Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell promised to make job creation in the state “job No. 1,” during an address to some 450 Northern Virginia technology executives, educators, and state and local officials.
Twenty-four federal agencies have identified $19 billion in savings on contracts for fiscal 2010—which puts the White House on track to meet a goal of $40 billion in savings by fiscal 2011, according to the Office of Management Budget.
Every company claims to have outstanding employees, but effective staffing clearly is a competitive differentiator for technical and management consulting firm Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc.
Energy CIO Tom Pyke said he intends to maintain the contractor IT workforce at current levels for the most part while insourcing a small portion of the jobs.
ManTech International Corp. has named Sally Sullivan executive vice president for business development. QinetiQ North America has hired Mary Craft as senior vice president for national systems in the Mission Solutions Group.
A panel of experts recommends improving the E-Verify electronic employment verification system to reduce false reports and to use it in immigration reform efforts.
VT Services Inc., a subsidiary of U.K.-based VT Group plc, is consolidating its three U.S. operations into one VT Group to facilitate better services to its government clients.
The organizations trying to stop the E-Verify rule from covering federal contractors have filed for an injunction to delay enforcement from beginning Sept. 8.
A number of federal agencies are proceeding with insourcing efforts even though they haven't conducted performance or cost analysis of the benefits or offered a strategic vision of the agency’s workforce composition.
The best way to ensure long-term revenue growth is to hire business development professionals who understand how to develop and sustain relationships, possess the ability to advise customers concerning their needs, and can consistently win business.
A brouhaha is brewing over allegations that the feds are out to hire away contractors' best employees – sometimes with substantial cash bonuses and sometimes with threats of contract cancellations.
KBR Inc. is stepping up its push into the federal and defense contracting arena with the formation of a Government, Defense and Infrastructure Business Group.
The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling with a 26-percent vacancy rate in its acquisition staff, Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould said today as he outlined a new "corporate" approach to the buying process.
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade next year.
Avineon will provide technical support and management oversight to the Marines Corps under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $29 million.
