Services, support dominate second quarter federal IT awards
Nearly half of the $11 billion in federal IT contract awards in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were made for professional services or maintenance support services, according to a new report from Input Inc.
DHS deflects criticism of small biz rules
The Homeland Security Department is defending its small business subcontracting practices against fears that its mentor-protégé program actually may penalize some small businesses.
Merlin wins NOAA center tech support work
Merlin Technical Solutions Inc. won a $2.5 million contract to maintain and support the hardware and software operations for a key data collection arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Army awards deals under IMOD program
Ten companies were awarded contracts late Friday under the Army's $4 billion Infrastructure Modernization program that will update the fiber-optic cable and wireless communications lines at major bases and installations.
Nine companies win Army contracts for computer equipment
The Army awarded nine contracts late yesterday under a $5 billion procurement vehicle designed to standardize desktop and notebook computer purchases.
SBA administrator Barreto steps down
Embattled Small Business Administration administrator Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday following a five-year tenure that was marked by criticism from members of Congress and small business advocates.
Insight settles small-biz suit
In what is believed to be the first-ever False Claims Act settlement between a company allegedly posed as a small business and the U.S. government, Insight Public Sector Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million for misrepresenting itself as a small business.
Contract roundup
Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?
Contract roundup
Eleven companies won spots on the IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program, which includes business process engineering, information systems security, information assurance, IT services, network support ?
InfoZen wins transportation employee credentials work
InfoZen Inc. won a $148 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to run an automated system that verifies transportation workers' identities.
Mergers & acquisitions
Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.
Mergers & acquisitions
Red Hat Inc. will acquire JBoss Inc. of Atlanta in a $350 million cash and stock transaction, plus an additional $70 million contingent on achieving specific performance measures.
11 win Army ITES-2 contract
Eight large businesses and three small won spots on the contract and will now compete for task orders on the $20 billion IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services program.
GAO takes issue with Alaska Native contracting advantages
Alaska Native corporations have moved aggressively to take advantage of Small Business Administration regulations that allow them to land no-bid government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a draft report from the Government Accountability Office.
GAO: Energy trails other agencies on small biz goals
The Energy Department has fallen short of its small business prime contracting goals in four of the last five years, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.
May the best team win
USFalcon Inc. is one of one of three small companies, together with four large corporations, that will compete for task orders in full and open competitions under the Army's 10-year, $19.3 billion Strategic Services Sourcing program.
SRA wins disaster credit-management deal
SRA International Inc. won a five-year, $54.1 million task order from the Small Business Administration to provide IT support to the agency's Disaster Credit Management System.
Intekras lands Medicare network support deal
Intekras Inc. won a five-year, $7.2 million contract to support a network that assists health care providers and associated businesses with Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Evan Lesser | Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field
In the late 1990s, when Evan Lesser was working as an IT professional for a defense contractor, his boss asked him one day to find five job candidates with security clearances to work on a Navy contract the company had.
Small Business: In brief
Democrats on the House Small Business Committee, concerned over President Bush's proposed fiscal 2007 budget, released a report detailing the effect of the proposed cuts on small-business development programs.
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