ICF to assist Army with training program

ICF International will provide education and training consulting services to the Army's Maryland Procurement Office.

Agencies must allow competition once a procurement begins

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just decided a case that clarifies the limits of an agency's efforts to avoid competition by subcontracting the acquisition to an integrator under a prime contract.

Orizon picks up HR support at EPA

Orizon Inc. will support the Environmental Protection Agency's PeoplePlus system under a new contract.

L-3, IBM team for Special Operations logistics contract

L-3 Communications will team with IBM Global Services in an effort to retain its logistics support contract with the U.S. Special Forces Command.

Agencies discuss new cyber security plan

Officials yesterday shared new details on the National Cyber Security Initiative.

BearingPoint to assist Marines with identity management

BearingPoint Inc. will provide identity and access management technology to the Marine Corps under a new contract.

Veteran subcommittee nominations sought

The Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Subcommittee would help GSA to meet its 3 percent contracting goal for small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.

Harris gets Air Force support services work

Harris Corp. will provide the Air Force with a variety of IT support services.

Prepare to bid adieu to 'substantial transformation'

Manufacturers of technology must now evaluate a newly proposed system for determining the country of origin of manufactured items because the old "substantial-transformation" test will likely give way to a "tariff-shift" test.

Hewlett-Packard to cut 24,600 jobs

The company cuts are part of what the company says is a restructuring program prompted by the acquisition of EDS Corp. in August.

ACS to dive back into federal market

Affiliated Computer Services will once again pursue business opportunities in the federal government as a noncompete agreement draws to a close.

Letter to the editor | Small-business programs deserve protection

As a long time advocate for legitimate small businesses across the country, I have to disagree with Jerry Grossman's comments on federal small business contracting policy.

CGI to help Ontario schools buy online

CGI Group Inc. will build and operate an electronic marketplace for Ontario's publicly funded education institutions under a new contract.

ITAA, AeA chiefs explain merger plans

Increased pressure from a weak U.S. economy and growing global competitiveness are driving the merger discussions between ITAA and AeA.

Letter to the editor | Yes to the 30 percent small biz goal

Readers Rafael Collado and Sascha Mornell comment on Jerry Grossman's recent Market Watch Column on small business.

Recon 'gadgets' played key role in Iraq surge into the limelight

"ISR" has become the new silver bullet in counterinsurgency.

CSC pulls in Missile Defense Agency work

CSC will provide technical and program support to the Missile Defense Agency under a new contract.

Lockheed wins major DLA supply chain contract

Lockheed Martin will oversee the inventory and distribution of automotive parts used on all U.S. military ground vehicles under a new Defense Logistics Agency contract.

Survey: IT industry feeling economic crunch

The survey shows a somewhat gloomy outlook, saying 43 percent of companies contacted have reduced their overall IT budgets this year.

Quest swoops up NetPro

Quest Software Inc. will acquire NetPro Computing Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $78.7 million.