Regulators urged to lighten up on award-fee rules

Agencies urged regulators to avoid more burdensome rules and reporting requirements to see whether contractor award fees work.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Contractor award fees paid inconsistently, GAO says

Federal agencies are not being consistent in how they distribute contractor award fees, according to a senior GAO official.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Energy secretary reaches out on Facebook

Steven Chu is spreading the word about Obama administration energy policy via the social networking Web site.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

Group says SAIC investigated before

SAIC, which is facing a current False Claims Act lawsuit, received no sanctions following a five-year investigation of apparently similar claims that ended in 2007, according to a watchdog group.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

House passes technology, science bills

The House has approved bills designed to strengthen federal agencies' cooperation on international science and technology research and on domestic science education.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Gaits wins Energy Department security contract for Idaho lab

GAITS Inc. will work with the Idaho National Laboratory to implement, develop and test cybersecurity controls under a $26 million contract.

  • By Doug Beizer

SAIC wins deliver on IPO's promise

Science Applications International Corp. has embraced life as a public company by structuring the company to be able to chase larger and more complex projects.

  • By Heather Hayes

Contract wins solidify Lockheed's ranking

Lockheed Martin holds onto the the No. 1 ranking for 15 straight years by continuing to win large contracts and build its base through strategic acquisitions.

  • By David Hubler

Group to develop smart grid standards

The Institute of Electrical and El0ectronics Engineers is launching an effort to develop common and interoperable standards for smart electricity grid technologies.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Economic recovery bill to stimulate jobs, green IT

Funding and developing energy efficiencies, renewable resources and the technologies to support them would create jobs, members of Congress say.

  • By Mary Mosquera

Group calls for digital infrastructure stimulus

A $30 billion investment in information technology in a government-led economic stimulus package would create about 949,000 U.S. jobs, according to a new study.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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