AT&T touts small business opportunities

As AT&T Government Solutions begins to develop business based on its March win of the GSA's Networx Universal contract, it is recruiting small business partners.

Twenty-four companies get GSA Satcom II awards

GSA awarded Satcom II contracts today to 24 communications companies, including nine small business contractors, to provide next-generation, worldwide satellite services to federal civilian and defense agencies.

Don't hit panic button on small-business contracts

Companies with small-business contracts have always faced challenges in selling their company to a large company or private-equity group.

Top DOD official encourages use of veterans GWAC

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Kenneth Krieg has issued a memo to the military branches and other DOD officials encouraging them to use the Veterans Technology Services contract.

SBA wants new mainframe to meet its needs

SBA wants to put its 50-year-old mainframe systems to rest.

Proposal means small businesses learn the rules or suffer the cost

Small businesses may not be ready for the level of scrutiny headed their way under proposed reporting rules and the contracting accountability Web site.

NASA picks phase two tech transfer firms

NASA has chosen 18 Small Business Technology Transfer research proposals for the second phase of an ongoing innovation research program.

Young steps down from GTSI posts

Dendy Young announced that he will retire as chairman of the board of GTSI and as a company director following GTSI's next annual shareholder meeting, which should take within the next 30 days.

Small businesses see success with SEWP

NASA awarded 45 IT governmentwide acquisition contracts yesterday to 37 vendors, half of which are small businesses.

ITAA urges Congress to enact patent reform

The ITAA warned Congress today that the U.S. patent system is broken and needs to be fixed because it is keeping America's small businesses from realizing their innovative potential.

Front & center

Long-awaited contract gives veteran-owned firms a higher profile.

Two named to lead contracting, intel efforts

Two appointees in congressional hot-button areas ? contracting and information sharing ? have plenty of relevant experience.

Doing Business with the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations

In August 1998, terrorist attacks on the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people including 43 State Department employees.

GSA officials tout VETS at FOSE

GSA screened a pool of 43 prime contractors to award the Veterans Technology Services contract to, Bradley Scott, regional administrator of GSA's Heartland Region, said today at the FOSE trade show.

REDE wins $14M DOE IT award

REDE, a small 8(a) company, has been awarded a $14 million contract for information technology and telecommunications support from DOE for its Oak Ridge, Tenn., division.

InterImage strikes ATF software deal

InterImage Inc. won a $40 million task order from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to provide technical support for software development.

Small businesses receive DHS technology deals

Twenty-two small businesses have been selected by the DHS' Science and Technology directorate to participate in technology contracts aimed at the development of homeland security solutions.

SBA announces new associate administrator

Paul Hsu is the new associate administrator of SBA's Office of Government Contracting and Business Development.