Acquisition
DIA to consolidate intell support
New award would reduce number of vendors so the agency can streamline its oversight
Acquisition
PCs come full circle
Virtual desktop software is the latest spin on server-based PC computing
People
Private-sector info-sharing network in works
The Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association, led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, is working on a network for use in emergencies.
Acquisition
Meet small-biz goals or face consequences, officials say
That could be one remedy to half of federal departments' missing their small-business contracting goals.
Acquisition
USPS taps Northrop to analyze systems
The Postal Service wants independent verification and validation services for its delivery and retail systems.
Modernization
Bureau of Labor Statistics awards $52M infrastructure support services contract
G&B Solutions will provide technical support, system and network administration and engineering, and network analysis.
People
Army center to get knowledge management help
The Army Defense Ammunition Center has hired SI International to evaluate training courses and develop Web-based processes.
People
GSA tones down request for federal spending database
The agency modified the RFP to ask only for analyzed data, not technical services.
Acquisition
Treasury awards AT&T $270 million Networx task order
The department awarded AT&T a similar contract almost three years ago.
People
DOD failed to stop exploitation
Documents describe human trafficking violations by DOD contractors in Iraq
People
The Buzz Contenders
#2: Karen Evans on securityCan the federal government be shooting itself in the foot by publishing its secure Windows desktop configuration standard and the protocol for automatically monitoring that configuration? Some folks attending the Annual Security Automation Conference and Workshop last week in Gaithersburg, Md., said they were worried about that possibility. But Karen Evans, administrator for e-government and information technology at the Office of Management and Budget, said she had bigger worries. "It is…
People
FCW Time Machine: 2002 | A good problem to have
People have plenty to say about the General Services Administration's schedule program, but one thing is for sure: Since procurement reforms kicked in, the schedules have consistently attracted more and more buying from agencies, indicating that GSA must be doing something right. So much so, in fact, that GSA's income from the fees it charges to agencies to buy from the schedules has far surpassed the costs for GSA to run the schedules and manage…
People
Planners describe disaster strategies
Disaster preparedness leaders say they face crises expecting their best-laid plans will go awry
People
DOD launches workforce study of contracting skills
Effort will study the skills and competencies of 26,000 DOD acquisition employees
People
Agencies can rehire retired experts
OFPP urges agencies to take advantage of a provision in GSA Modernization Act
Modernization
SEWP business is up, fee down
Popularity of SEWP IV prompts NASA to lower the contract’s service fee
Modernization
Get ready for all-IP networks
New IP-based services on Networx could usher in big changes for federal agencies
People
Army awards WIN-T contract to General Dynamics, Lockheed
The $921 million contract covers development of initial Warfighter Information Network–Tactical program capabilities, early fielding of the technologies and continued development of components.
Acquisition
FEMA official: Local businesses must understand federal procurement
Those businesses' ability to understand federal contracting in an emergency such as Hurricane Katrina is crucial, FEMA's acquisitions director said.
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