Washington Business

• Montgomery County names interim planning director
  The Montgomery County Planning Department has named Planning Department executive Rose Krasnow interim director, following the resignation last month of Director Rollin Stanley. Krasnow, who has worked at the Planning Department since 2004, will start as interim director Monday. Stanley resigned to take the planning director job in Calgary, Alberta, Canada […]
• Uberoffices to open in Arlington, with twist on model
  If you find it tough to keep track of the comings and goings of D.C.’s new batch of incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces, I don’t blame you. More and more founders are turning ideas into startups, and they have a wider array of options now for a cheap desk and Wi-Fi connection. So how does one workspace distinguish itself from another? Uberoffices […]
• Federal Contracts: Big Wins for May 17, 2012
  The Bureau of Customers and Border Protection Service divvied out the most dollars to a D.C. area company Thursday, reporting a $9.34 million contract award to QinetiQ North America in McLean for computer programming services. QinetQ has long supported CBP with services to support a technology solution for collecting, sharing, safeguarding and using immigrat […]
• Amendment to limit JTRS competition fails
  A congressional amendment that appeared to guarantee that General Dynamics would win all the business for two versions of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed, according to AOL Defense. The amendment said that the Army and Navy "may not procure tactical radio systems that depend on proprietary waveforms and have not been or are to be procu […]
• Latest Aegis upgrade by Lockheed engages multiple air and missile targets
  The newest upgrade to the Aegis defense system has demonstrated its capability for integrated, simultaneous engagement of multiple air and missile targets, according to UPI. "This test is the culmination of two years of hard work by our Lockheed Martin engineers and marks the start of a new era where the Navy no longer has to choose between air or missi […]
• SBA proposes rules to include small-business contractors in multiple-award contracts
  The Small Business Administration has set out three new rules specifying three areas where small-business contractors can be included in multiple-award contracts, according to Federal News Radio. The proposed regulations seek to set aside parts of a multiple-award schedule for small-business contractors, reserve awards for small businesses under MACs, and se […]
• Northrop Grumman announces successful Target Location Module
  Northrop Grumman Corp.'s new Target Location Module had a successful first demonstration as a key component of the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder High Accuracy system, Military & Aerospace Electronics reports. This technology allows troops to perform surveillance, identify and engage threats at safe distances, accurately position troops, a […]