Forget pay for performance: Here are the reforms execs really want

Steve Kelman finds that pay for performance is low on the wish list of management reforms for some senior executives. What tops it?

Harris keeps its bite on Army dental IT contract

Harris Corp. will continue to operate, maintain and sustain the Army's dental systems at Army Dental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and worldwide under a one-year, $4.3 million recompete IT services contract.

Northrop retains $207M wireless network contract for NYC agencies

Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue to provide operational and maintenance support for New York City's wireless network thanks to a five-year, $207 million contract renewal.

NCI president retires; new leaders named

NCI President Terry Glasgow will stay on board through the end of the year and continue to serve on the board of directors. CFO and senior vice president move up the chain of command.

White House names former Microsoft exec as Kundra's successor

White House officials named former FCC and Microsoft executive as the new federal CIO, succeeding Vivek Kundra.

Cobham unit wins $227M in missile defense work

Company's Sparta business unit wins a variety of work under Missile Defense Agency task orders.

13 contractors targeted in massive cyber espionage campaign

McAfee's report says 72 organizations, including 13 contractors, have been compromised, and petabytes of sensitive data have been stolen. Some experts suspect China as the culprit.

599 winners, but will $10B STARS 2 get much action?

With so many winners, can STARS 2 generate enough competition? Our experts express some doubts.

Top DOD budget-cutter nominated as DOD No. 2

Ashton Carter, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, is expected to replace William Lynn in the No. 2 post at the Defense Department.

Recovery.gov: Let's talk tools for fighting waste and fraud

The Recovery.gov oversight board wants a contractor to build a public dialogue on tools to fight waste and fraud.

Raytheon names VP to lead operations at Fort Meade

Raytheon has named Kevin F. Brown vice president of Raytheon's operations at Fort Meade, Md., and deputy of its Information Security Solutions product line.

ABT tasked with bolstering CMS' clinical care measurements

Research firm ABT Associates has received a three-year, $13 million award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to improve the way the quality of clinical care in the U.S. is measured.

Fourth quarter spending spree expected to hit $120B

Get ready for a busier than usual fourth quarter as agencies scramble to spend their budgets.

China's many contradictions

Steve Kelman, filing his final blog post from China, shares some jarring experiences with cultural contradictions.

Honeywell's purchase of EMS is 2 steps closer to completion

Honeywell International Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Egret Acquisition Corp. has received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and received the required foreign antitrust approval in Austria.

How SAVA grabbed the top spot on the 2011 Fast 50

After David Poirier became general manager of SAVA Workforce Solutions in 2008, annual revenues and employee numbers began to increase almost immediately. Today it ranks at the top of the 2011 Fast 50.

Ineligible contractors getting $500M a year from VA, OIG says

Recent federal audits found some serious deficiencies in contracting at the Veterans Affairs Department, including the procurement practices that let ineligible contractors win work.

599 firms named to $10B small-business contract

GSA named 599 companies as winners on its huge STARS II contract for IT services.

Horowitz picked to be Justice IG

The Obama administration's nominee to be Justice Department inspector general has roots in the department.