GovDelivery becomes unit of Internet Capital Group

The investment firm Internet Capital Group has joined with the management team of GovDelivery Inc. to buy out all other shareholders of the company.

Obama picks cybersecurity coordinator

Howard Schmidt is President Barack Obama’s choice for cybersecurity chief, the administration announced today.

National cybersecurity coordinator choice widely applauded

Industry insiders say the breadth and depth of the appointee's experience in both government and the private sector bodes well for his performance in the challenging job of coordinating the government’s cybersecurity policy.

Congress seeks insourcing through cataloging contracts

A spending bill headed for passage would require inventories of services contracts to show agencies’ reliance on the private sector and how agencies could save money by insourcing.

Accreditation fuels small business' growth

Dovel Technologies used its CMMI Level 3 accreditation to accelerate its growth in the government market and help land a Contractor of the Year award.

8 stories to keep watching in 2010

We rank the most important stories that broke during 2009. But the impact of these stories will continue to be felt into 2010 and beyond.

HPTi focuses on ethics, quality to accelerate growth

HPTi won the Greater Washington Government Contractor award for 2009 contractor of the year in the $25 million to $75 million division.

DOE plans to retain bulk of contractor IT workforce

Energy CIO Tom Pyke said he intends to maintain the contractor IT workforce at current levels for the most part while insourcing a small portion of the jobs.

Harris FTI project goes under FAA microscope

An independent panel of experts will review a four-hour outage that occurred in the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure in November that resulted in flight delays.

SRA seeks expansion through new executive assignments

SRA International Inc. has promoted three of its executives in an effort to bolster the federal contractor’s core business and expand into new markets, according to a company announcement today.

White House says companies must police employee conflicts of interest

Contractors would have to keep tabs on their employees who are working in agencies' acquisition offices.

Miller named CEO of Spacenet government solutions

Susan Miller has joined Spacenet Inc. as chief executive officer of the company’s Spacenet Integrated Government Solutions division.

Federal procurement nominee outlines agenda

Gordon tells a Senate committee he would emphasize the acquisition workforce.

QinetiQ NA taps Crouch to lead technology solutions unit

J.D. Crouch II has been named president of QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group. He succeeds William Ribich.

Trio of big contracts have problems

Two large state information technology contracts run into trouble, and contractors protest TSA’s lucrative IT Infrastructure Program contract.

Susan Carter assumes CFO post at KBR

Susan Carter has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer at KBR Inc., effective Oct. 29, upon the retirement of Kevin DeNicola.

Linda Hudson named to lead BAE Systems

Linda Hudson has been named chief operating officer at BAE Systems plc, and president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc.

A-T Solutions buys anti-terrorism firm

A-T Solutions makes its second acquisition in four months with its purchase of Trancite Logic Systems, a company that specializes in law enforcement and anti-terrorism solutions.

Agilex adds Chapman as VP to boost health care sector

Agilex Technologies Inc. is seeking to strengthen its health care sector with the appointment of Melissa Chapman to the newly created position of vice president for health solutions.

Industry clamors for OFPP chief who listens

Openness and collaboration would be welcome characteristics of the next OFPP administrator as he or she leads reform efforts.