6 companies win $460M Air Force services contract

Six companies will compete for enterprise-level engineering integration and service management support under an Air Force contract.

Oasis acquired by private equity group

GF Fund buys Lexington, Mass., defense contractor Oasis and installs a new CEO.

Big contracts mean big pressure for contractors

The flexibility of large task-order contracts has helped them explode in the market. Their growth is both a blessing and curse for contractors.

SBA suspends 2 firms, alleging they served as fronts

The Small Business Administration has suspended EG Solutions and MultimaxArray FirstSource until they can address accusations of acting as fronts to pass small-business work to large company subcontractors.

Former Northrop CEO joins Apple's board

The move to appoint Ronald Sugar as a member of Apple's board of directors comes as the company expands its government presence.

Booz Allen raises $238M in IPO

The company will use its IPO proceeds to pay down debt.

Path to profits gets tougher

Contractors report lower profit margins and longer wait times to get paid by government customers, according to a new Clarity report by Deltek.

Small business captures big $251.5M NASA contract

DB Consulting will support IT operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

20 contracts you can't ignore

We rank the largest and most important contracts that will hit the market in the next 12 months. Is your bid-and-proposal team ready?

Beyond the hype of Booz Allen's IPO

Don't get caught up how many millions the IPO will raise, but take a look at the risk factors and gain some insights into the challenges faced in the government market, writes Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman.

Survival tips for the coming fed IT market

Market research firm Input presented its annual FedFocus research, which identifies the challenges and opportunities for contractors in the next year.

AT&T, Ericsson go dutch on InCompass Wireless

AT&T bought InCompass Wireless to add mobile systems integration capabilities, while Ericsson picked up the strategy and technology portion.

Who will be the 2010 contractor of the year?

Top executives and leading contractors were honored Wednesday night as part of the annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. The winners are kept a secret until the names are called from the podium.

Intelligence operations carry $80B price tag

The government has released the topline budget for intelligence operations for the first time.

SAIC captures $321.2M NASA consolidation contract

The company gets the first award under NASA's $4 billion Information Technology Infrastructure Integration Program.

CIOs need more budget power, VA's Baker urges

VA CIO Roger Baker says if CIOs had more budget power, IT management would improve.

NetStar-1 sells unit to keep government focus

NetStar-1 sells its IT business to Interactive Technology Solutions to keep its focus on management consulting.

TechAmerica issues call for action on procurement

The industry group is calling on the Office of Management and Budget, government agencies and government contractors to take steps to improve collaboration, risk management and program management and make wider use of agile development techniques.

The next big contracting scandal, part 2

Editor Nick Wakeman reviews the reaction to his blog posting that a potential scandal is brewing involving service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

The next big contracting scandal

Editor Nick Wakeman sees a scandal brewing in the service-disabled veteran-owned small-business arena. What is going to trigger the controversy?