DOD wants focus on contractor performance, not profits

Frank Kendall, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, talks about the Defense Department's new focus for managing contractors.

Who are the top 50 cloud providers?

A new list breaks out the top cloud computing providers in the market.

Small businesses need to better protect their nets, says FCC chief

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski convened a round-table discussion with small and midsize businesses to talk about information security.

Big 3 defense contractors feel axe of 1,000 cuts

Three major defense contractors in the Washington, D.C., region will be handing out pink slips until July.

Workforce cuts coming to Hewlett-Packard?

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s CEO Leo Apotheker has told his top deputies to brace for tough times and slow hiring plans.

Northrop Grumman layoffs could affect 200 by Memorial Day

Defense contractor will let 200 workers know this week that they will be terminated after May 31.

Northrop's Bush pushes more US-UK cooperation

Greater cooperation will help fight cyber threats and improve the health of the industrial base.

Push on for more defense cuts

The House Appropriations Committee has proposed spending caps for its 12 subcommittees to trim billions of dollars from the fiscal 2012 budget.

Lockheed Martin, Carnegie Mellon open cyber lab

Lockheed Martin and Carnegie Mellon have teamed up to create cyber lab.

Cisco issues warning about performance

Analysts think it may take several quarters before turnaround is completed at Cisco Systems.

Hoyer to White House: Don't make contractors disclose contributions

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer disagrees with the Obama administration's plan to make companies include political contribution information with all bid proposals.

IBM sees cloud business reaching $7B

Big Blue takes team approach to winning new business.

BAE Systems wins $93.2M flight training pact

Company will support Australian military with flight screening and basic flight training through 2017.

Maryland contractors worry about future contracts

Maryland contractors are nervous about the impact of the recent spending resolution.

Northrop faces fine for Virginia computer outage

The penalty for a computer outage that crippled the state's Division of Motor Vehicles likely will top $100,000.

A truly galactic opportunity

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information for a "100-Year Starship Study" to push the idea of interstellar space travel.

Can more talking reduce risk of bid protests?

Contracting experts in and out of government want more communication to reduce the number of bid protests.

Lagging sales push GD into shopping mode

General Dynamics Corp. is in the market to buy some companies as the result of last year’s smallest sales increase since 1995.

Cisco launches reorg

Networking company makes changes to fix poor performance.

Orbital Sciences president, COO resigns

James Thompson resigns at Orbital Sciences Corp. after 20 years at the company.