People
Air Force seeks new ideas for support missions
It wants technologies that could offset limitations such as force reductions and budget shortfalls.
People
Military brass: Acquisition rules can't keep up with IT needs
FAR rules make it difficult to keep networks evolving to meet emerging needs, according to generals at the LandWarNet conference.
People
Forest Service wants internal IT call center
The agency is seeking proposals for a center that would resolve common and simple problems for agency employees.
Acquisition
Are reverse auctions paying off?
Government officials plan to gauge the auctions' success through two surveys.
People
SmartBuy deals for e-records management in works
GSA released a request for quotes to more than 1,300 vendors to submit a bid to join the enterprisewide software license contract.
People
TSA could lose FAR exemption
Lawmakers want TSA to follow the same procurement rules that everyone else does.
People
Air Force stands behind industry code
IG dispute with the service about NetCents coding clouds its small-business set-aside.
Acquisition
GSA opens competition for federal funding database
The agency decides against a sole-source award and competes contract with small businesses.
Acquisition
Feds earn low grades from SBA
Half of all agencies received failing marks on first rating of small-business contracting.
Acquisition
Lent: Fixing an image problem
Here’s a novel way for government contractors to have a positive image in the market: Earn it.
Acquisition
GSA puts schedules in Express lane
Phase 2 of the agency's program to speed contract awards triples the number of available products.
Acquisition
Interagency contracts worry GSA
The agency sees them as obstacles to success in its five-year plan.
Modernization
IT execs ask: What can IPv6 do for me?
Preparations to install IPv6 on government backbone networks are in full swing, but who's asking, "How can IPv6 improve government services?"
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DHS teams accept technical risks
Agencies expect integrated product teams to deliver solutions to security challenges.
Acquisition
The changing face of acquisition
OFPP finalizing interagency contracting guidance, focusing on workforce issues.
Acquisition
Petrillo: Keepin' it simple
A plain-meaning approach is a risky way to interpret federal contracting laws.
People
IG: ITES-2S restricts small biz
The Army Contracting Agency miscoded the $20 billion IDIQ contract, making it unsuitable for small businesses, an audit found.
Acquisition
Company to help LA move digital files
The city uses YouSendIt primarily to send contracts with large engineering diagrams and to deliver software updates to city end users, a spokeswoman said.
People
GAO denies protests of award to run GSA's HSPD-12 office
GSA now can move forward with its $66 million contract to EDS without any concerns.
People