Home » March 29th, 2010 Entries posted on “March, 2010”

Can the Government Force Contractors to Unionize?

Executive order 13502 from February 2009 garnered relatively little attention when it was issued.   It reads, “in order to promote the efficient administration and completion of Federal construction projects,” executive agencies are allowed to require contractors working on federal construction projects to implement “Project Labor Agreements.” This order applies to any construction, renovation or rehabilitation [...]

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Joel Brunson of TANDBERG on How Video Conferencing is Changing Business

ExecutiveBiz recently had the opportunity to sit down with Joel Brunson of TANDBERG to discuss the role of video conferencing technologies in business. He also discussed the public sector sales approach at TANDBERG. ExecutiveBiz:  Can you talk briefly about your role here at TANDBERG? Joel Brunson:  I am the President of TANDBERG Public Sector.  I [...]

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Wood Parker: “There’s excitement throughout TASC”

It has been a few months since the divestiture of TASC from Northrop Grumman. We had the opportunity to sit down with Wood Parker, the President and CEO of TASC, to learn about some of the highlights so far and what some of the priorities of TASC are going forward. We also learned how TASC [...]

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China “Economic espionage” tops US cybersecurity threats, says CSIS Jim Lewis

Here’s a little trivia for you: Who’s done more to shape cyberspace over the past few decades? Answer: The Grateful Dead. The band’s old lyricist, John Perry Barlow, to be exact. Back in the 1996, Barlow penned “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,” in which he argued the internet didn’t need laws; it could [...]

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Daily Government Contracting Recap – March 26, 2010

Michael Chertoff joined the board of directors at BAE. Raytheon named Dave Jensen VP of communications for IIS. A hacker was sentenced to 20 years in prison…twice. Email users continue to open spam. This laser could keep hackers at bay. Congress put the brakes on cyber command. GSA launched its “better buy” pilot. Happy National [...]

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Jim Lewis Speaks at Potomac Officer’s Club Luncheon

Click here to view an interview with Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, seen in the clip above.

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Will Dantzler of NetBase Corporation: What Government Clients Want

In a recent interview with GovCon Executive, NetBase Corporation’s CEO Will Dantzler discussed how his company graduated successfully from 8(a) small business certification, how contractors can break into the next level of size and growth, and what government clients want from IT service providers.  He also offered some quick tips for virtualization. “We came out [...]

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