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SPOTLIGHT: 20 largest government contracts in 2010

If you want to see what the government is up to in the world of information technology, Washington Technology magazine has compiled a list of the 20 largest and most important contracts that will hit Read more...

E-Verify launches Sept. 8

The Obama administration is implementing E-Verify on Sept. 8, the controversial program requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to ensure that their employees are legally authorized to work Read more...

Time to change government-buying habits

It's always tough doing business with the government. Just ask any vendor. A vendor has to comply with many rules that are not in place in the private sector, and must offer government agencies their Read more...

Sensitive U.S. data found on computer in Africa

Unencrypted and sensitive data regarding federal contracts with the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Transportation Security Agency were found on Read more...

Would defense contractors take a pay cut?

Here's a unique idea: Save billions by asking existing federal government contractors to give back some of their earnings. In an eloquent column this week in Federal Computer Week, Harvard professor Read more...

Stimulus law requires fixed-price contracts

There will be lots of government IT contracts stemming from the massive stimulus package approved by Congress and signed by President Obama, but they will have to be fixed-price deals as much as Read more...

Press Releases

New House Bill Will Boost Middle Class Economy, According to the American Small Business League

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-04) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at directing hundreds of billions Read more >>

Obama Executive Order Could Create Millions of Jobs, According to the American Small Business League

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: On Wednesday, June 29, President Barack Obama addressed the American people regarding deficit Read more >>

Senate to Hold Hearing on SBA Fraud and Abuse, According to the American Small Business League

PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: On Thursday, June 16th, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a Read more >>

Media Invited to Attend ABA Panel on Cyber Warfare Law & Frontier Justice Hosted By Crowell & Moring

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to invite members of the media to attend the American Bar Association's June 13 event, "Cyber Warfare Law & Read more >>

CompTIA Urges Senate to Repeal 3% Withholding Requirement in SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CompTIA urges the Senate to repeal the 3 percent reporting requirement as an amendment to S. 493, the “SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011.” Enacted in 2005, this Read more >>