Science Applications International Corp. will acquire Applied Marine Technology Inc., a provider of services for special operations and missions by military, intelligence and law enforcement.
Lillian Karuri-Magero likes to solve problems. As small-business liaison officer for IBM Corp.'s public sector programs, Karuri-Magero recently stopped by the Agriculture, Defense, Education and Interior departments as well as the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments. Her objective: Help agencies match IT projects with IBM's small-business providers.
Based on interviews with more than three dozen agency contracting officials, congressional staff and other professionals, the Professional Services Council's third biannual federal procurement policy survey offers a window into a community in the cross hairs. It portrays a workforce that lacks sufficient resources, training and support.
Powerful political and regulatory cross-currents could affect acquisition strategies and impinge on federal IT consolidation in the short term, but long-term prospects for continued consolidation remain strong.
The inspector general at the Defense Department has said that both GSA and DOD are to blame for a string of procurement problems over the past several years.
The chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee believes the agency has inhibited small firms from bidding on the GSA Infrastructure Technology Global Operations acquisition vehicle.
Federal IT has regained its public market momentum. Three successful initial public offerings in the past three weeks could re-ignite investor attention and interest in the federal IT sector.
McKean Defense Group LLC, a Philadelphia-based naval engineering and IT company, today announced the acquisition of Lloyd Lamont Design Inc., an IT company.
