TechAmerica Foundation is uniting a group government contracting heavyweights to investigate the issues surrounding IT contracting and compile solutions to get the business back on track with the government. The move comes following President Barack Obama’s decision to halt contracts and review IT spending. Click here to read more on …
Read More »Donna Morea and Michael Roach on CGI’s Acquisition of Stanley Associates
CGI Group Inc. announced last week that it will acquire (NYSE: GIB; TSX: GIB.A) Stanley Inc. (NYSE: SXE) for a cash tender offer at $37.50 per share, a total of $1.07 billion. CGI is funding the acquisition with cash on hand and extant credit facilities, and the transaction has been …
Read More »Top 10 Predictions for government contracting in 2010
By now you’ve had your fill of top 10 lists for 2010. But this is one list you don’t want to miss. What will 2010 hold for Government Contracting? What shape will collaboration take between industry and government in addressing the tough issues of the day? ExecutiveBiz brought that question …
Read More »John Hillen and Global Defense Technology & Systems End GovCon’s IPO Drought
John Hillen will have some interesting conversation for his Thanksgiving table this year: his company, Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. held its IPO Friday. This is the first IPO in government contracting since SAIC went public on October 10th, 2006. According to a press release, Global Defense Technology & …
Read More »Poaching of federal contractors: Industry voices weigh in
Recently, the Department of Defense’s Brigadier General Michael Brogan weighed in on a heated topic: poaching of federal contractors. For other takes on the issue, here are some additional perspectives: Renny DiPentima, former CEO, SRA “Poaching” was a constant issue when I was CEO, including “poaching” by the government. While …
Read More »Advice for Dealing with Administration Change from Proven Players
Change of administration is always a challenging time for government contracting as the markets realign in anticipation of where spending will flow and how to best position for the upcoming priorities. The Obama administration change is no exception with Military shifting from hard resources to soft, traditional defense firms shifting …
Read More »Aneesh Chopra named Federal CTO
Aneesh Chopra has been named the nation’s first chief technology officer. The news was announced Saturday during President Obama’s weekly address. As federal CTO, Chopra will work alongside Jeffrey Zients, the new chief performance officer, and Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, who’s responsible for setting technology policy across the government. Since …
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