Stanley accelerates growth with Oberon buy

Stanley Inc. will acquire Oberon Associates Inc., a provider of engineering, intelligence operations and information technology services, for $170 million.

SBA to propose new small business rule

The first of the redefined standards that define small businesses for contracting purposes may be final by the end of fiscal 2008, a senior SBA official said.

Navy rolls out 340 Seaport-e awards

The Navy has awarded contracts to 340 contractors that will compete for a variety of command task orders that could be worth $5.3 billion a year.

DHS meets small-biz goals but needs to try harder

DHS needs to try harder to facilitate contracting opportunities for small, minority and disadvantaged firms, concluded a report from Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson.

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The wait is over ? Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.will split into two businesses with the sale ofits government unit to the Carlyle Group.

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The wait is over ? Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.will split into two businesses with the sale ofits government unit to the Carlyle Group.

TSA contract heats up

Next phase of competition under way for a $2 billion IT infrastructure prize.

Organic growth is making a comeback

The small-business recertification rule implementedlast year by the Small Business Administration is havinga profound effect on companies that depend heavily onsmall-business set-aside contracts for growth and midtieracquirers of such companies, forcing both to focus more onorganic growth.

Summit climbs to NSA's aid

Summit Solutions LLC will assist the National Security Agency's business process development program under a four-year contract.

Six to compete for FAST task orders

Six information technology companies have won the opportunity to compete for task orders available through the Agriculture Department's Farm Applications Services and Technology program.

Interior bureau seeks content management system

The Interior Department's Minerals Management Service wants a small business to provide a Web content management system.

Army issues RFID solicitation

The Army Contracting Agency has issued a request for proposals for passive radio frequency identification devices that would support DOD, other agencies and global military operations.

12 small businesses win DISA IT deal

Part of Encore II, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for global network-centric services, the contract could total as much as $12.2 billion.

Bush administration opposes small-biz research bill

The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act would require agencies to set aside 3 percent of their outside research budgets or $650 million each year.

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DHS will begin testing an International Registered Traveler program at three airports starting June 10 to expedite clearances for prescreened travelers.

Small business contracting: Read all about it

The House Homeland Security Committee has published its first online newsletter highlighting opportunities at DHS as a way to help small business contractors.

Market disruption presents silver lining

One comment I often hear lately about the financialmarkets is that their volatility has increased. Theincreased volatility is an indicator of uncertainty, causinginvestors to react quickly to each piece of financial,economic or political news.

IBM dust-up ripples through government

The federal procurement system is the largest and amongthe cleanest public-sector procurement systems in theworld. It counts transparency and competition as its highestvalues.

GNS wins SEC info security contract

Global Network Systems Inc. has been picked by the Securities and Exchange Commission to help the agency with several security requirements.

Ciracom gets software nod from GSA

Ciracom Inc. and USA.net announced at the FOSE trade show in Washington that they have won a spot on the GSA schedule to sell Microsoft Exchange hosting services.