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  • Eileen Harrington, the SBA\'s chief operating officer, announced yesterday that she is leaving to become the new executive director of the Federal Trade Commission.

    October 14, 2010
  • BAE Systems said it received a $300 million contract to modernize the trusted computer workstations for the agency\'s Defense Intelligence Information System, according to Business Wire.

    October 14, 2010
  • A new report finds contractors should balance portfolios across the spectrum of warfare, accommodating the shift in how the U.S. military plans, organizes and equips for battle.

    October 14, 2010
  • Who should get first preference for contracts? A new law should help figure that out. Venable\'s Rob Burton explains it for us.

    October 14, 2010
  • With the Walter Reed Army Medical Center set to close in less than a year, DC officials are unveiling their plans to redevelop a 62-acre portion of the hospital grounds into a neighborhood with new homes, shopping, green space and schools.

    October 14, 2010
  • Computer experts at the secretive National Security Agency are teaming up with the Homeland Security Department in an effort to strengthen the nation\'s defenses against cyber attacks.

    October 14, 2010
  • The service will issue the first of five RFPs in a matter of weeks for cybersecurity services. The other solicitations are coming over the next year for everything from enterprise software to transport services. More than three-quarters of the users said they are pleased with the NMCI, according to the most recent customer satisfaction survey.

    October 14, 2010
  • The Russian Navy has proposed to re-establish a logistics base for Russian warships in the Vietnamese port of Cam Rahn Bay. Russian President Medvedev and Algerian President Bouteflika signed a joint statement on October 6th for more coordination and communication between their two countries. Also on October 6th, the Russian Defense Minister began a two-day visit to India for discussions that will touch on repairs and upgrade of an aircraft carrier as well as production of aircraft and tanks in India. The timing of the Vietnam, India and Algeria initiatives indicates the Russians are making a bid to rebuild and expand the weapons client base of the Soviet Union.

    October 13, 2010
  • The Navy and Marine Corps will begin splitting up its massive NMCI contract this fall. The service announced Wednesday it will issue a request for proposals for cybersecurity services in a matter of weeks.

    October 13, 2010
  • ederal CIO Vivek Kundra explained why the data center consolidation is so important to the audience at FedTalks 2010.

    October 13, 2010
  • Lynn Menard, the director of the Acquisitions, Strategy and Relations Directorate for the government of Canada, spoke with the DorobekINSIDER about how Canadian agencies set and meet green procurement targets.

    October 13, 2010
  • David Zeppieri joins host Jason Miller to discuss changes at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation since he took over in 2005. October 14, 2010

    October 13, 2010
  • One year since a GAO report that found a hike in protests to government contracts, Dr. Stan Sloane, president and CEO of SRA International, explained what\'s changed.

    October 13, 2010
  • The government has always wanted feedback from citizens, but it hasn’t necessarily wanted to invest the resources it takes to get that feedback, according to a GovLoop blog post. In contract, the private sector always…

    October 13, 2010