Ensuring a smooth exit

Planning is the key to successfully graduating from the 8(a) program.

Gary Arlen | Tailor made

Harris is looking for small businesses to handle tasks ranging from geospatial engineering to cable subassembly. Its small-business-supplier Web site is the best way for companies to initiate contact.

Scitor bought by equity group

Scitor Corp., a 1,200-person, employee-owned company, has been acquired by a private equity group.

G&B to support Labor Statistics networks

G&B Solutions Inc. has won a contract from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide computer network infrastructure support services.

Velazquez: Weed out HUBZone's bad apples

SBA's program to develop businesses in underutilized business districts is riddled with holes, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, said Sept. 19.

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 | Favored to win

New rule broadens ANC subcontracting appeal.

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.

Small business delivers in a big way

With the growth rates of some of the companies on the Fast 50, it is likely few will remain in the small-business category for long.

Alion gets Army Battle Command deal

Alion Science and Technology has won a contract worth up to $47 million to provide the Army Battle Command Directorate with analytic, engineering, programmatic and scientific expertise.

Sweet dreams

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

Proposed rule may delay payments

The Defense Department proposed a rule change Aug. 2, governing its payment obligations, that could result in contractors waiting longer for payment under certain cost-reimbursement contracts.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

News briefs

Army Secretary Peter Geren urged Army IT managers and industry executives to remain focused on technology efforts that deliver the right information to the right people in real time.

ANC size rule to change

Companies awarding subcontracts to Alaska Native Corporations will soon be able to count the award toward meeting their small business goals, even if the ANC is not a small business.

Eight win Air Force assistance work

The Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base has awarded contracts to eight companies named to the ACC Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services III contract, valued at $400 million total.

Oberon joins DISA contract

Oberon Associates Inc., a woman-owned small businesses, has won a spot on a Defense Information Systems Agency network contract.

DKW scores Navy communications deal

DKW Communications Inc. will automate information systems and communications services for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's Systems Center.

FedSpending.org award is no longer sole-source

Instead of awarding a sole-source contract to Eagle Eye for the first phase of the Federal Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, GSA issued an RFP for data and software that would list grant and contract award info from fiscal 2000-07. The small-business set-aside contract is for 19 months.