Battlefield networks roll with the punches

New technologies make wireless networks more powerful and flexible.

  • By Doug Beizer

USGC wins Navy HR systems contract

USGC Inc. will provide human resources support services to the Navy Military Sealift Fleet Support Command under a contract worth up to $22 million.

  • By Doug Beizer

Raytheon wins Navy research contract

Raytheon Co. won a $7 million follow-on contract to continue work on a project to develop a new kind of semiconductor for the Defense Department.

  • By Doug Beizer

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

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

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

ManTech to support 'social network' for DIA analysts

ManTech International Corp. will provide program assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency under a three-year contract worth $11 million.

  • By David Hubler

Hathaway’s departure renews worries about cyber-czar vacancy

Melissa Hathaway's resignation as the Obama administration’s acting senior director for cyberspace has caused scrutiny about how the Obama administration is accomplishing its extensive cybersecurity agenda.

  • By Ben Bain

Contractor award fees paid inconsistently, GAO says

Federal agencies are not being consistent in how they distribute contractor award fees, according to a senior GAO official.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

DOD may ban Twitter, Facebook, other social media

The military is once again considering blocking social-media sites, for security reasons.

DOD to launch Web 2.0-intensive site

The new Defense.gov site will feature greater use of new technologies, appeal to younger Web users, official says.

  • By Amber Corrin

General Dynamics to support air defense centers

A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.

  • By Doug Beizer

SAIC vows to fight False Claims lawsuit

Science Applications International Corp. plans to strongly defend itself against a whistle-blower lawsuit involving a General Services Administration contract to support naval facility in Mississippi.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

7 deadly sins of business development

Small businesses face a new competitive environment and must guard against missteps that suffocate business development.

  • By Bill Scheessele

More scrutiny of DOD services contracts under House bill

The fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act seeks greater oversight of services and speedier ways to buy information technology.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Virtualization: Survey says feds remain lukewarm

A survey finds that three-quarters of federal information technology managers recognize the benefits of virtualization, but just 20 percent say their agencies are harnessing the technology to its fullest.

  • By David Hubler

Forecaster tells contractors to lower expectations after Recovery Act jolt

In a year of transition, government contractors should expect flat budgets for the next few years, according to FedSources.

  • By David Hubler

General Dynamics steams ahead with Navy sealift deal

General Dynamics Information Technology has received a $47 million contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command.

  • By Doug Beizer

DISA posts ROI for on-demand communications

The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to build an on-demand communications system.

  • By Doug Beizer
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