RIP traditional business development

Business development's version of cut, cap and balance is just the right mix for today's market.

14 win DHS cybersecurity awards

Companies will compete for task orders to implement NIST Risk Management Framework.

What's driving the increase in divestitures?

More companies are breaking off pieces as they shape their portfolios or address conflict-of-interest concerns.

7 tips for crafting a dominant proposal summary

The executive summary is often a critical element of a successful proposal, columnist Bob Lohfeld writes.

Laptops in the classroom: tool or time-waster?

The rising use of laptops and mobile devices in class raises new policy questions and ancient philosophical debates.

Dovèl Technologies hires 2, promotes 1

Dovèl Technologies has hired a new senior vice president of business development and proposal management, and a new human resources director. It also has a new vice president for its Enterprise Solutions business unit.

SAIC provides engineering, logistics support to Navy office

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a five-year follow-on task order from the Navy that could be worth more than $45 million to provide engineering and logistics support to Naval Air Systems Command's Air Combat Electronics Program Office.

4 myths busted about mobile devices

Federal agencies considering mobile applications should avoid these common myths that might limit their potential, a GSA official said.

8 share $720M Navy support contract

Now the competition begins to win task orders for support services across four regions.

NASA to spend $175M on new space technologies

NASA believes new spending will allow the human race to send new spacecraft and humans deeper into space.

Accenture scores 6M contract from Navy

Accenture Federal Services wins award to support the Navy's Financial Improvement Company.

Will a national alert system be ready for the next emergency?

Tuesday afternoon's 5.8 earthquake left hundreds of thousands of people along the East Coast temporarily without cell-phone service as circuits became overloaded and communications in many cases was reduced to texting or tweets. So what's a nation to do?

Social media travels faster than seismic waves

In a potentially disastrous earthquake, social media provided the connectivity people needed.

A-T Solutions brings expertise to Navy ordnance disposal ops

A-T Solutions Inc. has won a four-year contract worth $21.9 million to provide explosive ordnance disposal experts and other technical expertise to the Navy.

SAIC provides Navy lab with engineering, research services

Science Applications International Corp. will provide engineering and research services to the Navy under a five-year contract that could be worth more than $19 million if all options are exercised.

CSC takes $250M hit in contract settlement

Agreement with unnamed customer also includes a five-year contract extension, potentially worth $1 billion.

Are generalists doomed to fail in today’s market?

Editor Nick Wakeman spoke with SAP North America's president about the state of the market. Why does Bob Courteau think the era of the IT generalist is over?

Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones)

Steve Kelman learns the value of talking to people when faced with a difficult problem.

Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones)

Steve Kelman learns the value of talking to people when faced with a difficult problem.

Terry Duncan to oversee defense network programs

Terry Duncan is the new director of communications and network programs in the Defense Department's Office of the CIO.