The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction issued a massive report in December, which concluded that the U.S. engagement in Iraq was marked, and to an extent doomed, from the beginning by an under-resourced and undermanned infrastructure.
Take your pick: the economy, the war or the budget. We all have plenty of things to worry about in 2009. But one of the encouraging aspects about working on this issue’s cover story is that a recurring theme of optimism kept creeping into people’s comments.
Though December is historically a slow month for mergers and acquisitions, Computer Sciences Corp. strategically double-dipped to capture Defense Department business locally and in Europe.
Boeing is protesting the award of a $1.1 billion contract for weather satellites to Lockheed Martin Corp. Meanwhile, Science Applications International Corp.’s nearly $100 million sale of nonintrusive inspection systems to the Army is proceeding apace.
Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee have released an itemized list of new federal programs that might receive a portion of the $825 billion proposed stimulus plan.
State and local governments might slash as much as $30 billion from their cumulative spending on information technology services over the next five years, according to Input Inc.
The agency plans to launch a second version of its governmentwide technology contract set aside for small businesses, due to its overwhelming success, an official said.
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a bid protest from Marinette Marine Corp. over a Coast Guard ship-building contract awarded to Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the new ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, expects the committee will focus on a range of topics, including procurement and contracting issues.
European aerospace and defense giant EADS N.V. withdrew from a major U.S. defense acquisition in late December because its board wanted to preserve cash.
Government contractors should expect more than $350 billion in new contracting opportunities as a result of President-elect Barack Obama’s anticipated economic stimulus package, according to Input Inc.
The government must certify that the chosen companies qualify as small businesses before they can begin bidding for orders on the $15 billion contract.
