People

SBA announces training for small businesses

The series of nationwide small-business seminars will begin Jan. 9, 2007.

Digital Government

2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA

Theft of veterans' data forces the agency to fix lax information security practices.

Modernization

IAC announces 2007 leaders of Shared Interest Groups

The nine SIGs and their new leaders will maintain their current goals and objectives, IAC said in a statement.

Digital Government

GTSI promotes five to VP

The promotions result from a companywide assessment of all employees of the government solutions provider.

Acquisition

Survey finds support for commercial procurement practices

Government Futures reports that federal procurement is at the crossroads of progress and stagnation.

People

Perot Systems builds portfolio with QSS Group buy

The acquisition gives Perot some new contracts, more staff and some expertise in areas such as information assurance.

Modernization

USPS extends contract to HP

Under the IDIQ contract, HP will deliver hardware, software and services to upgrade the U.S. Postal Service’s distributed computing systems.

Cybersecurity

Industry wants unified set of security standards

The impetus for the group's formation was members’ belief that the government should have a consistent set of security standards that it expects contractors to comply with.

Modernization

Budget squeeze, SBInet award highlight 2006

Iraq war costs take toll on agency spending.

People

SiloSmashers gets new VP of business development

Bob Golas comes to the company from Savi Technology.

Acquisition

EPA awards $10.5M task order to SRA

SRA will provide information technology support to the EPA’s Brownfields Program, which strives to clean contaminated properties and build revitalized communities.

People

GSA and DOD forge a new relationship

A memorandum of agreement spells out procurement responsibilities on both sides.

People

GSA announces settlement in liability case

GovConnection paid $2.55 million to settle the claim it had overcharged federal agencies, but it did not admit liability.

Acquisition

ITAA opposes withholding tax on government contractors

The Senate amendment would call for collecting the new withholding tax this month, nearly five years sooner than originally planned.

Modernization

Primavera Systems buys two companies

Terms were not released in the purchase of ProSight, a portfolio analysis solutions company, and Pertmaster, a U.K. risk analysis and mitigation solutions company.

People

Trace Systems to seek DOD, DHS wireless network sales

The newly formed systems integrator is led by Otto Hoernig, who sold Spacelink International to Engineered Support Systems last year.

People

Senate confirms new SBA deputy

Jovita Carranza is an experienced business executive who spent more than 30 years at UPS.

Modernization

Bush to name Harris chief to advisory committee

Howard Lance will join other industry chief executives on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

People

IRS taps Avineon to facilitate lien dissemination

This is Avineon’s first win under its Treasury Information Processing Support Services-3 contract.

People

Postal accountability bill will modernize service

The legislation, the first major overhaul of USPS since 1970, solves the structural, legal and financial constraints that have brought the service to what Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) called "the brink of utter breakdown."