Are you crying Uncle over the SAM debacle?

Problems continue to plague the GSA System for Award Management as agencies complain it has slowed the awarding of contracts.

BAE, EADS in merger talks

A combination would create the world's largest defense and aerospace company but must pass regulators' muster.

'Sovereign capacity,’ new sequester hammer?

Congressional Research Service says contract law might allow the government to cancel and restructure contracts to implement sequestration cuts without paying fees billed by contractors.

URS Corp. hires on new VP of contracts

URS Corp.'s federal services division adds Debbie Thurman to lead their contracts team.

Customs spends $100M to spot ultralight smugglers

SRCTec will build sensors to detect ultralight drug smugglers flying across the border.

Border-security contract award moves closer

A second attempt to build a virtual border fence in Arizona may be moving a big closer to a contract award, according to Defense News.

2013 defense budget proposal creates uncertainty

Congress is planning to forego appropriations bills for fiscal 2013 in favor of passing a six-month-long stopgap spending measure that would maintain 2012 funding levels though March.

HP gets $2.1B NMCI boost

Navy gives Hewlett-Packard a bigger ceiling to keep the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet up and running.

Remote patient monitoring market to hit $21B by 2016

Remote patient monitoring technology can help address rising costs and health care access, InformationWeek report states.

ANC contracting takes a hit

Alaska Native and tribally owned companies are seeing their contract dollars shrink. What's behind the drop?

Boeing drops out of $3B competition

Boeing backs out of the competition for an Air Force contract as it focuses on more strategic work.

IBM protests $543M award to HP

Big Blue cries foul over a contract award for a system to track assets at VA facilities around the country.

SAIC lawsuits consolidated in D.C.

Court brings together eight lawsuits that targeted the theft of computer tapes by a SAIC employee.

TechAmerica’s new CEO unveils major changes

Industry organization will close offices, cut staff and concentrate on central mission.

Lockheed CEO warns of sequestration dangers

Sudden funding cuts from sequestration might result in countless claims against prime contractors. But who ultimately will get the bill?

Northrop Grumman unveils sharpened business focus

Giant defense contractor to focus on higher-margin opportunities.

Teledyne reportedly will buy instrumentation analyzer firm

Company will pay $291 million for firm that makes instruments that measure and analyze complex electronic signals.

GSA delays SAM system

Consolidation of procurement databases delayed until July.

Government spending makes DC a tech capital

Forbes names the Washington area as the second-best city for tech jobs.

Are layoffs headed HP's way?

Reports have surfaced that HP will announced layoffs next week that could total 30,000.