SAIC buys Oklahoma engineering company

Science Applications International Corp. has completed the acquisition of Benham Investment Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries.

GSA picks 29 Alliant firms

Twenty-nine contractors have earned spots on the GSA Alliant contract. The agency announced the winners today.

SBA plan would measure small-biz size over three years

SBA said the proposal would benefit businesses by cutting down on burdens when applying for assistance programs while keeping their status for a longer period of time.

Hewlett-Packard buying software co. Opsware

HP plans to incorporate Opsware software into its own line of data center support software, overseen by its Business Technology Optimization group.

Acquisition terms are worth their weight in gold

Get a handle on acquisition terms and conditions

Top floor, please

Two-year-old IT provider chases bigger goals, but mid-market dangers lurk.

Changes mean new calculus for mergers

SBA's new size recertification rule could radically change the landscape for small businesses interested in being acquired and their potential buyers.

New rule targets large firms

But impact of recertification could affect many small businesses.

EAGLE's new keeper

DHS' EAGLE acquisition program is just getting off the ground, according to Michael Smith, the new program manager.

One big bird

EAGLE contract gains momentum and could see more than $1B in business during the next year.

Briefs

None

SBA offers set-aside solution

SBA will implement an Electronic Procurement Center Representative system to help the agency analyze individual procurements and make it easier for agencies to identify small businesses capable of providing requested goods and services.

Call for nominations?2007 Fast 50 list

Washington Technology is accepting applications for our annual Fast 50 list, which measures the fastest growing small business contractors in the government. <b><font color="CC0000">The deadline for filing is Aug. 3.</font color></b>

Agencies fall short on VETS contracting goal

Agencies have sent more contracting dollars to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses than in past years, but they're still falling short, an SBA official told a House subcommittee.

SRI buys wireless IP company

SRI International is acquiring PacketHop Inc., a provider of wireless IP video networks, mesh communications systems and multimedia applications.

Agencies can help VETS GWAC succeed

In a July 10 memo, Paul Denett, administrator of OFPP, asked agencies to review their IT requirements and check GSA's Veterans Technology Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract for services.

Transportation Command awards multiple IT contracts

The United States Transportation Command has picked 10 companies for a multiple-award IT services contract. The five-year contract could be worth up to $250 million.

Google gobbles up messaging security firm Postini

Google Inc. will more aggressively market its suite of hosted application services in the wake of its $625 million acquisition this week of Postini.

DataPath closes Swe-dish purchase

DataPath Inc. has completed its purchase of Swe-dish Satellite Systems AB, a move that rounds out the company's satellite earth terminal portfolio and expands its customer base.

Merger creates new fed consultancy

JB Cubed and Government Strategy Advisors have merged to form a new entity called FedResults that will provide strategic consulting and other services for federal contractors.