People
Bill would require DOD to study IT
A House measure would require studies on how technology for network-centric operations is acquired.
Modernization
DHS to consolidate software license buys
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today that DHS will save millions by making departmentwide purchases of software licenses.
Acquisition
Editor's desk
I suppose we should now add assisted acquisition services to Willie’s paradigm — in particular, those two centers in the federal government that offer a full line of contract management assistance to overworked and overextended procurement offices.
People
Official: Army contracting workforce needs more people
Estimates differ on how many additional personnel the Army needs in its acquisition workforce.
Acquisition
GAO: DOD knows little about its acquisition employees
Defense Department can't adequately assess what it has and needs without knowing more about its acquisition workforce, report says.
Acquisition
Stimulus funds bring acquisition showdown
Take a limited number of federal acquisition employees, add $787 billion in stimulus spending, then square the root with a requirement to spend the money as fast as you can. What have you got? Anyone familiar with the federal contracting process can tell you that's a no-brainer: It’s algebra for procurement meltdown.
Cybersecurity
Bill would change Coast Guard acquisition
The Coast Guard would change some acquisition processes under new legislation.
Digital Government
GSA to announce Alliant awardees
General Services Administration officials are expected to name the companies that will have places on the $50 billion IT contract.
Acquisition
GSA awards three BPAs to shore up support
The General Services Administration is preparing for much work from the $787 billion in stimulus spending by asking industry for backup.
Acquisition
Obama again touches on procurement reform
President Barack Obama spoke briefly at a news conference about the need for contracting reform and said details would come soon.
Modernization
States see IT, other delays costing them on Real ID
Some state governments project increasing costs for them to implement the Real ID Act because of delays by the Homeland Security Department in making IT and policy decisions, a new report says.
Modernization
Federal 100 winner: Carlton Brown
Carlton Brown, a deputy product manager of the Army Program Executive Office's Defense Wide Transmissions Systems, revived a canceled acquisition for secure wireless modules, getting the modules delivered under budget and with design improvements.
People
Federal 100 winner: Erik Hopkins
Hopkins, professional staff member responsible for information technology, cybersecurity and records management for Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), is driven to bring transparency into the management of agency information technology.
People
Federal 100 winner: Ellen Brown
Brown convinced House and Senate committees to revise acquisition reform proposals by drawing on her knowledge of the procurement system.
People
Federal 100 winner: Allan Burman
Burman, president of Jefferson Solutions, is leading an ongoing series of discussions, sponsored by George Mason University and the IBM Center for the Business of Government, on improving federal procurements.
People
Federal 100 winner: Glenn Perry
Perry, Education Department senior procurement executive, bridged the CIO Council and Chief Acquisition Officers Council, helping the two bodies understand each other’s expertise.
People
Federal 100 winner: Brock Lending
Lending, Compusearch Software Systems chief technology officer, was a clear voice for the procurement community as officials on the Integrated Acquisition Environment Roundtable developed the Financial Systems Integration Office’s Acquisition System Requirements.
People
Online news updates and headlines
Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
People
Federal 100 winner: Karen Pica
Pica led the creation of a continuous learning management module to allow agencies to track employees' certifications.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: David Hollis
Hollis oversaw a pioneering acquisition process that made encryption tools for mobile devices available easily, quickly and at volume discounts for federal, state and local agencies.
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