Lockheed completes Aspen Systems deal

Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed its acquisition of information management company Aspen Systems Corp.

SBA launches online portal for women entrepreneurs

Female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business now have a new planning tool?MY BIZ for Women, an online resource from the Small Business Administration that provides business information and assistance just for women.

Homeland Watch: In Brief

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Homeland Watch: In Brief

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ContractRoundUp

Four companies won contracts to launch a pilot project to test initial standards for electronic prescribing of medications.

Infotech and the Law: New rules raise procurement thresholds

Contractors soon may need to change the cost and pricing data they supply on government contracts as a result of several recent proposed and interim rules that would increase certain procurement thresholds.

As I See It | by Tom Temin: Complexity curve rises sharply

I think of them as the shaggy lions of the federal IT industry: men and women who have been in the game long enough to have seen and heard pretty much everything. It's a good idea to pay close attention to what they have to say.

Small Business: In Brief

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New dawn for GWACs

Billions of dollars are at stake as primes prepare to fight for a spot on 20 governmentwide deals

Nyland to lead IBM public sector consulting

Veteran IBM Corp. executive John Nyland has been named managing partner of the company's Public Sector Business Consulting Services unit.

On the Edge: News Briefs

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On the Edge: News Briefs

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Opportunity Knocking: Contracts

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Opportunity Knocking: Contracts

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Editor's Note: Another day at the office ? not

Car bombs, mortars and death threats ? the morning commute doesn't seem as stressful after reading Roseanne Gerin's cover story on contractors working in Iraq.

Workers as targets

Continuing war-zone work demands tough employees and seasoned contractors

Avaya and Juniper team for secure communications

Avaya Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. will combine their IP telephony and IP networking and security expertise to provide a unified communications solution, company officials said.

Encore II RFP deadline extended

The Defense Information Systems Agency has notified vendors that the deadline to receive proposals for its $13 billion Encore II Information Technology Solutions contracts has been extended indefinitely.

New, improved FirstGov.gov up and running

GSA officially launches FirstGov's new search engine powered by Vivisimo Inc.'s clustering technology and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN search tool.

Raytheon buys Houston Associates

Raytheon Co. has acquired Houston Associates Inc., a company that develops mission-critical networks and network-centric command and control infrastructure applications, and provides enterprise management services.