Senators push for more small-business contracts
New legislation would require agencies to think about small businesses and reconsider bundled contracts.
Simulation technology heads for the cloud
Parabon wins a small business research award to develop a modeling and simulation as a service technology platform.
DynCorp buys international development firm
DynCorp International LLC has acquired Casals & Associates Inc., an international development company, through the purchase of 100 percent of the company’s stock.
Centuria strengthens Weather Service radar network
Centuria Corp. will provide technical assistance to the National Weather Service under a 10-year task order that has a ceiling of $97 million.
Three small businesses win missile agency awards
Three small businesses have been awarded advisory and assistance services indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts from the Missile Defense Agency each of which has a ceiling of $209 million.
House bill would punish users of front companies
A new bill in the House would penalize people who set up a company as a front to another business to get a government contract.
VMware breaks into new market after buying Zimbra
VMware on Tuesday said it is acquiring Zimbra from Yahoo, extending VMware's reach beyond system virtualization.
ICOR buy helps Acquisition Solutions expand into management services
Acquisition Solutions Inc.’s purchase of ICOR Partners LLC will broaden ASI’s footprint into the civilian government market, according to Anne Reed, ASI president and chief executive officer.
Acquisition Solutions builds consulting skills with ICOR buy
Acquisition Solutions Inc. has purchased substantially all the assets of ICOR Partners LLC. The financial terms were not reported. The transaction closed Jan. 8.
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.
SafeNet nets Assured Decisions to boost cybersecurity offerings
SafeNet Inc., a provider of information security, has acquired Assured Decisions LLC, a professional consulting service to the government’s cyber security community. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.
VA fails to punish liars, House panel told
Veterans Affairs Department officials failed to punish business owners who lied to them to get a contract set aside for service-disabled veterans.
New rule on task-order protests not causing problems, panel says
Officials instrumental in the creation of the year-old federal task-order protest rule say the new regulation has caused few problems and resulted in only a small increase in the number of cases sent to the Government Accountability Office for adjudication.
A-T Solutions shuffles its executive team
A-T Solutions Inc. CEO Ken Falke will step down from that role to become the company’s chairman of the board effective Jan. 1. Chief Operating Officer Dennis Kelly will be promoted to president and CEO.
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.
mySBX.com: The Match.com of government contractors
mySBX has created a Web site that connects primes and subs in a government contracting version of online dating.
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.
Infuse a little holiday spirit into the contracting dispute
The movie "Miracle on 34th Street" offers valuable lessons that can be applied to government contracting.
Small government contractors can lead job creation
Small businesses – including the majority of defense contractors – are capable and willing to lead the charge of job creation and economic recovery. We just need support, not accusations and more barriers.
NASA starts taking bids on large IT services project
NASA has opened up bidding for the first of five planned information technology services contracts that have been estimated to be worth more than $4 billion total.
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