M&A goes on a roller coaster ride

Since the beginning of 2009, the public equity markets have experienced significant fluctuations in the values of major stock indexes.

  • By John Hagan

Hey, small businesses: Uncle Sam wants you!

In a governmentwide plan for more outreach to small firms, Commerce Department and Small Business Administration officials plan to take part in more than 200 industry events by mid-October.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Find your niche and hire the right people

Morgan Borszcz concentrates on its niche and its people as the key to reaching triple digit growth.

  • By David Hubler

VA pulls plug on UT health contract citing noncompliance

The VA has canceled a major research contract on Gulf War illness with a medical center in Dallas, citing performance deficiencies and noncompliance.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Government poaching? That depends on which side of the pool you're in.

A brouhaha is brewing over allegations that the feds are out to hire away contractors' best employees – sometimes with substantial cash bonuses and sometimes with threats of contract cancellations.

  • By David Hubler

Cartwright highlights coalition capabilities

Without rapid evolution of procurement, the enemy wins.

  • By Amber Corrin

OPM tells DOD to rebuild ailing NSPS personnel system

The National Security Personnel System should be rebuilt because of systemic problems, a task force finds.

  • By Doug Beizer

State CIOs want bigger role in health IT opportunity

State CIOs can play a critical role in deployment of health IT, according to a new report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Air Force picks HP for enterprise IT

Hewlett-Packard will provide workstations and desktop PCs to the Air Force under the service’s enterprise IT purchase program.

  • By Trudy Walsh

Coast Guard readies professional services contract

The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate is preparing to isssue a request for proposal for a large professional services contract.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SBA: Small businesses set record for prime awards in 2008

Small businesses racked up a record $93.3 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal 2008, an increase of almost $10 billion from 2007, according to the SBA.

  • By David Hubler

Feds OK $1.2B for health IT initiatives

Federal health officials are distributing $1.2 billion in economic stimulus law funding to state agencies and nonprofits to advance adoption of health information technology.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

A world without Word?

If Microsoft is barred from selling Word, agencies would find alternative products and workarounds, observers say.

  • By Trudy Walsh

Northrop hires bankers to sell TASC business, report says

Northrop Grumman Corp. has hired Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse to sell the division that provides advisory services to government customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD's acquisition is too slow, official says

The Defense Department's system for buying weapons is too slow for buying information technology, official says.

State plans small-business competition for data center consolidation

The State Department plans to award a task order for help with its data center consolidation program.

  • By Ben Bain

Agencies plan small-business outreach

Commerce Department and Small Business Administration officials plan more than 200 events before mid-October.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

U.K. agency updates model contract for IT services

A United Kingdom government agency has published its latest version of a model contract for public-sector information technology procurements.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Federal future cloudy for Microsoft Word

Agencies are wondering how a court's ruling banning Microsoft from selling Word will affect their procurement plans.

  • By Trudy Walsh and Brian Robinson

NIH acquisition chief puts focus on customer service

The center cut its assisted acquisition services and aimed those resources at customer service, manager says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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