People
Court rebuffs GSA motion on FedBizOpps protest
A judge with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims tells the government to proceed with fixing problems with the contract to revamp the federal procurement site.
People
Navy Department kicks off planning for NMCI follow-on
The Marines also seek contractor support to help it develop Next Generation Enterprise Network requirements.
People
Indiana DHS to use software to better track emergency response
Envisage Technologies’ Acadis Readiness Suite will let the department keep tabs on training statewide for fire, hazmat, medical, search and rescue, and other first responders.
People
Editorial: A call for debate
The government’s procurement system has been getting a careful review in recent months — something akin to a 10-year checkup.
Acquisition
Outsourcing: Is it the next big thing or not?
Input’s federal outsourcing forecast is rosy because many IT employees will retire soon.
Acquisition
GSA forecasts modest increase in sales amid soul-searching
But GSA officials said the agency must fix its customer care problems before it sees dramatic improvements in the financial bottom line.
Acquisition
Kelman: Can we keep the kids?
The government is beginning to refresh its ranks at a difficult time for federal workers.
People
Senate bill would define lead systems integrators' role
The Accountability in Government Contracting Act addresses the de facto outsourcing of program management responsibilities when a large contractor becomes the lead systems integrator for a multipart project.
People
OMB to agencies: No more pork
Departments operating under the continuing resolution should not spend money on earmarks that are not in legislation in fiscal 2007, Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman said.
People
IG: Task orders awarded were improperly in VA data theft investigation
The report by the VA's IG especially singles out Pedro Cadenas, then the VA's associate deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Cyber and Information Security.
Acquisition
GAO faults D.C. procurement
Poor practices undermine reforms established 10 years ago, auditors find.
People
Ethics emphasis could be a procurement plus
New congressional eye on accountability should improve contracting environment.
People
Army budget would kill Land Warrior
The system, which would have extended net-centric operations to the individual warfighter, would not be the best use of limited resources, according to Army officials.
People
GSA, IG told to work together on contract oversight
The proposed 2008 budget directs GSA and IG officials to come up with alternative methods for doing preaward audits and surveys to ensure agencies are getting fair deals.
People
Legislation would require procurement training at DHS
The DHS Procurement Improvement Act would require the chief procurement official at the department to establish objectives for efficient and effective use of resources.
Acquisition
SBA reassessing small-business IT size standards
A proposed new rule could raise the revenue limits on information technology companies to qualify as small businesses.
People
Sen. Akaka: Workforce issues could stymie procurement reforms recommendations
Panel members testified that the federal government's acquisition workforce shrunk 50 percent from 1996 to 2005.
People
GAO's new high-risk list looks much like the old one
The Government Accountability Office added three federal programs to its updated high-risk series report released today.
People
Vendors await Space Command RFP
EDS, Verizon and Northrop Grumman say they will pursue the command’s Uniform Communications project, which aims to provide a single, unified network serving 19 command sites.
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