Acquisition
Nadler: An unfair bind?
Agencies could see contractors having to guess about whether a rule requires disclosure
Acquisition
Wagner: The cost analysis muddle
Government needs to get a better handle on its overhead and contracting costs
People
Editorial: A toast to Lee's service
Deidre Lee's work in government is much appreciated, and she will be missed
People
Goodbye anonymity. Hello ID superiority.
Government-issued personal identity verification cards are a form of identity proofing superior to anything available in the past, security experts say.
Acquisition
Lawmakers call for a do-over
SBA’s proposed rule is based on contract data that reveals little gender discrimination
People
From the pages of Washington Technology
Altman named to lead IBM mainframe business unitIBM has named Anne Altman, former vice president and managing director of IBM’s U.S. Federal division, to be general manager of the company’s mainframe platform technology business. Altman’s new role is part of a yearlong general transformation to make IBM’s Systems and Technology Group more client-focused, the company said. This is the largest such realignment in 15 years, said Lia Davis, an IBM spokeswoman. Altman will be responsible…
Modernization
GSA expands Alliant awards by one
Technology contract is on hold while waiting for a federal claims court ruling
People
Dee Lee: She’s stepping down after stepping up
FEMA’s Deidre Lee is set to retire in March after a government career that started at an Air Force base in Texas in 1974
Modernization
Panel: DOD software is at risk
Military should consider financial-industry model of documentation and code checks
Acquisition
It's all about services, not systems, Evans says
OMB's Karen Evans and the CIO Council want to change the conversation when it comes to how programs develop.
Acquisition
GSA: Schedule 70 business looking flat
Based on the most recent sales data, GSA anticipates little growth in schedule business.
Acquisition
Pension agency takes new approach to buying IT services
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $70.3 million contract that will streamline how it buys and manages services.
Modernization
Letter: What are the benefits of software as a service?
One reader writes that the number of services being offered as essential is not acceptable and may not be necessary. Yet, at the reader's agency the high purchase costs are obvious.
Acquisition
Lawmaker calls SBA's rule 'silly'
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) said Small Business Administration should take another stab at developing a program for supporting woman-owned businesses.
People
GSA awards contracts for wireless expense management
Three vendors will help agencies pool their purchase of cellular phones, Blackberrys and related products and services.
People
Labor seeks financial management system provider
The department is open to contracting with a shared-service provider in either the public or private sector.
People
Agencies not yet sold on software as a service
Security and funding concerns biggest roadblocks to moving to new model, officials say.
People
GSA, DHS issue RFI for Trusted Internet Connections
The request was issued only to the five Networx contract vendors.
People
GSA adds IBM to line of business schedule
The human resources line of business initiative is on hold until OMB submits a report to Congress.
People