2007 Small Business Report | Learning tree

Mentor/protégé programs can help fledgling firms, but small companies need to be smart about using them.

2007 Small Business Report | It's not just about speed

Companies making the 2007 Fast 50 follow many paths to success in the government market.

Small business delivers in a big way

With the growth rates of some of the companies on the Fast 50, it is likely few will remain in the small-business category for long.

Alion gets Army Battle Command deal

Alion Science and Technology has won a contract worth up to $47 million to provide the Army Battle Command Directorate with analytic, engineering, programmatic and scientific expertise.

Forsythe grabs Information Security Technology

Forsythe Solutions Group Inc. has acquired Information Security Technology Inc., a provider of information security solutions.

MPC to buy Gateway business unit

MPC Corp. is planning to buy Gateway's Professional in a deal worth about $90 million.

CM Equity recapitalizes PSS

CM Equity Partners has led a capital restructuring of Preferred Systems Solutions Inc., a government information technology, engineering and program management firm.

Sweet dreams

American Systems pulls out all the stops in quest for tier-one status.

No credit woes in government services

The headlines have been dominated by talk of the "credit crunch." Many pundits are predicting that tightening in the debt markets will bring an end to the frenzied merger-and-acquisition environment, but columnist Richard Knop disagrees.

Proposed rule may delay payments

The Defense Department proposed a rule change Aug. 2, governing its payment obligations, that could result in contractors waiting longer for payment under certain cost-reimbursement contracts.

M & A roundup

ATS Corp. will acquire maritime-security consulting and IT services provider Potomac Management Group of Alexandria, Va.

M & A roundup

ATS Corp. will acquire maritime-security consulting and IT services provider Potomac Management Group of Alexandria, Va.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

ANC size rule to change

Companies awarding subcontracts to Alaska Native Corporations will soon be able to count the award toward meeting their small business goals, even if the ANC is not a small business.

Eight win Air Force assistance work

The Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base has awarded contracts to eight companies named to the ACC Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services III contract, valued at $400 million total.

Oberon joins DISA contract

Oberon Associates Inc., a woman-owned small businesses, has won a spot on a Defense Information Systems Agency network contract.

ITT to acquire Dolphin Technology

ITT Corp. plans to purchase Dolphin Technology Inc., a provider of information assurance technologies to the military, intel and law enforcement communities.

ATSC to buy Potomac Management Group

ATS Corp. will acquire Potomac Management Group, a provider of maritime security consulting and other services to the federal government.

DKW scores Navy communications deal

DKW Communications Inc. will automate information systems and communications services for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's Systems Center.