Former GSA assistant commissioner rejoins former company

Ed O'Hare rejoins Dynanet Corp. with a goal of helping the company's transition out of the 8(a) small business program.

New regulatory strategy aims to help small businesses

Obama directed agency officials to consider the economic effects of federal regulations on small businesses.

Brown-Dixon goes from GSA to SBA

A small-business guru and director of small business takes talents to SBA

CSC locks up deal for health care solutions company

Computer Sciences Corp. has completed its acquisition of Image Solutions Inc., a provider of regulatory submission management solutions for the contractor's Life Sciences sector. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SBA offers grants for business-development help

National organizations would provide training, guidance, counseling and mentoring to small companies to be successful in the federal marketplace.

How one small business embraced the health care market and won

Business Computer Applications laid a foundation in health care that helped it become the only small business to win a full-and-open spot on the CDC's $5 billion contract.

VA increases verification of veteran-owned businesses

VA takes on the potential for fraud by requiring companies provide documentation that they are veteran-owned small businesses before they can win set aside contracts.

A-T Solutions' acquisition grows its intell offerings

A-T Solutions Inc. has acquired Innovative Technology Systems Inc., an IT company that specializes in solutions for the intelligence community, the Defense Department and other government entities.

IRS announces TIPSS-4 winners

TIPSS-4 contractors will provide support services to help the IRS maintain and update its large portfolio of legacy tax systems.

ESN lands IT contract at Utah Air Force base

Engineering Services Network Inc. will provide IT services to the Air Force under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $38 million.

What was your hot topic of 2010?

Join editor Nick Wakeman for a chat on Twitter to discuss the top topics of 2010 and what will be the driving issues of 2011.

DOD blacklist authority could go too far, say small-biz advocates

Small-business groups say the 2011 Defense Authorization bill would allow DOD officials to secretly blacklist contractors and bar them from doing any business with the federal government.

TCS takes DOD personnel to school for cybersecurity training

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has won a five-year Defense Department contract worth approximately $49 million to provide the DOD’s military and civilian personnel with on-site computer network operations training in support of the government’s cybersecurity workforce development efforts.

Ex-Touchstone execs launch new tech-focused consulting firm

Kickstand, a recently launched government solutions provider, was founded by industry veterans Tony Summerlin and Jason Khan, who previously led Touchstone Consulting Group.

Can GTSI's new CEO save the company?

In part one of a two part interview, GTSI's new president and CEO, Sterling Phillips, discusses what GTSI has weathered so far. How have customers, employees and partners reacted?

Small businesses score as Air Force reopens $3B contract

Big-ticket Air Force award gives small businesses another round at an acquisition-related contract.

KEYW acquisition spree continues with No. 4 this year

KEYW Corp. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Everest Technology Solutions Inc., a privately held provider of cyber superiority solutions to the U.S. intelligence community, for $30 million.

Citizant promotes Lech to VP of civilian agency business

Citizant, a provider of enterprise architecture and business transformation services to the federal government, has promoted Robert Lech to vice president of business development for civilian agencies.

Engle lands USDA contract

The Engle Group has been awarded a five-year, $49 million blanket purchase agreement from the Agriculture Department to supply systems development, operations and integration, and other IT services.

Appian helps Treasury unit boost business process management

Appian has won a contract worth $10 million from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to expand the OCC’s use of the company’s business process management suite. The OCC, an agency of the Treasury Department, oversees the execution of laws relating to all national banks.