Protests filed by losing bidders on the recent Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contracts has led the Army to reconsider all offers.
As Congress shifts into high gear for the spring legislative session, contractors and their representatives are promoting policy initiatives, while also fighting a growing tide of protectionism and other moves they believe may restrict competitiveness.
Emerging technologies such as modeling and simulation are important to the success and future of most Top 100 companies. Other interoperable, easy-to-use technologies also are getting attention, and technologies for the Defense and Homeland Security departments are stirring interest among many companies up and down the list.
Each year on the Top 100, a few companies make moves that are especially eye-catching. Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw. A contract or two heats up beyond expectations, and a company pops onto the list. The contract cools, and the next year the company disappears.
When Ed Casey became CEO of Serco North America Inc. in January, he knew he had a formidable task ahead of him. The Vienna, Va., company had spent the previous year integrating its March 2005 acquisition, Resource Consultants Inc., a company roughly the same size.
The Democrats on the House Small Business Committee proposed reauthorization legislation today that would overhaul the Small Business Administration. The bill would increase the federal government's small-business prime contracting goal from 23 percent to 30 percent.
Unisys Corp.'s top priority for 2005 was to maintain its role as technology provider and manager for the Transportation Security Administration and the Homeland Security Department's headquarters.
The numbers say it all: 2005 federal IT spending increased slightly from fiscal 2004, but during that same time, federal systems integrator SRA International Inc. posted a 43 percent increase in revenue and a 48 percent rise in net income.
Sprint Corp.'s $36 billion merger with Nextel Corp. has been official only since August, but the combination of these two telecommunication giants paid big dividends for Sprint's government unit in 2005. The newly minted Sprint Nextel Corp. on its first time out cracked the Top 20 of the Top 100 ; it's No. 18, with $796.5 million in prime IT contracts.
It's a tried-and-true government contractor strategy: Take a selected handful of former clients and offer them jobs with your company. They know the markets, the players and, most importantly, exactly what you need to close big deals.
The Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems unit is reaping the benefits of defense transformation programs, such as Future Combat System and the P-8A aircraft, and strong international sales to grow its business.
The sale of MCI Inc. to Verizon Communications Inc. is a done deal, and the merger is progressing smoothly with the strengths and services of each company dovetailing nicely.
When Joseph Kampf started building Anteon International Corp. back in 1996, his vision was a simple one. He and his backers at private equity group Caxton-Iseman Capital Inc. foresaw a changing acquisition environment, with government buyers buying products and services more like the commercial market did.
After doubling its size last year through a major acquisition, BAE Systems Inc. could have taken a breather from its buying spree. But it shows no sign of slowing down.
Four years ago, the Japanese Earth Simulator supercomputer was the most powerful system on the planet, causing Congress to wring its hands over the prospect of U.S. scientists falling behind in the world.
Say you're quite a successful company ? when it comes to the Defense Department, you are Mr. DOD Consultant, but you also have an oar in civilian agency waters and many oars in private and other public sector waters worldwide. You're respected in the industry for doing well by doing good, and doing so for more than 90 years.
