People
Letter: FEMA front lines no place for novice acquisition workers
Getting someone straight out of college and putting them on the front line is not an answer to the shortage of acquisition workers, one reader writes.
Modernization
Most agencies still wary of SaaS
But DOD and GSA see software as a service as a way to reduce development costs.
People
Time for a Schedule 70 makeover?
New director of GSA's schedules contracts sorts through ideas for updating the program.
Modernization
Housing board encrypts mobile data on smart phones
The Federal Housing Finance Board is using Trust Digital's security software to meet information security requirements.
People
Condon joins Booz Allen Hamilton
Mary Ellen Condon formerly was vice president and director of strategic services at SRA International.
People
GSA to grade agencies on 508 compliance
The IT Accessibility and Workforce division will sample solicitations and let agencies know how well they are meeting the requirements.
People
Letter: Restricting network use could have unintended consequences
A reader says the current practice of having contractors log onto corporate Web sites to record daily timesheet data is the cheapest, easiest way to satisfy contractual obligations -- but it could be banned under DOD’s proposed restrictions
People
Letter: End the acquisition Cold War
In one reader's view, government’s business naiveté has led to Soviet-style inefficiency in contracting, and it will take some enlightened leadership to end it.
Acquisition
Next phase of Security LOB may include SmartBuy deal
Officials want to offer tools through an enterprisewide contract for certain functions under situational awareness and incident reporting.
People
Letter: Economics, budget issues important in government affairs
Regarding the comment piece, Wagner: The cost analysis muddle, a reader writes: I have learned that most people in government, including IGs, Congressmen and ESPECIALLY their staffs, have no clue about operations costs and the way the productive world actually operates.
Acquisition
GAO: OFPP needs strategy for SARA panel recommendations
Auditors find that 37 of 89 suggestions are instituted or are in the process of being instituted, but more oversight is needed.
People
State orders passport printers from L-1
The government expects to begin using the printers this summer at mega-processing centers in Arkansas and Arizona.
Acquisition
GSA adds security services to schedules
Agencies can get more help with designing and maintaining systems under the additional services.
Acquisition
SBA chief: Tougher times ahead for agency contracting scores
The agency is reviewing the standards and data by which it measures federal contracts with small businesses, which will make it more difficult for agencies to meet their contracting goals, SBA Administrator Steve Preston said.
Acquisition
Treasury awards Avineon IT security work
The services under the $10 million contract will support the department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
People
Census says it is e-ready
Mitre's independent evaluation warns that numerators may need paper.
People
GSA looking for software as a service for USA.gov
The agency has issued two requests for proposals for Web analytics and online collaboration tools.
People
Army researches contract to fill ITES gaps
The Army Small Computer Program plans a small-business-oriented, $23 million multiple-award contract for IT services.
People