8 share $720M Navy support contract

Now the competition begins to win task orders for support services across four regions.

Will a national alert system be ready for the next emergency?

Tuesday afternoon's 5.8 earthquake left hundreds of thousands of people along the East Coast temporarily without cell-phone service as circuits became overloaded and communications in many cases was reduced to texting or tweets. So what's a nation to do?

A-T Solutions brings expertise to Navy ordnance disposal ops

A-T Solutions Inc. has won a four-year contract worth $21.9 million to provide explosive ordnance disposal experts and other technical expertise to the Navy.

Lockheed makes a health IT acquisition

Lockheed Martin Corp. is acquiring QTC Holdings Inc., a provider of outsourced medical evaluation services to the government. Move builds Lockheed's health IT portfolio.

GTSI dumps stake in EyakTek

GTSI has sold its stake in Eyak Technology for $20 million.

GTSI revenue loss report no obstacle to small-biz acquisition

GTSI Corp. has completed its acquisition of Information Systems Consulting Group Inc., a private federal IT professional services provider.

Dovèl Technologies acquires SOA, cloud computing training firm

Dovèl Technologies has acquired ZapThink LLC and has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Dovèl. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.

2020 racks up $32M in CDC task orders

The company will work with a variety of divisions at CDC supporting research and IT.

How one small business found its niche and doubled in size

5AM Solutions found a way to double in the midst of a down economy. What can their success teach you?

How Force 3's CEO keeps his company hungry

CEO Rocky Cintron admits to a little paranoia, but complacency is even worse for his company.

Too many agencies don't comply with small-business laws, congressman charges

Rep. Mulvaney, chairman of a contracting subcommittee, wants to know why small-business advocate office officials don’t have access to top officials.

SRA, 4 others named to $480M VA contract

SRA International Inc. and four other contractors have been named to the Veterans Affairs Department’s $480 million Veterans Relationship Management program.

599 winners, but will $10B STARS 2 get much action?

With so many winners, can STARS 2 generate enough competition? Our experts express some doubts.

599 firms named to $10B small-business contract

GSA named 599 companies as winners on its huge STARS II contract for IT services.

How SAVA grabbed the top spot on the 2011 Fast 50

After David Poirier became general manager of SAVA Workforce Solutions in 2008, annual revenues and employee numbers began to increase almost immediately. Today it ranks at the top of the 2011 Fast 50.

Ineligible contractors getting $500M a year from VA, OIG says

Recent federal audits found some serious deficiencies in contracting at the Veterans Affairs Department, including the procurement practices that let ineligible contractors win work.

Fast 50 winners have cause for celebration, concern

The annual Fast 50 rankings give small businesses plenty to celebrate, but even the best performers see challenges ahead.

SE Solutions acquires emergency response IT provider

Strategic Enterprise Solutions Inc. has completed its acquisition of Evolution Technologies Inc., which specializes in emergency and disaster process, systems support and electronic information exchange.

S4 hires former GDIT director to run DOD programs

S4 Inc. has hired A former General Dynamics senior director to provide strategic direction for contracts that support North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command.

Fast 50 correction

Data entry error leads to mistake in 2011 Washington Technology Fast 50.