Linda Gooden's fortunate career path detour

In part two of our Q&A with Lockheed Martin's Linda Gooden, she talks about her roots, and what the future might hold.

USO's night of triumph and tribute

The USO's annual awards dinner is a great reminder of the sacrifices and heroism of the military service members, and the families that support them.

Lockheed's Linda Gooden shares the lessons of her career

As she approaches retirement, Lockheed Martin's Linda Gooden shares the challenges, triumphs and principles that shaped her career leading the largest IT contractor in the government market.

Fallen contractor honored with Defense of Freedom medal

Santa Gracia Ramirez, an employee of Pacific Architects and Engineers, was killed by a suicide bomber while training Afghan correction officials as part of a State Department contract.

Signs of an HP comeback

Things are looking brighter for Hewlett-Packard, as it rebounds on Wall Street and awaits a showdown on its biggest government contract.

Do you have a diversification plan?

Lockheed Martin and IBM Corp. look further afield to leverage their technologies. Their strategies provide a lesson for the rest of the market, for those looking for new ways to leverage what they've got.

DCAA gets its own bad review

The Defense Department inspector general has criticized the Defense Contract Audit Agency for poor supervision and not meeting standards in how it conducts its reviews of government contracts.

Nick's picks: 6 questions everyone wants answers to

Some questions that Editor Nick Wakeman gets asked have easy answers. Many do not, but Nick always has an opinion.

SAIC takes next step toward split

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SAIC lays the groundwork for creating two publicly traded companies, one called SAIC, the other Leidos. The filing covers the structure of the new SAIC, market challenges and revenues.

Wyle wins its biggest contract ever

Wyle wins a $1.76 billion recompete at NASA that lands the company its largest contract award to provide health and science support to human space flight operations.

Capping compensation isn't the answer to procurement troubles

Another attempt to cap executive compensation reimbursement doesn't get to the real issue with contracting: the reluctance of the government to focus on results over process.

GTSI undertakes major rebranding

GTSI's parent company, Unicom Global, is rebranding the 30-year-old resller as Unicom Government, effectively marking the end of GTSI as a brand name in the government market.

Sen. Warner to industry: Step up and out on budget debate

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner expresses frustration with the business community because too often they only speak out on narrow, industry-specific issues, but taking on broader fiscal topics might bring a quicker resolution to political gridlock.

Wensinger departs from GTSI

GTSI COO, Jeremy Wensinger, who held the role when the company was public and independent, has left the firm.

Don't forget the power of design

In the era of smartphones, touch screens and big data, design is on the rise as a critical component of the push for efficiency and lower costs.

Asefi brothers take another stab at federal market

Tom and Tony Asefi mark their return to the federal market after selling GAITS last year. Their new strategy focuses on health IT and telemedicine.

Sequestration: A national embarrassment

The sequestration deadline has passed. Congress has left town. The blame game continues. As a nation, we have given the world great examples of resiliency and unity, but this a sad event in our national story.

Former Lockheed, Accenture exec takes on AT&T role

Kay Kapoor has been tapped to take over leadership of AT&T's federal business. She comes to the company after a stint at Accenture and 20 years at Lockheed Martin.

Fallen DynCorp employees honored with Defense of Freedom medals

State and Defense departments step up efforts to recognize contractors who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Air Force opportunity targets cyber threats

The Air Force is considering development of a small-business contract for cybersecurity services.