GSA awards contract vehicle to 8(a) companies

More than 400 companies have won spots on the General Services Administration's new Stars contract.

Agencies warm to share in savings

Two and a half years ago, Ken Buck was glad to leave his job promoting share-in-savings contracting for the General Services Administration. He was frustrated that few agencies and contractors had tried the method, despite its authorization by law in 1996.

Robust market sparks satellite acquisitions

The U.S. military's huge demand for satellite services is driving a wave of acquisitions among large providers trying to capitalize on the growing federal market.

PeopleSoft urges rejection of latest Oracle offer

Software company's board says $21 a share 'is inadequate.'

VeriSign adds wireless portal provider

VeriSign Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase German wireless Internet portal Jamba in a $273 million deal.

Top 100 corrections: ISS makes the Top 100

Information Systems Support Inc. has been added to the Washington Technology 2004 Top 100 at No. 48, with prime IT contracting revenue of $138.7 million for the 12 months from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

Special Report on Contractors: Flat budgets ahead

The good news for government information technology contractors is that the annual $60 billion federal budget isn't likely to decline any time soon. The bad news is that the budget isn't likely to increase much, either, according to government and industry experts. "There aren't huge dollars available to increase the IT budget, but the IT pie is going to be divided differently," said <b>Debra Stouffer</b>, former chief information officer at the Environmental Protection Agency and now an executive at DigitalNet Holdings Inc.

Contractors caught under a microscope

Outsourcing faces greater scrutiny in the wake of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.

SBA extends comment time on small-biz standards

Proposed changes to the way the federal government defines small businesses draw 1,300 comments.

Harris telecom units being sold

Danaher Corp. paying about $50 million for the telecom tools, test sets and test systems product lines of Harris Corp.

Prisoner scandal shouldn't delay Titan sale to Lockheed, officials say

Allegations that its employees were involved in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal likely won't cause further delays in Titan Corp.'s sale to Lockheed Martin Corp.

Contractors caught up in Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal

Two of the nation's top IT defense companies are entangled in the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal that has sparked international outrage and caused a diplomatic crisis for the United States.

Contractors caught up in Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal

Two of the nation's top IT defense companies are entangled in the Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal that has sparked international outrage and caused a diplomatic crisis for the United States.

CGI, CACI finish AMS deal

The deal dividing American Management Systems Inc.'s assets between CGI Group Inc. and CACI International Inc. closed May 3.

Huntsville: Another cotton pickin' tech town? Hardly

Huntsville, Ala., was a sleepy cotton town until U.S. leaders discovered during World War II that the city's geography made it an ideal location to manufacture munitions.

The Top Ten: Past and Present

Listing the past years' Washington Technology Top 100 companies.

Familiar faces mask a changing market

Lockheed Martin Corp. began its 10-year streak as the No. 1 company on the Washington Technology Top 100 in 1995.

11th annual Top 100

If you want to be a top dog in the federal IT market, you've got to act like one. That's the lesson from the rising stars on Washington Technology's <b>2004 Top 100</b> list. We talk with the Top 100's established players and steady climbers to uncover the latest trends, biggest opportunities and secrets for growing a federal business. <br><a href="http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/19_3/special-report/23418-1.html">? Overview story</a><br><a href="http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2004/">? The List</a>

Set-aside program created for veteran-owned businesses

SBA program allows contracting officers to set aside federal contracts for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses.

CGI and CACI close AMS acquisition

American Management Systems Inc. ceased to exist today as an independent company. The deal that divided the business between CGI Group Inc. and CACI International Inc. has closed.