House kills withholding requirement on contractors

The House approves a repeal of the 3 percent withholding tax on contractors. Next up a Senate vote.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Harris reports first-quarter growth

Company says orders increased during its first quarter, but net income dropped.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Northrop Grumman sales down in info system sector

Its Information Systems had fewer sales in its defense and civil system programs, while intelligence systems balanced out the lower sales volume.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lockheed Martin reports sales growth despite cost of downsizing

Lockheed Martin increases third-quarter sales to $12.1 billion over 2010.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Federal business drags down Unisys' growth rate

Unisys had strong ClearPath mainframe sales and system integration business, but the federal market continues to be a challenge.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

‘Solid operating performance’ spurs General Dynamics’ quarter

General Dynamics CEO Jay Johnson credits increased efficiency, improved productivity and reduced costs for solid performance in the company’s third-quarter numbers.

  • By David Hubler

IBM picks Ginni Rometty as new CEO

Rometty is not stranger at IBM. She led the effort that created the company's Global Business Services sector.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Is it back to the future or survival of the fittest in the government market?

How do you ride out the current budget conditions and position your company for growth? Finding the right answer is the top challenge in today's market, writes Editor Nick Wakeman.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Is Virginia going to steal Lockheed's HQ from Maryland?

Believing that states ought to compete, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to lure Lockheed Martin to the Old Dominion and away from Maryland.

  • By Washington Technology staff

DOD wants industry to invest $7B in alternative energy

Army creates energy task force to solicit funds from industry for renewable-energy projects.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Senators call for DOD to review ANC contracts

In the wake of the an alleged fraud scheme that cost the government $20 million, senators want Alaskan Native Corp. contracts reviewed.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Did HP's PC spinoff indecision boost its market share?

When Meg Whitman replaced Leo Apotheker as HP CEO the previously announced spinoff idea was put on hold and HP's U.S. and global market share increased.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Normal budgets still two years away

With the economy still shaky and the 2012 elections still to get through, contractors can expect the uncertainty about the flow of spending to continue until at least 2013.

  • By Bill Loomis

Oracle recruits HP hardware partners, report says

Oracle sets its sights on recruiting HP resellers to grow rapidly over the next year.

  • By Washington Technology staff

CIA backs semantic search, wireless tech

The CIA's investment arm, In-Q-Tel, is supporting two companies with semantic search and wireless technologies that can help the intelligence community.

  • By Washington Technology staff

13 banks commit $20B to small business lending

Top U.S. banks say they will lend $20 billion to small businesses over the next three years.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Michael Dell speaks out on HP PC spinoff

Dell looks to capitalize on HP's separation from PC business.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Where will we find the next legendary CEO?

With the pace of mergers and acquisitions and the appetite of private equity groups, is it still possible for a CEO to become a legend?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Carlyle Group files for $100M IPO

The Carlyle Group files documents with the SEC to sell shares to the public.

  • By Washington Technology staff

SAIC blames 2Q earnings drop on ‘challenging government environment’

SAIC Inc. saw revenues decline 6 percent to $2.60 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $2.75 billion in the corresponding quarter 2011, the company announced in an earnings report released August 31.

  • By David Hubler
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