Healthy opportunity

BioSense project can bring dollars and prestige to winning contractors.

New director, new wrinkle

BioSense is adding yet another wrinkle under its new administrator, Dr. LesLenert, director of the National Center for Public Health Informatics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Battlefield to bedside

Northrop, partners to build system for sharing health care records.

Where they are now | Trust your instincts

Dendy Young makes smooth transition from CEO to venture capitalist.

A quiet rollout for FEMA 2.0

With little fanfare, agency embarks on a $1B overhaul of major IT systems.

Government customers want speed, quality

Traditional manager meetings in January often provide a false sense of comfort. Market forecasts and analyses are presented, often by an outside expert. But few companieswill make the connection between external market forces and the effect on internal operations.

President pushes for security clearance reform

White House officials have issued a memo that directs agencies responsible for security clearances to have a plan to speed the clearance process on the president's desk by April 30.

IBM to collaborate on NSA program

IBM has won a technology and services contract from the National Security Agency to lead a contracting team that will develop the next generation of NSA's High Assurance Platform program.

Welcome to the bipolar M&A market

The government services mergers and acquisition market has been consistently active since 2001. But today it's more of a bipolar M&A market driven by the small-business recertification requirements that took effect July 1.

Business ethics the latest addition to FAR

A new subpart to the Federal Acquisition Regulation took effect that requires contractors to establish a code of business ethics and conduct and to take steps to promote ethics and early discovery of improper conduct.

A key industry ally departs

When Rep. Tom Davis recently announced his intention not to seek re-election, the procurement community reacted with regret and concern for the future.

Letter to the editor | No shortfall on Gilmore's watch

Let's set the facts straight about Virginia's budget under former Gov. Jim Gilmore.

NIC board appoints Herington CEO

Harry Herington, president of NIC Inc., has been named CEO of the e-government services company.

Three giants compete for FBI biometric deal

IBM Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. are in the running for the FBI's new $1 billion biometric database contract expected to be awarded this week.

M&A roundup

A group led by Scott Amey, co-founder of RS Information Systems Inc., bought government IT services provider Amyx Inc. of Alexandria, Va.

Advocacy group sues SBA

A small-business advocacy group has sued the Small Business Administration, claiming the agency is withholding information on contracting abuses.

Senate raises Nortel cyber shield

Nortel Government Solutions will provide cybersecurity infrastructure support services to the U.S. Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms under a new award.

Vista opts for employee stock ownership

Vista Technology Services Inc., a company specializing in federal real property systems, is launching an employee stock ownership plan.

Security lax for national treasures

Camera surveillance systems at the Statue of Liberty and other national icons offer inadequate security assistance to the U.S. Park Police, according to a new report.

CSC to boost PBGC tech infrastructure

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide IT infrastructure support to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. under a new contract.