As the small business landscape continues to change and evolve, many entrepreneurs are looking for ways to start and grow their businesses. With funding often being a major challenge for these businesses, many organizations, including private corporations, state organizations, and federal government agencies, are now offering small business grants to help them succeed. These grants […] More

Government small business grants for women have helped female entrepreneurs overcome barriers, with over 12 million women-owned businesses employing more than 10.1 million workers. As the U.S. government and private investors recognize their importance, several rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government grants tailored to support women entrepreneurs were offered to eligible businesses. However, […] More

John Wasson was undeniably optimistic as he discussed whether sustained levels of inflation would affect ICF International’s ability to grow and achieve its margin goals. But as the CEO zeroed in on wage inflation during the company’s Nov. 2, 2021, earnings call, he did not mince words. “This,” he said, “is a challenging time.” Wasson’s […] More

CGI’s federal business arm has reorganized its operations into seven business units including a new horizontal practice, and named veteran company executives to lead the new segments as part of a strategic push to better align the company with evolving federal priorities. The company said Monday its new civilian; defense, intelligence and space; health and […] More

The National Geopsatial-Intelligence Agency has partnered with Science Aplications International Corp. to facilitate a competition for mobile application developers to help address a Department of Defense need through the Innovative GEOINT Application Provider Program.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Tony Moraco, CEO of SAIC, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential leaders in the government contracting industry — for his role in SAIC’s ongoing $2.5B acquisition of Engility and driving five consistent quarters of financial success for the company. This marks Moraco’s sixth Wash100 win.

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General Dynamics’ information technology business has booked four one-year task orders worth a combined $23.4 million to support the Environmental Protection Agency‘s IT infrastructure, systems and applications. Each order contains two one-year options and supports EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, which GDIT has supported over the past 17 years, the company said Tuesday. The agency launched the program […] More

A San Diego-based fusion research reactor that General Atomics operates for the Energy Department is set to undergo a year-long upgrade to incorporate new equipment to support studies that seek to discover new platforms for future fusion reactors. Technicians will incorporate into the DIII-D National Fusion Facility new radio-frequency systems and particle beams designed to […] More

Science and Applications International Corp. has selected North Pointe Commerce Park in Charleston, South Carolina, as location for the government technology services contractor’s new warehouse and production facility. Nazzic Keene, chief operating officer at SAIC, said in a statement published Friday the company considered the site’s proximity to its existing facilities, a U.S. Navy installation and […] More

When working with U.S. government agencies on defining next-generation space technologies, industry leaders across the board are all hands on-deck. SSL Government Systems, for instance, is helping the U.S. Air Force test the security of hosting payloads on commercial satellites; researching power and propulsion for NASA’s Deep Space gateway; developing concepts for advanced military satellite […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts the unified communication as a service market to reach a compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent beginning in 2016 through 2022. The report indicates that telecommunications, information technology and retail applications currently dominate the market and that banking, financial services and insurance and logistics will drive the […] More

Todd Morris, former vice president and business area director for homeland security at CSRA, has joined McLean, Virginia-based consulting services contractor Attain LLC as managing director for national security within the federal services division. Attain said Tuesday Morris will lead its business with the Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department and the state and local law enforcement agencies. Morris […] More