If General Dynamics Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Anteon International Corp. closes, five companies will control about $21 billion in annual IT contract revenue?nearly one-third of the government's IT budget.
In a blockbuster deal involving two of the largest IT players in the government market, General Dynamics Corp. today announced it was acquiring Anteon International Corp. for $2.2 billion.
Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, 85, has spent a lifetime making things up. But his stories of other worlds and travels to Mars have inspired people to believe that what seems impossible can come true.
For this issue, I interviewed science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury. At 85, he's lost none of his enthusiasm and optimism for the future of science and technology as well as for humankind. For Bradbury, space is not a business opportunity, but destiny.
Network administrators usually spend their time concerned with routers, PCs and servers. Operating a chainsaw? Cutting down trees? That's not part of the job description.
NCI Information Systems Inc. of Reston, Va., makes its debut on Wall Street Monday. The company is the first federal IT company to go public in nearly two years.
Earle Williams, considered one of the founders of the government IT services industry, headed the lineup of winners recognized at the third annual Greater Washington Contractor Awards dinner Oct. 19.
McNeil Technologies Inc. closed a pair of deals last week, one for a government contractor and a second for the government contracts held by another company.
Once every decade or so, a contract comes along that has the potential to remake an industry. If you win, it's a validation of your strategy as well as a confidence and financial booster for several years to come. If you lose, well, you have to make what can be painful adjustments.
Our annual small-business special report is one of my favorite issues of the year, mostly for personal reasons: It makes me think of my parents, who were themselves small-business owners.
Alaska Native Corporations and tribally owned companies increase their presence on the Top 25 8(a) list, with 10 such companies ranking among the most successful small businesses in the government market.
Hurricane Katrina and the resulting devastation along the Gulf Coast stand as stark reminders that technology can go only so far in the face of Mother Nature.
Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Veteran Affairs departments, as well as the General Services Administration
Systems integrators should gear up for a busy 2006 as the federal government makes plans for major contracts from the Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and Veteran Affairs departments as well as the General Services Administration.
