The director of National Intelligence released a 100-day integration and collaboration plan this week to improve operations among the 16 government intelligence agencies he oversees.
Three companies have won blanket purchase agreements under GSA's SmartBuy program to sell a McAfee security package and related services to government agencies.
Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.
Despite some improvements, the State Department still falls short in its information security efforts, a new report from Inspector General Howard J. Krongard said.
Harris Corp. has set its sights on two large-scale satellite support contracts from the Air Force and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Deloitte & Touche LLP has acquired the assets of a consulting firm that specializes in enterprise resource planning solutions for the intelligence community.
Smartronix has won a contract to provide network operations, defense and logistics support to the Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Command.
Skire Inc. has announced an enterprise agreement valued at $3.5 million to provide its Unifier software to all of Ohio's state agencies, colleges and universities.
DHS wants VeriSign to allow it access to the so-called master keys of the Internet to allow authorities to better track suspected terrorist activity, according to published reports.
SteelCloud Inc. has had its agreement with the U.S. Postal Service extended to provide specialized servers for the postal service's Flats Recognition Improvement program.
Merger and acquisition activity in the federal IT and government services markets has been strong for five years, coinciding with federal spending increases exceeding longer-term norms.
Government contractors are familiar with the federal False Claims Act. Many contractors are probably unaware, however, that some states also have their own false-claims acts, a number that is growing.
Congress appears poised to revisit the question of whether the government has adequate standards to ensure it only does business with responsible parties.
