Should contractors fear sequestration?

You bet. As agencies scramble to cut costs under sequestration, contractors should expect to be squeezed too.

Social media continues its hot streak

Many social media platforms will continue to gain favor in 2012 within the contracting community, but some will begin to fall out of favor. What are the pluses and minus of each?

Is Social Security headed for the cloud?

The agency is looking for comments on how to improve its data storage infrastructure and a private cloud solution is in the mix.

ITT Exelis team targets huge FAA opportunity

ITT Exelis team includes airlines, manufacturers and other system integrators. Who made the cut?

Air Force wants wearable computers

The Air Force is seeking input from businesses on developing a wearable computer system.

QinetiQ hire charged with expanding client base

New senior vice president previously served as vice president of strategy and business development at SAIC.

DOD tries to calm industry fears

Despite projected spending decreases, industry will remain the military’s key partner, a top DOD acquisition official says.

Obama, Panetta outline $489B in defense cuts

The administration plans to shift the Pentagon's focus from ground wars to rebuilding and deterrence while preserving innovation and partnership with industry.

Here's how to raise your win rate by 20 percent

Bob Lohfeld shows the seven you need to consider when making investment to improve your win rate. Guaranteed.

4 reasons you should care about social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility is more than just hype. Here are four steps to how social responsibility can pay off for your business.

NIST plans $70M multi-award contract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking sources for a five-year contract for cybersecurity expertise and consultation. No RFP has been submitted yet.

Contractors get insourcing warning under defense bill

One expert said the provision’s usefulness depends on DOD’s interpretation of timely.

Report: VA favored Booz Allen for contract

Inspector General used a technical evaluation process that found a contract favored the incumbent.

How will you remember 2011?

And are you ready for 2012? Editor Nick Wakeman highlights the top stories of the past year with predictions for the coming year.

Lucrative VA projects get 2012 funding OK

2012 omnibus budget brings millions to VA projects. Where's the money going?

Northrop, Finmeccanica team up for NATO cyber project

Companies form partnership to pursue managed services project for cybersecurity.

Navy postpones $10B NGEN RFP

The Navy says it will not release its final NGEN RFP on Dec. 21 but will release a new draft.

Cloud market gets boost with FedRAMP release

The Obama administration's plan to accelerate the cloud migration process should streamline the sales process for cloud providers.

Adobe retools with focus on functions

With end users driving the future of computing, Adobe knew it had to change to succeed in the federal market.

DOD warns against outsourcing

A memo reminds defense agencies about current moratorium on public-private competition.