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Gail Repsher Emery
E-Gov's Tools of the Trade: Acquisition made easy
Seventeen new tools could be the key to simplifying the cumbersome, complicated federal procurement process.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Northrop Grumman wins Air Force Info System work
Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $49.8 million contract from the Air Force to provide IT upgrades to increase the readiness and life of weapon systems.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
BAE Systems to support Air Force F-16 programs
BAE Systems plc won an Air Force contract to support a variety of systems for F-16 fighter jets. The contract might bring in $10 million a year through 2009.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
BAE Systems gets anti-missile tech deal for Army
BAE Systems plc won a five-year contract from the Army to build 484 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures and Common Missile Warning Systems that provide missile warning and directable jamming capabilities to defend aircraft.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Two agencies tap PEC Solutions for contracts
PEC Solutions Inc. won a one-year, $2.3 million contract from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a one-year, $4.8 million task order from the Homeland Security Department.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Feds fear offshore outsourcing, while contractors fear a backlash
Government employees and contractors are worried about offshore outsourcing, but for different reasons.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Survival Guide: Larry Bird, Smithsonian Institution curator
U.S. elections have always been controversial, especially when it comes to deciding who gets to vote and how votes are counted, said Larry Bird, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Two views on competitive sourcing
A hot issue ? public-private competitions for federal work ? for federal contractors and for politicians on both sides of the aisle isn't going to get less controversial. But its direction could change dramatically.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Raytheon Acquires Photon Research Associates Inc.
Raytheon Co. acquired Photon Research Associates Inc. of San Diego in a move that strengthens the defense company's capabilities in missile defense, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and homeland security.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Let the telecommuting begin?
With the publication of an interim procurement rule in today's Federal Register, federal policy for the first time explicitly permits telecommuting by contractor employees.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Northrop Grumman gets automated meter-reading system contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. will automate data collection from water meters in the Hartford, Conn., area under a six-year, $2.9 million contract.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Anteon wins $120M Navy warfare systems support contract
Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $120 million contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command to support the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Defense, SBA extend 8(a) partnership
The Defense Department will be able to award 8(a) contracts to small businesses on behalf of the Small Business Administration for an additional year. The partnership extension is effective today.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Seven companies get spots on $7 billion Navy contract
The companies now will compete against each other for work under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity five-year contract, awarded by the Naval Shipbuilding Support Office to support the Naval Sea Systems Command and Fleet-sponsored maintenance programs.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
BAE Systems makes another acquisition
The dealmaking continues at BAE Systems North America as it announces its second acquisition of the month. BAE Systems will buy Burlington, Mass.-based Alphatech Inc. for $88.4 million, officials BAE Systems said today.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
ACS to build public safety system for OK City
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. won a contract to develop an integrated public safety system for Oklahoma City. The six-year contract is worth about $18.8 million.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
BAE climbs IT ladder with DigitalNet purchase
The Washington Technology Top 100 list of federal prime IT contractors may have a new name in the Top 10 in 2005.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Future Technologies wins Naval Surface Warfare Center contract
Future Technologies Inc. of Fairfax, Va., won a five-year, $21.3 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to support the Aegis Weapon System, Combat System and Computer Center; and the Integrated Warfare System Laboratory.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
Commerce unveils winners of NexGen contract
And then there were 51. After a competition that involved more than 400 small companies, 51 businesses won spots on the Commerce Information Technology Services Next Generation contract.
- By Gail Repsher Emery
OMB mulls new shared-savings programs
The Office of Management and Budget is evaluating proposals that would have federal agencies share services for financial management and human resources, a move that could create significant integration and outsourcing opportunities for contractors.
- By Jason Miller and Gail Repsher Emery