People
Coast Guard asks Deepwater contractors for refund
The Coast Guard wants $96.1 million refunded, saying the companies made defective boats that do not meet requirements.
People
DOD signs QinetiQ to continue security work
The department awarded the company a $30 million follow-on contract to provide services for DOD’s Counterintelligence Field Activity.
People
Small business protests GPO's smart-card printing contract
The owner of Evans Security Solutions says the Government Printing Office did not evaluate proposals properly.
Acquisition
GSA changes its mind, adds Stanley to Alliant
Stanley Associates protested after it was not among the 29 companies that won a spot on the contract last July.
Acquisition
IRS taps SAIC for data management, security
The company will provide IT support under a $10 million task order awarded under GSA's Millennia Lite governmentwide acquisition contract.
People
FEMA's Lee to retire in March
Deidre Lee has served 32 years in government, including stints as the top procurement policy official at the White House and the Defense Department.
People
Guident names 3 business intelligence directors
The company is expanding its practice and has promoted three employees to help meet the new goals.
People
DOJ taps CACI for info-sharing help
The company will work with the Justice Department's Joint Automated Booking System, which helps capture, store, print and transmit data to identify individuals and provide criminal history information.
Acquisition
USA.gov to get support from small-biz firm
GSA awarded Cascades Technologies a a five-year, $3.5 million contract to provide content assistance and other information technology services.
People
DISA revisits Encore II contract
The agency will take another look at vendor proposals for a place on the $12.2 billion contract.
Acquisition
Letter: The danger of standard configuration
If agencies become overly focused on adhering to vendor-specific solutions, they run the risk of missing out on innovations that could better address their users' needs.
People
Acquisition official: DOD, industry must communicate
To improve the process of awarding contracts, full engagement is crucial, Shay Assad wrote in a new memo.
Acquisition
2008 Watch List: OFPP to rein in interagency contracts
New policies likely will target duplicative contracts that offer little additional value
Acquisition
SBA rule a 'slap in the face' to women, lawmaker says
The agency's attempt to help women small-business owners is too narrow, members of Congress say.
People
Labor plans FM LOB competition
The department wants to modernize its financial management functions, and reduce disparate and overlapping systems and data.
Acquisition
Green IT formalized in FAR, federal policy
Agencies will have to give preference to environmentally friendly products and services, and they will have to require use of EPEAT in PC products when they are available.
People
Veto of DOD authorization bill delays new procurement rules
Bush's decision not to sign the legislation -- mainly because of a section on Iraq -- surprises lawmakers.
People
One year to go, then the handoff
OMB says a true test of the President’s Management Agenda would be whether it carries over into the next administration
Acquisition
Kelman: 3 secrets to productivity
What federal agencies can do to create workplaces in which employees are motivated and effective.
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