Third-quarter awards feed a hungry sector

Public companies that provide federal IT services have continued to see their stock prices rise since mid-August, when most of the companies reported second-quarter results and issued outlooks that excited investors.

QinetiQ buys secure-messaging company

QinetiQ Group announced it has completed its purchase of Boldon James Holdings Ltd., a U.K. provider of secure messaging solutions for military and government customers.

DRC wins Eagle consulting services job

Dynamics Research Corp. has won a DHS task order to provide consulting services on capital planning, investment control and earned value management to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Panel: Diversify portfolio for market leadership

To succeed in the defense and IT sectors, companies must act boldly when it comes to making investments, said a panel of financial experts at a technology forum this week.

It's final: CDW goes private

CDW has fulfilled its ambitions to return to private ownership.

Connecticut sues Accenture over lost data

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said this week that he is suing Accenture Ltd. over the loss of confidential taxpayer data and hundreds of state bank account and purchasing card numbers.

2007 Small Business Report | Diverse talents

Top 8(a)s show wide range of information technology skills as ANCs continue their dominance.

2007 Small Business Report | Learning tree

Mentor/protégé programs can help fledgling firms, but small companies need to be smart about using them.

2007 Small Business Report | It's not just about speed

Companies making the 2007 Fast 50 follow many paths to success in the government market.

Guidelines set top homeland security investment priorities

National Preparedness Guidelines, released by DHS, list the top eight priorities that should guide national preparedness investments in the coming years.

Accenture to replace USDA financial system

Accenture has received a $102.6 million contract from the Agriculture Department to replace its core financial-management system.

MPC to buy Gateway business unit

MPC Corp. is planning to buy Gateway's Professional in a deal worth about $90 million.

BearingPoint wins Kosovo aid deal

BearingPoint Inc. will foster economic development in Kosovo under a $20 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Employee ownership takes careful management

Companies that are structured as employee stock ownership plans offer numerous tax advantages to the company and their employee shareholders.

Sweet dreams

American Systems pulls out all the stops in quest for tier-one status.

No credit woes in government services

The headlines have been dominated by talk of the "credit crunch." Many pundits are predicting that tightening in the debt markets will bring an end to the frenzied merger-and-acquisition environment, but columnist Richard Knop disagrees.

Equity firm rolls three into one

DC Capital Partners LLC plans to create a new company catering to the information technology needs of federal agencies by integrating three businesses it has acquired.

Lockheed buys simulation training company

Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired 3Dsolve Inc., which will strengthen its initiatives in the rapidly growing training and simulation market, according to a Lockheed official.

Extreme makeover

GTSI shakes off its reseller roots, sees future as solutions provider.

Marketing the message

Fueling opportunities. Agency PR needs translate into dollars for contractors.