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HUD awards IBM $194M financial system contract
The company will modernize the department's core financial and accounting systems under OMB’s Financial Management Line of Business.
People
Letter: Government usually fails big R&D projects
A reader suggests how the government can succeed at research and development.
Acquisition
DHS drafts EAGLE replica for small businesses
DHS officials say they intend to create a new IT contract that would benefit some small companies.
People
Letter: High expectations for incoming administration
A reader writes that appropriate funding should allow the next administration to meet high expectations or minor tweaks should be expected in absence of funding.
People
Letter: Innovation is overrated
A reader writes that stability, not innovation, is needed to help procurement and acquisitions.
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GSA gets new congressional affairs leader
The agency is promoting Brian Mabry to associate administrator of the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
People
DHS center to focus on security studies, tech concepts
The federally-funded research and development center will help the department develop new approaches to the most complex homeland security issues.
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Acquisition leaders concerned about eroding workforce
Agencies should provide better training and useful oversight to improve the procurement process, according to a survey of acquisition experts.
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DOD toughens checks on risky contract type
Acquisition officials put more teeth in the defense acquisition rules to require more justifications for using time-and-materials contracts.
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How will your agency check its spending?
Recognizing the importance of acquisition, GAO gives Congress a few questions to ask President-elect Obama's nominees for top jobs.
People
Letter: Government stands in way of private-sector benefits
A reader writes that government is not as efficient as private industry in administrative tasks.
People
Coast Guard seeks training for acquisition staffers
After experiencing acquisition problems and losing some buying authority for major projects, the service is looking for a contractor to train employees.
People
Letter: Fun with math
A reader does some math for the $1.2 billion TSA awarded Lockheed Martin for a human resources support contract.
Acquisition
Letter: Who will oversee HUBZone requirements?
A reader writes to ask who will oversee HUBZone requirements when Lockheed Martin can qualify as a small business.
Acquisition
TSA scolded by Obama for $1.2B Lockheed award
The agency should have allowed agency employees to compete for the work, President-elect Barack Obama wrote in a letter to a federal employees' union. He also pledged to work for collective bargaining rights for TSA employees.
Acquisition
SBA slow to remove firms from set-aside program
Ineligible small businesses often stay in the 8(a) program because of a lengthy removal process.
Acquisition
Letter: Interpretation of GAO ruling incorrect
A reader disagrees with article's interpretation of GAO ruling on HUBZone firms.
Acquisition
HUBZone firms get preference for set-asides
The GAO has ruled that the Federal Acquisition Regulation gives preference to set-asides for HUBZone companies over some businesses owned by disabled veterans.
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