Not just a pretty place

Puerto Rico looks to lure more federal contractors.

Integral Systems recovers its orbit

Scandal rocks company, but planning and communication keep satellite firm on track.

Richard Litman | A bank that puts contractors first

Richard Litman, chairman of the Freedom Bank of Virginia, spoke recently with Washington Technology Associate Editor David Hubler about his vision for Freedom.

Justice joins lawsuits against three top tech companies

DOJ has joined three whistleblower suits that claim Hewlett-Packard Co., Accenture Ltd. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have been bilking the government in a broad-based scheme of improper payments and kickbacks involving their IT government vendors.

Yerks to lead CSC's new defense division

CSC has named Austin Yerks president of its newly formed Defense Division.

Serco battens down Navy IT services pact

Serco Inc. has won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to continue providing engineering and installation services for C4ISR systems.

Appian to open the way into DKO portal

Northrop Grumman Corp. has selected Appian Corp. to provide enterprise portal technology and process-based services on a $267 million Army task order under the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions contract to develop Defense Knowledge Online.

CACI names Luddeke to lead business development

CACI International Inc. has named Dale Luddeke executive vice president of its business development organization.

CACI takes aboard Navy intelligence work

CACI International has won a Navy contract that will extend its work for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Detachment Louisville.

Conference: Modest gains on acquisition reform not enough

Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.) don't agree on too many issues. But both are in accord when it comes to the value of government contracting reform.

Three companies win SmartBuy deals

Three companies have won blanket purchase agreements under GSA's SmartBuy program to sell a McAfee security package and related services to government agencies.

Harris targets pair of key satellite deals

Harris Corp. has set its sights on two large-scale satellite support contracts from the Air Force and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

SteelCloud gets $10M USPS recompete contract

SteelCloud Inc. has had its agreement with the U.S. Postal Service extended to provide specialized servers for the postal service's Flats Recognition Improvement program.

Perot wins $145M NIH research deal

Perot Systems Government Services has won a follow-on contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to provide continuing information technology support for the division's research facilities on three continents.

ATK grabs Swales Aerospace

Alliant Techsystems Inc. will acquire Swales Aerospace Inc., a provider of satellite components and subsystems, and engineering services to the government and commercial sectors.

One for the ages

Birthplace of Industrial Revolution is now a hotbed for technology.

Settled in

Cofoni gets comfortable in new role at CACI.

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.

CSC unveils $1.2B in federal tech contracts

Computer Sciences Corp.'s Federal Sector business unit signed 62 previously unannounced information technology contracts and subcontracts during its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter.

Outsourced tax collection adds up nicely for IRS

The IRS has effectively developed and implemented several aspects of an outsourced tax-collection program that is projected to result in an additional $1.4 billion in taxes by 2015, according to a new audit.