The Pentagon


Forget the Glitz -- Deliver the Gold

What do the Pentagon, corporate CEOs, and Patricia Fripp have in common? We all deplore the current trend toward replacing solid presentation content with...  Read story

Going For Broke

American weapons, not Russian, will be the death of us yet, and part of the reason is the unblinking support of the business community  Read story

The Lock Nuts Monster

When the government acts as if it wants to be ripped off, you can hardly blame some businesses for obliging.  Read story

Rx For Defense Procurement

Want to cut the Pentagon's budget? Here is a method that is quick, effective, and won't jeopardize security.  Read story

The Never-ending Controversy

Why the Pentagon will keep spending $7,600 for a coffee maker.  Read story

Four-star Management

It's one of the most dramatic turnarounds of our time. And most surprising, it happened in the U.S. Air Force.  Read story

Four-Star Management

It's one of the most dramatic turnarounds of our time. And most surprising, it happened in the U.S. Air Force.  Read story

Star Wars, Inc.

Whether it's ever even deployed, the space shield is already a $19-billion growth industry  Read story

The Pentagon As Partner;

While a Star Wars contract can set a company humming, it's hardly a ticket to easy street. Dealing with the federal government invariably involves red ta...  Read story

The New! Improved! Military-industrial Complex

The budget squeeze has prompted a defense industry shakeout, giving an edge to companies that upgrade weapons rather than replace them  Read story

A Farewell To Arms

How the cancellation of just one weapons program closed a major defense contractor and left hundreds of suppliers in the lurch  Read story

The Business of Base Closures

While most communities worry about job losses, a few see opportunity  Read story

Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie

A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon  Read story

The Storm Before the Calm

Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies?  Read story

Two Base Closures Rejected by Base Commission

August 25, 2005 --The nine-member Base Realignment and Closure commission showed its teeth Wednesday by rejecting two of the largest base-...  Read story

The Talk Of The Pentagon

With a stroke of his pen, Richard D. De Lauer has created a booming new software industry. DeLauer is the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engin...  Read story

What's The Pentagon's Role In The Chip Wars?

In the high-stakes semiconductor business, Japan has the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the United States has the Defense Departm...  Read story

Small Businesses Denied Government Contracts

Oct. 15, 2004 --As the countdown towards the presidential election continues, House Democrats continue to criticize the way the Bush Admin...  Read story

Officers and Gentlemen

Venture capital firms size up the market for defense contracting  Read story

How Much Freedom Is Too Much?

The Reagan Administration thinks that the Freedom of Information Act is harmful to business and national security. But some small companies say it helps them...  Read story

War Stories

Five years after the start of the Iraq war, entrepreneurs reflect on how it has changed their lives.  Read story

Safe in Cyberspace

Malevolent hackers. Psychotic e-mailers. Vengeful ex-employees. What do these folks have in common? Your computers. Day and night they're relentlessly pro...  Read story

Seedbeds;

VENTURE CAPITALIST DAVID Silver just wanted to buy technology from Los Alamos National Scientific Laboratory, in New Mexico, a few years ago. But from th...  Read story

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Sumi Krishnan, K4 Solutions

#2 Sumi Krishnan K4 Solutions Age: 26 Locat...  Read story

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Sean Belnick, BizChair.com

#2 SEAN BELNICK BIZCHAIR.COM Age: 20 Location: Kennesaw...  Read story

Computing With Light

In old science-fiction movies, the computer of the future is often a mysterious metal box with a bevy of blinking lights on the outside. In the real futu...  Read story

Hot Spots

INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities  Read story

Best Friends In D.C.: In the Agencies

Officials who control the agenda--and the money.  Read story

Helping Employees Cope

When a terrorist attack destroyed the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon on September 11, business--and the employees who conduct it--stopped sho...  Read story

Thriving on Bureaucracy

How information technology enabled a building contractor to work efficiently with the government.  Read story

Rising, Falling, Rising Star

A satellite maker and the CEO of Orbital ponder the pros and cons of federal contracts.  Read story

National Insecurity

As chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee described in "Kachajian's Rebellion," I thought your readers might like an update. The government still h...  Read story

Getting Defensive;

GETTING A CALL FROM THE Department of Defense was a shocker for Merlin Hanson, who never dreamed he would benefit from the recent scandal over spare parts...  Read story

Vital Signs

Finally, some good news about business -- from a place you might least expect it.  Read story

How I Did It: Steven Sliwa, CEO and president, The Insitu Group

As told to Kasey Wehrum Industry: Defense 2006 Inc. 500 Ranking: ...  Read story

This Sector Is Secured

Report from Virginia.  Read story

Office Politic

Ordering information for a handbook which outlines modern approaches to a safe and efficient office.  Read story

Department Of Defense Small Business Advanced Technology Program (desat)

Phase I: The DoD expects to award approximately 100 contracts of up to $50,000 each for feasibility research carried out over six months. Phase II: ...  Read story

Death Of A Robot

Some analysts are predicting a booming "domestic slave market" over the next 10 years. Just give an order -- cut the lawn, cook up some eggs, or guard th...  Read story