will be in charge of the IT Schedule that had more than $16 billion in federal sales in 2010 and an expected increase in 2011.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

URS unveils cloud portal for GSA schedule purchasing

URS-Apptis, the IT business arm of URS Corp., has received federal approval to operate its FedCloud.com as an infrastructure-as-a-service portal so government agencies can use it to make purchases on the GSA Schedules.

  • By David Hubler

SAIC continues systems support for Navy warfare center

Science Applications International Corp. has been tasked by the Navy with providing systems engineering and life cycle integration services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division under a five-year award that could be worth more than $38 million.

  • By David Hubler

DCAA opens new areas for audits

The Defense Contract Auditing Agency wants to look at business development and marketing, expense reports and other procedures as it hunts for unallowable expenses.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Calling all innovators: CTO awards deadline looms

It's time to recognize the innovators and tech gurus at your company. Get your nominations in for the second annual NVTC-Washington Technology chief technology officer awards.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Obama wants small businesses paid in 15 days

The faster payments will give small businesses more confidence in cash flow, officials say.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

CSC acquisition expands its apps testing services

Computer Sciences Corp. has expanded its application testing services with the acquisition of AppLabs Technologies.

  • By David Hubler

Share-in-savings for energy-saving contracts -- how headquarters contracting shops can help

A specifc share-in-savings contract avoids termination liabilities.

Bill would set up library for contingency contracting

The measure would create an IG position with audit and oversight authorities and a "Center for Contingency Contracting."

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lockheed wins $791M contract for AF combat systems IT

Work includes integrating commercial, open source and government software components.

  • By David Hubler

5 things you need to know to close deals as fiscal year ends

With just weeks left in fiscal 2011, sales and marketing expert Steve Charles offers advice on how to close deals before Sept. 30.

  • By Steve Charles

Where will we find the next legendary CEO?

With the pace of mergers and acquisitions and the appetite of private equity groups, is it still possible for a CEO to become a legend?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Taxes, war spending focus of first super committee session

Discussion for saving federal money centers on unemployment, taxes and wars.

  • By Camille Tuutti

Agencies don't account for all program costs, experts say

Auditors at GAO found that several agencies with interagency contracts and those that help with acquisitions don’t carefully account for all the costs of their programs.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Youel Page makes shift from Treasury to GSA

Long-time procurement official moves to the Integrated Technology Service at GSA.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Mobile computing: The sky's the limit, but the leash is short

FCW cartoonist John Klossner offers his take on the federal mobile IT policies.

CGI wins $207M EPA award to upgrade central data exchange

CGI Federal will support EPA's effort to improve a critical database used to report environmental data.

  • By David Hubler
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