Inside Camber's threat mitigation mission

A few months ago, the Army Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense made 70 contract awards to 43 companies as part of a $495 million contract for chemical and biological defense.

Several contractors won in multiple areas, and one of those was Camber Corp. But even before the contract was awarded, Camber's strategy was focused on this kind of work with an entire division devoted to this kind of threat mitigation.

L-3 wins $24.9M Navy contract for technical services

L-3 Communications has won a $24.9 million task order, performance-based contract with the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and technical services in support of L-3 proprietary systems and communications equipment for the Coast Guard.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a base of $8 million and contains provisions for firm-fixed-price orders.

4 trends driving today's market

When the folks at the Association of Proposal Management Professionals asked me to talk about trends in the market, they gave me a set of questions to think about that covered things such as major changes in the market, sequestration and small business opportunities.

The format was a fireside chat at their annual conference in Atlanta, and my fellow fireside chatter was Beth Wingate, 2013 CEO of the association and managing director of Lohfeld Consulting. I feel like I’ve known Beth forever, so I had a good comfort level to talk about trends in the market in front a few hundred people.

GE sees big data as big opportunity

General Electric sees big data as a massive business opportunity, according to All Things D. Many wouldn't think GE would chase big data after having largely ignored the internet for so long, but that's not the case.

Harris wins $23M Middle East order for tactical radios

Harris Corp. has received a $23 million order from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country for Falcon III radios, accessories, software, service and support as part of a wideband tactical communications system.

Harris is providing these radios as part of the country’s tactical communications modernization program, the company said in a release.

Seven win millions in Navy test, evaluation contracts

Seven companies have won task order contracts of varying values with the U.S. Navy to provide operational test and evaluation analytical support services.

Under the contract, which includes fixed-price provisions, the companies will provide these services in support of the Command Operational Test and Evaluation Force. The companies will compete for task orders under these contracts.

Lockheed Martin wins $39M Navy option for electronic warfare system

Lockheed Martin has won a $39 million option with the U.S. Navy for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 System low-rate initial production units.

The Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program, also known as SEWIP, is an acquisition program to upgrade the existing AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare System.

Who are the best CFOs in the D.C. area?

Last night, at the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Great Washington Technology CFO Awards, the crowd was gathered in full force to support some of the most influential chief financial officers in the Washington area.

Of course, among the many strong nominees, only a few walk away with the awards. Here are the results of last night’s award ceremony:

Sustainability: Corporate hype or good business?

The news this week that former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson would join Apple as its vice president for environmental initiatives got me thinking about how often the term “sustainability” gets thrown around.

And I’m wondering how much is hype, and how much makes good business sense?

10 hot contracts inside today's tight budgets

Budget numbers can be a bit daunting, but it’s good to remember that there are some large, high profile procurements in the works despite the threat of sequestration, the debt ceiling and general political gridlock.

During its annual Federal Outlook conference, Deltek outlined several upcoming procurements with requests for proposals expected in the next six months. Potential values on these contracts range from a whopping $60 billion ceiling to a low of $23 million.