Rising Star: Siddartha Chowdhary

Chowdhary founded his company in 2005 to provide management consulting, business transformation, strategy and advisory services to government agencies.

Rising Star: Dan Ellis

Ellis coordinated the development of "The Practical Guide to Federal Service-Oriented Architecture" for American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council.

Rising Star: Carlos Laureano

Laureano is deployed with the Army at the Regional Computer Emergency Response Team, Southwest Asia.

Rising Star: Branko Primetica

Primetica was a key contributor to "The Practical Guide to Federal Service-Oriented Architecture."

Rising Star: Yash Shah

Shah provided strategic consulting to the Office of Management and Budget on e-government and IT initiatives.

GAO waves off Avue TSA protest

GAO said this week it would not consider the protest because it has no authority over TSA procurements initiated before June 23.

TSA besieged by protests

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Avue Technologies Corp. recently filed protests with the Government Accountability Office and the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition concerning contract awards worth a total $3.2 billion.

Homeland security bills move forward

House approves measures that address cybersecurity, information sharing.

Contract roundup

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News briefs

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M&A roundup

Motorola Inc. bought AirDefense Inc., an Atlanta developer of wireless local-area network security products and services.

These Rising Stars rock

With all the gnashing of teeth in the federal market about the tidal wave of retirements headed toward us, it is nice to pause and realize that there are talented young people hard at work in the government market.

A sure path to success

Rising Stars advise newcomers to follow their passion and get involved in the government community.

Accenture to support Air Force net-centric operations

Accenture will provide services to improve and expand on existing net-centric capabilities across a variety of domains and environments.

DHS undergoes tough scrutiny

Managing a mixed workforce presents myriad challenges to vast department.

Pressing business

Other key issues that will influence acquisition within the Homeland Security Department include planning for the presidential transition, addressing potential conflicts of interest, defining inherently governmental functions and managing large programs.

SBA takes HUBZone firms on faith

GAO finds that agency does little to verify contractor claims in applications.

GAO cons SBA with HUBZone applications

GAO investigators fooled the Small Business Administration by applying for certification for four fake companies under SBA's Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. SBA approved the applications in short order.

Origin of technologies

DARPA projects blend risk and reward in quest for the next big thing.

Help desk how-to

Make sure the solution you choose conforms to the processes, not the other way around.