People
Army reports big savings from enterprise buys
Service officials say they saved more than $20 million in a recent purchase of 31,000 desktop and 28,000 notebook PCs by standardizing requirements and coordinating bids.
People
Watchdog barks about admission charge to FAR conference
An upcoming event regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense FAR Supplement should be free to the public, POGO says.
Cybersecurity
Davis faults Senate, praises GSA reform
Davis told the GEIA Vision Conference that Senate filibusters this past session stalled passage of appropriations bills.
People
Agencies struggle to defend IT spending
Most departments and agencies justify a majority of their IT investments, but DHS, the VA and the Army Corps of Engineers could defend less than half of theirs, according to a report.
Acquisition
GSA to take over COMMITS, sources say
The governmentwide contract offers a broad array of IT services from 55 small and disadvantaged businesses.
Modernization
GSA launches site to sell surplus assets
GovSales.gov cataloges surplus assets for sale to the public.
People
Law calls for DOD to clean up acquisition
Defense Authorization bill sets new rules for government/contractor interactions
People
Justice sets up fraud task force
The group, which will seek out corruption among public officials and government contractors, will consist of inspectors general, their deputies and other agency executives.
Acquisition
Perot Systems wants bigger share of fed market
Education contracts could prove instructional for other deals.
People
GSA moves ahead on reorg
Now that Congress has passed the enabling legislation, the agency has made some changes to its reorganization plans.
People
DHS moves forward with reverse auctions
The department has awarded a contract to FedBid, which has provided online reverse auction services on a number pilot projects.
Acquisition
More computer products go green
The number of certified eco-friendly computer products available to government agencies has grown rapidly since a new green seal of approval was released in July.
Acquisition
Doan campaigns against SEWP
GSA is one of the GWAC’s prime customers, but Doan says NASA should let it end
People
President signs GSA modernization bill
A year after the reorganization of GSA was proposed, the president signed a bill that makes it official.
People
IG gives GSA support centers a clean bill of health
GSA's regional centers have greatly improved their adherence to contracting rules under the 'Get It Right' program, according to the agency's IG.
Acquisition
DISA chooses pay-per-use approach for servers
Four vendors will provide hardware, maintenance and support for servers at 18 data centers, charging DISA on an hourly basis for computing services.
People
Ethics training for contractors could be a challenge
It makes sense to provide contractors with ethics training, but agencies may not have the resources to handle it, the Government Ethics Office tells the SARA panel.
People
DOD's uberportal
Proponents say DKO could be a new model for developing information systems. But critics question the speedy patch-it-together approach.
People
FAA case points to contracting confusion
Experts say latest critical IG report highlights chaos in federal procurement decisions
People
DOD Authorization bill cuts satellite program
The bill also calls for the creation of an undersecretary of Defense for policy and authorized more oversight of interagency contracting.
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