RIP traditional business development

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

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.

VA seeks info on cloud-based health care collaboration

The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking information about cloud-based collaborative tools that could improve communications between VA doctors and clinicians and reduce data breaches.

Boeing, Siemens create alliance to chase energy opportunities

The alliance will focus on the smart grid and the Defense Department.

Need a role model? Look at today's small businesses.

As companies look to revamp their business development organizations, small and midsize companies offer valuable lessons.

New SAIC launch targets $31B translation market

SAIC moves into the language translation market with a new solution aimed at reducing costs.

4 ways to stand out in a crowded market

Capture management expert Bob Lohfeld takes you through the four critical components to building a strategy that will make you stand out in the crowd.

CMS plans large data center contracts

Procurement will have multiple winners across several task-order areas. What kind of services is CMS looking to buy?

Intellectual property rules in today's market

Investment banker John Hagen reminds sellers that intellectual property can be the best way to differentiate your company.

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.

Fourth quarter spending spree expected to hit $120B

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

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.

Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks

A decade later we live in a changed world. Editor Nick Wakeman asks: How have we changed? How is the market different? Share your thoughts.

Navy moves forward with $14.5B NGEN program

A pair of RFIs focus on data centers and software as a service. What seems to be the Navy's prime objective?

Companies struggle to prepare for default crisis

Our experts offer advice on what might happen next and how to prepare if the debt-ceiling crisis continues.

ManTech earnings increase propelled by C4ISR work

ManTech International Inc. eluded the worst of the general economic downturn in the second quarter of 2011, reporting $752.7 million in revenue, up 14 percent from the $661.6 million reported in the second quarter of 2010.

TeraThink's small start leads to big success

The company, based in Reston, Va., prepares for growth through investments in people and infrastructure.

Defense bills blur an opportunity

The fiscal 2012 National Defense Authorization Act contains more than two dozen significant procurement-related provisions. Some raise serious concerns, others raise questions, and still others could have positive results.

Do you use the right data to manage your business?

Michael Tinsley of NeoSystems offers a checklist for analyzing your operations in order to understand where you are growing and where you aren't.

What four things should we keep after Kundra leaves?

An IT executive argues for four critical elements that should remain after Vivek Kundra, the nation's first chief information officer, departs in August for Harvard.