Acquisition
Contreras-Sweet sworn in at SBA
Former banker and California state official was confirmed on March 27 and formally sworn in on April 7.
Acquisition
Justice cancels 7 IT procurements over China links
The Section 516 rule seeks to eliminate IT gear from firms that are responsible for cyberattacks on U.S. companies or have ties to China's military.
Acquisition
GSA 'family plans' post savings
The blanket purchase agreements are realizing 24 cents in savings on every dollar spent.
Modernization
Navy trims NGEN transition timeline
The transition of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet to a new government-owned system had been delayed by bid protests and the government shutdown, but
Modernization
IT Dashboard now rates HealthCare.gov as 'moderately high risk'
The escalation from medium risk reflects critical back-end tasks that remain incomplete and comes after most consumer-facing problems have been fixed.
Acquisition
Masiello named to head Defense Contract Management Agency
Nomination requires Senate approval; no replacement named for general's current post as Air Force deputy assistant secretary for contracting.
Acquisition
Debacle or triumph: The deciding factors
Steve Kelman looks at four fundamental factors that can determine whether a large-scale IT project fails or flourishes.
Acquisition
18F unveils first pilot app
FBOpen is designed to make it easier for small businesses to search for contracting opportunities.
Modernization
'The end of hype for cloud'
The next step in making the most of cloud services is establishing effective acquisition strategies for federal agencies.
Acquisition
McKinsey to consult with IRS on health care law IT
The IRS has its own IT office dedicated to compliance, but wants help dealing with a flurry of new releases due by 2016.
Acquisition
Acquisition environment 'is receptive to new ideas'
Feds hope to make a virtue of necessity by overhauling the acquisition landscape in response to stagnant IT budgets.
Acquisition
Deadline looms for $6 billion military intelligence IT contract
Vendors interested in the $6 billion Enhanced Solutions for Technology Enterprise need to submit their proposals by mid-May.
Modernization
GSA looks at lessons learned from Networx contract
The agency has made public a pair of documents detailing takeaways from the longer-than-expected transition.
Acquisition
NASA to extend SEWP IV by 6 months
Extension intended to provide smooth transition to SEWP V.
Acquisition
What McCaskill is missing about past performance data
A punishment-only approach is bad psychology and bad management, even if it may be good politics.
Acquisition
GSA signs up continuous monitoring vendor
The agency issued a task order to Metrica Team Venture for agency- and federal-level CDM dashboards.
Acquisition
McCaskill probes 'clunky' contracting databases
Plans have been in place since 2001 to create an integrated contractor database, but delays, cost overruns and development problems have pushed back the scheduled completion date to 2018.
Modernization
Neustar keeps .us domain deal
The contract extension comes as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers fosters a dramatic expansion of the domain naming pool.
Acquisition
Two bills look to give small business an edge in contracting
Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves hopes that putting teeth in data reporting requirements will give smaller firms a better chance to compete for federal contracts.
Acquisition
FITARA to get another look in the House
The IT acquisition overhaul bill the House will vote on Tuesday includes a few changes from the version included in the House-passed defense policy measure last year.
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