13 trends and predictions driving today's market

The Top 100, transparency, procurement woes and slower growth are among Editor Nick Wakeman's top trends and predictions about today's government market.

Bills would limit work contractors can pursue

Agency executives would go from closely managing a contractor doing that work to insourcing the work, according to two bills.

CSC sells unit to satisfy new ethics rule

Computer Sciences Corp. tried, but failed to keep a 500-person unit serving the Missile Defense Agency.

Will the defense cuts hurt your business?

Editor Nick Wakeman asks whether the proposed defense cuts will make DOD a more strategic thinker. What do you think?

SBA, CompTIA join forces to help small IT firms

Agreement focuses on education, training and awareness of government small-business programs.

New law puts contractor performance in the public spotlight

The 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act gives the public access to a government database filled with information on the performance of contractors.

DOD contractor ethics rule enters critical stage

The proposed rule on organizational conflicts of interest is movning forward but what direction is it headed?

GAO hands down decision on Unisys bid protest

Decision by GAO clears the way for CSC to finally begin work on the $500 million TSA infrastructure contract.

5 tips for hiring a proposal consultant

When shopping for a proposal consultant to help with a particularly heavy workload or provide additional expertise, it’s important to pay attention to five key factors, writes Bob Lohfeld of Lohfeld Consulting.

GSA loophole costs small businesses billions

Small businesses and the government would benefit from applying small-business set-aside requirements to the GSA schedules, former OMB official says.

Contractors fear being blacklisted under new defense bill

Federal contractor groups are up in arms about a provision in the defense authorization bill that they believe will result in secret blacklists against their members.

$114B left in agency coffers for fiscal 2010

Government has plenty of money to spend with contractors as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to FedSources.

Money pit: $3B in cost overruns for Coast Guard's Deepwater procurement

The Coast Guard's Deepwater asset procurement program has seen its costs skyrocket while its performance capabilities degrade, according to a new report from the GAO.

Unisys federal business drags down revenue

Company says half of its decline in U.S. revenue in the second quarter came from lower sales in the federal market.

Lockheed Martin pushes forward with realignment

Lockheed Martin Corp. continues to make what it deems are necessary adjustments to its internal structure with key changes to its Information Systems and Global Solutions unit, according to a second quarter 2010 financial report issued today.

VA promises big role for small biz under $12B procurement

The VA's Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract will set aside at least seven out of 15 prime contracts for veteran-owned small businesses, Secretary Eric Shinseki announced. How much money is he pledging?

DOD ethics rule short on mitigation, industry complains

Proposal to combat organizational conflicts of interest offers few details on mitigation and leans strongly on avoidance, many industry commenters say.

How long will cloud's reality trail the hype?

True believers see it as the future. Detractors call for caution. But what do they both agree on?

Government plans to 'make and move markets' with emissions reporting

Officials predict a future where companies must report their greenhouse gas emissions inventories to the government to receive a contract.

DOD now required to report bundled contracts, sole-source awards

DOD's contracting now must publish a notification on FedBizOpps.gov or any similar site at least 30 days before releasing a solicitation for a bundled contract, according to a new Federal Register notice.