The American Council for Technology and its Industry Advisory Council are planning a charity gala for Sept. 9 at Washington's Union Station to raise money to build homes for disabled veterans and their families.
The defense market is heading into a hot spell, and not just because of the steamy Washington summer. Over the next several months, solicitations and awards will be issued for contracts that the Defense Department and the military will use to continue their business transformation efforts.
For any frequent user of public transportation, the bombings in London in July 2005 were the stuff of nightmares. You get on a train with a few hundred strangers, and you're sent hurtling through dark tunnels. In the aftermath of the London incidents, even a routine delay or breakdown on a subway causes a prickle of anxiety.
This issue marks my one-year anniversary as editor of Washington Technology. I've been with the magazine for nearly 10 years, but the past 12 months have brought me a new appreciation for the complexity of putting out a magazine and producing a Web site with fresh daily content.
When building a team to work on projects with the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan, William Smithson, vice president of financial systems applications development at SI International Inc., brings in experienced people he can trust. The results speak for themselves.
The 10 Channel Leaders, picked from nominations submitted to Washington Technology, epitomize some of the best things about the government market. They cover a wide range of companies, from small to behemoth.
A top priority for the new administrator of the General Services Administration should be fixing morale and process problems, according to industry members of a panel at Wednesday's Washington Technology Top 100 Conference.
The Secure Border Initiative project is at its most tranquil stage right now. The bids are in, teams are in place. Everyone is talking about what they can do and why they can do it better than anyone else.
It's pleasing to experience a bit of serendipity in your work. Months ago, when we were planning our 2006 editorial calendar, we knew that a feature on international IT would be fertile ground for coverage.
One challenge ? and goal ? in putting the Top 100 issue together each year is poring over the list and eliciting what it is that the rankings say about the state of the government market. The conclusion I've come to is that there is no single conclusion.
Each year on the Top 100, a few companies make moves that are especially eye-catching. Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw. A contract or two heats up beyond expectations, and a company pops onto the list. The contract cools, and the next year the company disappears.
