People
Changes urged for DOD's acquisition
Focusing on achievable projects that address joint needs is a key to fixing the process, official says.
Acquisition
GAO upholds ITIP protests
Unisys, Northrop Grumman and EDS win the opportunity to compete for the Transportation Security Administration's Information Technology Infrastructure Program contract.
Acquisition
Meet your OSDBU contacts
Need to contact an agency's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization? Here's who you should call.
Acquisition
What OSDBUs do
Created under the Small Business Act of 1978, Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization remind their agencies of their duty to steer contracts to small businesses.
People
Making noise for small business
Small-business advocates seek to change the government’s contracting culture from within.
People
VA proposes contract preferences for veterans
Veterans Affairs Department officials intend to give priority to veterans as Congress mandated in a law passed in 2006.
People
Senator upset by Williams appointment
Sen. Charles Grassley criticized the move to make Jim Williams acting administrator of the General Services Administration because of a controversy over a Sun Microsystems contract.
People
GSA signs agreement on veterans' businesses
A veterans' group will try to link the General Services Administration and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
People
Letter: Make set-asides fair for everyone
A reader writes, "If we continue to have set-aside programs based on race, unemployment stats, previous roles in life, then I am all for a gender-based preference as well."
People
IG finds service has improved buying efforts
The Interior Department has fixed its problems with an acquisition service after losing its biggest customer for nearly a year, according to the Defense Department's inspector general.
Acquisition
Official: Price clause needed to get fair prices
A Veterans Affairs Department official said competition for task orders does not ensure that agencies get fair and reasonable prices.
People
GSA extends deadline for TIC proposals
Vendors on the GSA Networx contract have several more weeks to submit proposals for the services they can offer under the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Acquisition
GSA continues Mobile Armor probe
Procurement observers wonder why the General Services Administration is not acting quickly.
People
Contractors play big Iraq role
Congressional Budget Office report shows that reduction in military in Iraq leads to increased dependency on contractors.
People
Bill would kill rule on women-owned business
A controversial proposal from the Small Business Administration has upset members of Congress because of its limited scope.
People
Rising Stars: The class of 2008
The Rising Stars are remarkable people who don't get enough recognition.
People
Buzz of the Week: A cyberwar paradox
There was an odd juxtaposition last week between the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Defense Department’s cyber warfare efforts.
People
Audit hits companies on set-aside funds
Two Alaska Native Corporations failed to tell the Small Business Administration about paying non-native managers more than $23 million in set-aside funds, an audit finds.
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