GDIT helps Air Force design green propulsion systems
General Dynamics Information Technology has won a new contract to assist the Air Force in developing environmentally friendly propulsion systems.
Spy agencies to open communications to entire intelligence community
U.S. intelligence agencies are taking concrete steps to make their sensitive data available to analysts throughout community.
Unisys achieves ISO 20K certification
Unisys' federal systems business has achieved ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 certification for its desktop-management services line and programs.
ITT unit to support Naval Research Laboratory
ITT Corp. will provide a variety of key support services to the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems within the Naval Research Laboratory under a new contract.
D.C.’s Kundra catches transition team’s eye
District of Columbia Tech Czar Vivek Kundra has an approach to managing information technology projects that might benefit the federal government.
Harris assists State with outsourcing services
Harris will provide outsourcing services to the State Department under a new task order.
IAC to Obama: Federal IT needs overhaul
IAC’s Transition Study Group met Dec. 12 with Obama’s transition team, recommending among other things a modernization of the government’s policies and practices regarding IT.
DRC wins program management work at DHS
Dynamics Research Corp. wins two DHS IT contracts for program management.
Watch your step with intellectual property
Entities that receive U.S. government funding for development projects typically have a right to retain title to the intellectual property they develop on those projects though that ownership is not automatic.
Court ruling puts ethics on the front burner
A recent court decision highlights the risks that a governmentcontractor faces when the government believes that thecompany has made false statements in proposals, or otherdocuments, that it has submitted to the government.
Patent rules would impede innovation
The U.S. patent system has been vital to the American economy and the U.S. role inthe world economy. Patents have taken center stage in fostering innovation andserving as the catalyst for innovation.
New rules change open-source landscape
Get familiar with new open-source licensing rules
Investment bankers help navigate tricky M&A waters
As the owner of a business, one of the most important decisions you will make is to sell your company. One of the most important relationships you will forge in that process is with an investment banker.
Beware of certifications in that contract boilerplate
Boilerplate certifications can teach hard lessons.
Software agreements require hard examination
A guide to portecting intellectual property.
Infotech and the Law: A new day dawns in size recertification
It's finally out: the Small Business Administration's long-awaited, much-debated, final rule establishing size recertification requirements applicable to contracts that run for longer than five years appeared in the Nov. 15 issue of the Federal Register.
Infotech and the Law: Reform the task order ombudsman, or suffer the consequences
The Acquisition Advisory Panel allegedly plans to issue its draft report this month, recommending changes in federal contracting rules.
Infotech and the Law: If the FOIA exemption fits, wear it
Imagine your agency customer calls and says, "We've received a Freedom of Information Act request for a copy of your contract. We will comply with that request unless you explain to us why we shouldn't."
Infotech and the Law: Contingent fees pose ethics challenge
The ethics scandals that have rumbled through the federal procurement world of late have brought increased attention to numerous statutory restrictions, such as the Procurement Integrity Act, bribery and gratuity statutes, and the Anti-Kickback Act.
Infotech and the Law: New rules raise procurement thresholds
Contractors soon may need to change the cost and pricing data they supply on government contracts as a result of several recent proposed and interim rules that would increase certain procurement thresholds.
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