Abacus launches into Air Force communications work
Abacus Technology Corp. won a five-year, $15 million contract from the Air Force to furnish IT support services to F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
GSA seeks enterprisewide management of IT assets
The General Services Administration has released a highly anticipated draft solicitation for small businesses to help the agency streamline and support its IT infrastructure across the agency.
House Dems blast lack of fed policy change for small biz
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee today said Congress has failed in its efforts to help small businesses, specifically sighting its lack of action over the last two years.
House extends SBA programs
The House voted Tuesday to extend the Small Business Administration's programs until Feb. 2, 2007, giving Congress more time to complete a review and reauthorization of the agency.
DHS posts Eagle small-business winners
The Homeland Security Department today announced the 28 small-business winners of its $45 billion enterprise IT support services contract.
Longtime partners, long-term projects
Perot Systems favors nimble allies to tackle performance-based deals.
Protests delay Eagle small-biz awards
SBA office reviews multiple protests; how big is small?
Carranza is pick for SBA deputy administrator
The Bush administration said it plans to nominate Jovita Carranza as the new deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Karta Technologies to retool Air Force med info systems
The Air Force Surgeon General has awarded Karta Technologies Inc. a $75 million contract to furnish information modernization technology services.
Six firms chosen for satellite work
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color>The Army has chosen six companies to compete for work under its five-year, $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems contract.
Commentary | 8(a) grads face a daunting future
Success can lead to hard times as midsize companies face larger competitors.
Army releases RFP for ITES-Hardware contracts
The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ITES-2H contracts will run for five years and involve seven contractors, including two small businesses.
Howard Melamed | Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field
Like many small-business owners, Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corp., wants to get on the General Services Administration schedule. The problem for the cellular antenna and repeaters developer is that being innovative means taking on the FCC and the Homeland Security Department.
DHS to award small-business Eagle contracts
The Homeland Security Department is in the process of announcing the winners of contracts in the small-business phase of the Eagle IT services procurement, sources inside and outside the government said.
Systems Made Simple to encrypt VA computers
Systems Made Simple Inc. of Syracuse, N.Y., has been awarded a $3.7 million contract from the Veterans Affairs Department to assist the VA in upgrading all department computers with enhanced data security encryption systems to protect sensitive data on veterans.
Value jumps for Army's logistics program
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> The 20-year, multiple-award Field and Installation Readiness Support Team program to supply logistics support services to the Army and other Defense Department operations around the world now carries an estimated value of $36 billion.
OPM calls on small biz for tech support
The Office of Personnel Management is gauging the market for small businesses interested in providing computer center support for its Federal Investigative Services Division.
Fast 50 deadline extended
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2006 Washington Technology Fast 50 has been extended to Aug. 18.
Not an easy climb
Losing out on small business set-aside contracts and plunging headlong into the mid-tier market is not necessarily an attractive proposition for some small businesses, industry analysts said.
Small business | In brief
After factoring in $12 billion in miscoding errors, said Democrats on the House Small Business Committee, just 21.6 percent of all federal prime contracts in fiscal 2005 went to small businesses. ? and more briefs
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