Budget priorities play to services companies’ strengths

Federal information technology and professional services companies are generally reporting good financial results and raising their future guidance.

  • By Bill Loomis

Navy examines Web 2.0 tech for use on internal networks

The Navy will likely deploy its own versions of social media technologies such as Facebook and Wikipedia for use on internal networks, Navy Department CIO Robert Carey said.

  • By Doug Beizer

ICF gets Air Force training subcontract

ICF will help support an Air Force training program as a subcontractor to Science Applications International Corp.

  • By Doug Beizer

DOD awards $50 million contract for digital radios

The contract calls for Project 25-compliant radios that are designed to be interoperable among various groups.

  • By Doug Beizer

DLT will provide new software and services across DOD

DLT Solutions Inc. will install commercial software applications throughout the Defense Department under a five-year contract that has a maximum value of $18 million.

  • By David Hubler

Study: Fed contracts increase but average value declines

A new CSIS study that examined federal contracting between 1995 and 2007, assessed federal contracting in 2007 as a $233 billion market.

  • By David Hubler

Northrop exec joins Citizant

New hire will run company's Defense Department business.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD 2009 IT budget to rise modest 3 percent

The Defense Department’s fiscal 2009 information technology budget request of $33 billion represents a 3 percent increase over DOD’s enacted fiscal 2008 IT budget.

  • By David Hubler

BAE Systems streamlines business units

BAE Systems Inc. has launched a restructuring initiative that would impact five business lines and eight divisions that form a $10 billion defense operation.

Spy agencies to open communications to entire intelligence community

U.S. intelligence agencies are taking concrete steps to make their sensitive data available to analysts throughout community.

Four win awards for Jammer technology

Four major federal government contractors have won Navy contracts to assist in the production of next-generation technology for detecting improvised explosive devices.

  • By David Hubler

DCAA changes audit guidelines

New Defense Department guidelines for field auditors are too restrictive and create greater risks for contractors, according to a government contracts expert.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Aecom to support VX-31 squadron

Aecom Technology Corp. will provide support to an aircraft squadron focused on research and development under a new task order.

  • By William Welsh

Lockheed Martin buys Unitech

Lockheed Martin Corp. is purchasing Universal Systems and Technology Inc., a provider of technology services to the federal government.

  • By David Hubler

Metalmark buys into government market

Metalmark Capital Holdings LLC has acquired Schafer Corp., an engineering and professional services company.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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