Mapmakers face stiff tax burden

Mapping and surveying contractors will be hit with a 13 percent withholding of income tax from their federal contracts, a trade association official says.

Unisys to help DOD with financial processes

Unisys has won a GSA task order potentially worth $92 million to provide managed desktop solutions to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

SBA proposes HUBZone rule change

Regulators have proposed requiring HUBZone businesses to keep their status throughout the competition for a set-aside contract.

Coast Guard schedules TWIC reader meeting

The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to discuss its new risk-based rule for using Transportation Worker Identification Credential readers at port facilities.

General Dynamics wins USCIS contract

The company will produce blank identification cards for USCIS to be used for new immigrant work eligibility cards.

Defense contractors see mixed impact from Gates proposals

Defense contractors see potential gains, losses under Gates' plan

CACI continues support for DOD acquisition unit

CACI International will continue supporting DOD’s Acquisition Technology and Logistics component under a $31 million contract.

Watchdog group questions FEMA appointment of contractor

Group alleges potential conflict of interest for former contractor who is now FEMA chief of staff.

Mills confirmed to head SBA

Karen Mills would help put SBA back on track to carry out its lending, technical assistance and entrepreneurship programs, a senator said.

GAO: Costs, delays seen in weapons programs

A recent Government Accountability Office report reveals continuing high development costs and delays in many of the DOD’s major programs.

GSA announces changes in FAS leadership

The General Services Administration moves its Federal Acquisition Service CIO to an assistant commissioner who oversees many IT programs.

Boeing wins SBInet work on northern border

Boeing Co. will build video surveillance systems along the U.S.-Canada border under a new contract.

CGI wins GSA accounts receivable work

Company will use its financial management software to upgrade GSA's billing system.

Navy plans sole-source award for NGEN transition

The Navy will negotiate with EDS to provide continuity of services after the NMCI contract expires Sept. 30, 2010.

California to lead states in stimulus jobs

California will get the most jobs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a private company tracking the stimulus spending.

DHS wants industry input on common operational picture

The Homeland Security Department is asking companies for advice on how to proceed with plans to improve its situational awareness tools.

CACI will help Veterans manage IT resources

CACI International Inc. will help improve budgetary and financial processes associated with information technology management at the Veterans Affairs Department’s under a new contract.

Johnson announces retirement from GSA

The assistant commissioner for Integrated Technology Services at the Federal Acquisition Service will retire May 2.

Coast Guard may need to report officials hired by contractors

The Coast Guard would change some acquisition processes under new legislation.

Contractors wary of procurement proposals

President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan for acquisition reform might not produce the results his administration is seeking.