Advisory services capabilities drive small-business acquisition

PESystems Inc. buys C2Kinetics to build out its advisory and assistance services capabilities.

Navy launches $50M research fund for small business

The Navy is looking for projects with a quick turnaround to aid warfighters.

Small and mid-tier businesses: Time for a deep breath

Small-business contracting fell last year, but one year isn't a trend. PSC President Stan Soloway warns against a rush to change contracting goals.

Inside the success of the Top 100 resellers

We examine the strategies and challenges faced by the most successful value-added resellers in the government market.

Small subs get presidential attention, faster money

The Obama administration's new policy pushes prime contractors to make faster payments to small subcontractors as agencies pay primes faster.

NetCents déjà vu again?

The Air Force's beleagured NetCents 2 contract faces another round of bid protests.

CACI wraps up purchase of fed financial services firm

Acquisition strengthens CACI’s presence in business system solutions, government transformation markets.

Small businesses saw fed dollars share shrink in 2011

Contractors in three of four government categories saw agencies fail to reach targeted percentage goals.

ITT Exelis buys aerial signal sensor manufacturer

Space Computer Corp. will become a part of Exelis Geospatial Systems.

NVTC fetes annual Hot Ticket award winners

Annual awards presentation honors Washington region’s best and brightest entrepreneurial tech companies.

12 small firms to vie for $960M in AF contracts

The NetCents 2 Small Business Companion contract is the first of two Application Services contracts that will be available to the Air Force.

B3 promotes DOD vet to manage reorganized defense sector

Mikal Brown has managed supplier operations, technical services, logistics and quality assurance programs.

Subs complain prime contractors break their promises

Small-business subcontractors say primes "stiff" them out of business. How common is the problem?

White House pushes small buys for small business

Administration puts more emphasis on increasing contracts with small businesses.

CORRECTION: L-3 sued for trade-secret, product-info disclosure

Lawsuit contends foreign entity gained competitive advantage through violation of confidential agreements.

Force 3 acquisition adds medical imaging solutions

Thanks to the secureRAD acquisition, Force 3 will offer medical professional clients and health care organizations off-the-shelf hardware and cloud-based software solutions.

LCG Systems promotes new CIO

Promotion aligns with company’s plan for federal health IT market.

Iron Bow scores bull's-eye with $500M Navy COTS contract

Contract will provide SPAWAR facility with streamlined process for procuring advanced communications and IT equipment.

A-T Solutions assists DOD counter WMD threats

Contract calls for A-T Solutions to conduct assessments from an adversarial perspective of threats from weapons of mass destruction.

Senators push for bigger small-business goals

Congress aims for higher overall small-business contracting goals, even as administration officials consider them "unrealistic."