The Share-in-Savings Program Office at the General Services Administration has developed two tools to evaluate projects for use with share-in-savings contracting, said Ken Buck, director of the office.
Lockheed Martin Corp. today asked a federal court to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from transitioning a disputed contract to EDS Corp.
DigitalNet Inc. is planning to acquire User Technology Associates Inc. in a $50 million deal that expands DigitalNet's presence in homeland security and law enforcement agencies.
Federal procurement officials are poised to issue new guidelines that could give share-in-savings contracting the boost it needs for wider use in the federal government.
Some companies get how to sell to the federal government. Some don't. "They don't help me understand how they can solve the business problems the department has," said <b>Mike Sade</b>, senior procurement executive at the Commerce Department. Those that get it, Sade said, have embraced the procurement reforms now guiding federal agencies. Washington Technology talked to companies at the top of their game in connecting with government and found out how they do it.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has built a prototype system that integrates air and space command and control capabilities for the Air Force and U.S. Strategic Command.
Lockheed Martin Corp. has chosen Northrop Grumman Corp. as its primary teammate and subcontractor in the competition to develop the Air Force's space-based radar.
Jefferson Consulting Group LLC, a government relations and consulting firm, is acquiring Privacy Council, provider of privacy and data protection technology and services.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the country's subsequent emphasis on fighting terrorism and enhancing homeland security, the once sleepy government IT sector has become the darling of Wall Street. In the last two years alone, seven government contracting companies completed initial public offerings raising more than $1.051 billion in equity capital. Significantly, most of these IPO's traded above their initial offering price on the first day of trading, and most are still trading above the initial offering price.
The chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has asked the Education Department to compile a master list of accredited colleges and universities, and make it available on the Web for prospective students and employers.
